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Ensure 100 percent clean drinking water for all households
Promised in the manifesto
100 percent clean drinking water supply will be ensured to all households in Tamil Nadu.
From the manifesto: Aram (Virtue) › 2. Dignified Life and Social Security › A. People's Rights, see page 17
Where it standsFirst steps
First steps taken on 2 Jun 2026.
The government began implementing water supply projects in specific cities and districts across Tamil Nadu.
So far
46.71 lakh connections for 1.86 crore people and infrastructure projects in select areas
Not yet seen
The current announcements do not cover 100 percent of households across the entire state.
Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them.
Documents behind this
- 19 Oct 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 22770
- New overhead water tanks will be constructed in Dharapuram, Mulanur, and Kundadam blocks, providing approximately 13,000 water connections.
- 2 Sep 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 22427
- The government will allocate 1,000 crore rupees to improve water supply facilities in Madurai and Cuddalore corporations, 9 municipalities, and 20 town panchayats.
- The government will construct a desalination plant in Minjur at a cost of 4,800 crore rupees to provide 400 million liters of water daily.
- A new water supply project will be implemented for Avadi Corporation at a cost of 500 crore rupees.
- The government will allocate 300 crore rupees in the first phase to renovate 33 old combined water supply schemes.
- 8 Jul 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 22118
- The government granted administrative approval for a revised estimated cost of Rs. 1035.61 crore for the 24-hour drinking water supply project in Salem Corporation.
- An agreement was signed between Salem Corporation and M/S.Suez Project International Private Limited on 19.06.2026 for the 24-hour water supply project.
- 2 Jun 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 21869
- The Government of Tamil Nadu and the Union Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0.
- Under the first phase of the Jal Jeevan Mission, 46.71 lakh functional household tap connections were provided to 1.86 crore people in Tamil Nadu.
- 27 May 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 21826
- The Minister directed officials to ensure that drinking water connections are provided to all households under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.
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