Why is it in the news?
The Union Minister of Jal Shakti launched the Sujal Gaon ID.
It aims to digitise rural water supply infrastructure under Jal Jeevan Mission.
Category: Polity
Important Points:
● Sujal Gaon ID is a unique digital identifier for rural water supply systems.
● It enables complete digital mapping of piped water supply assets.
● IDs have been created across 31 States/UTs linked to 67,000 Sujalam Bharat IDs.
● It integrates infrastructure ID and service area ID for each village.
● It supports source-to-tap mapping of rural water supply chains.
● It is part of the Sujalam Bharat national digital architecture.
● It is implemented under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
● Jal Jeevan Mission was launched on 15 August 2019.
● The mission aims to provide Functional Household Tap Connections to all rural households.