Jal Jeevan Mission tableau awarded as best tableau in Republic Day Parade 2020

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New Delhi : The tableau of the Ministry of Jal Shakti highlighting the Government’s new initiative ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’, which aims at providing Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024, has been adjudged the best tableau, jointly with the NDRF tableau. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh awarded the best tableau award to the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) tableau at a ceremony here on January 28, 2020..

This marvellous tableau depicting the Har Ghar Jal vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was one of the central attraction of this year’s Republic Day Parade. In his Independence Day address last year, PM Modi had announced launch of Jal Jeevan Mission to provide potable water in adequate quantity and prescribed quality on regular basis to every rural household by 2024. As of now,  only 33 million out of around 178 million rural households in the country have facility of piped water connection and hence approximately 146 million households are to be provided with household tap connections by 2024 under JJM, according to a PIB release.

The winner tableau’s front design was in the shape of a huge metallic tap and a pot made of metallic pots representing millions of rural households. The middle section showcased how a rural household in ‘New India’ benefits under JJM. A household was shown with the facility of running water (in kitchen, toilet, washing area), grey-water flowing into a soak pit, izzatghar (toilet). The family was shown attending to its daily routine with improved quality of life.

The rear portion showcased water conservation in the form of a structure that looks like two palms collecting a huge water drop indicating collective efforts for rainwater harvesting and water conservation. There were artists donned in droplets costumes in blue and cultural attire of different states/UTs walking along symbolising the making of JJM, a Jan Andolan.