Question
The Jal Jeevan Mission has expanded tap water coverage from what level in 2019 to its current extent, and what additional benefit has the WHO estimated it has delivered?
Solution
Jal Jeevan Mission expanded tap water coverage from 17% in 2019 to 81.31%, reaching 15.74 crore households. WHO estimates indicate savings of 5.5 crore hours of daily labour and prevention of nearly 4 lakh deaths.
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