DDWS Organised 13th District Collectors’ Peyjal Samvad to Strengthen Community Ownership, Source Sustainability and Service Delivery under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organized the 13th District Collectors’ Peyjal Samvad under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 to accelerate rural drinking water service delivery, source sustainability, and community ownership. Chaired by the Secretary of DDWS, the conference focused on data-driven governance, regular monitoring through the DWSM portal, functionality assessment via Jal Seva Aankalan, the Decision Support System (DSS) for evidence-based planning, and the Jal Arpan module for scheme handover. Five districts—Kanpur Nagar (Uttar Pradesh), West Tripura (Tripura), Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), Bargarh (Odisha), and Palamu (Jharkhand)—shared innovative practices in grassroots water governance, community-led surveillance, user-charge collection, and technology-driven asset management.