Reform-linked MoUs signed with Manipur and Bihar under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0
On 10 June 2026, the Ministry of Jal Shakti signed reform-linked MoUs under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 with Manipur and Bihar, mandating a Gram Panchayat-led, service-based model of rural water governance.
Summary
The Ministry of Jal Shakti signed reform-linked Memoranda of Understanding under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 with Manipur and Bihar on 10 June 2026. The MoUs mandate a Gram Panchayat-led, service-based and community-centred model of rural water governance, so that every rural household gets drinking water in adequate quantity and of prescribed quality on a regular basis. The Manipur MoU was signed in the presence of Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil and Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh; the Bihar MoU in the presence of C.R. Patil, Minister of State Raj Bhushan Choudhary and Bihar PHE Minister Sanjay Kumar Singh. Under JJM's institutional set-up, the Paani Samiti (Village Water and Sanitation Committee) is a sub-committee of the Gram Panchayat.
Key facts
- Date
- 10 June 2026
- States
- Manipur and Bihar
- Model
- Gram Panchayat-led, service-based, community-centred
- Manipur signing
- C.R. Patil and CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh
- Bihar signing
- C.R. Patil, MoS Raj Bhushan Choudhary, PHE Minister Sanjay Kumar Singh
- Static
- Paani Samiti/VWSC is a sub-committee of the Gram Panchayat
Practice MCQs 3 questions
With which two states were reform-linked MoUs signed under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 on 10 June 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Manipur and Bihar
The reform-linked MoUs were signed with Manipur and Bihar.
The reform-linked MoUs under JJM 2.0 (June 2026) mandate which model of rural water governance?
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Correct answer: A — Gram Panchayat-led, service-based and community-centred
The MoUs mandate a Gram Panchayat-led, service-based and community-centred model.
Under the institutional mechanism of the Jal Jeevan Mission, the Paani Samiti (Village Water and Sanitation Committee) is:
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Correct answer: B — A sub-committee of the Gram Panchayat
The JJM portal lists the Paani Samiti/VWSC as a sub-committee of the Gram Panchayat, in line with the Gram Panchayat-led model of JJM 2.0.