The Ujjwala scheme provided LPG cylinders to crores of rural women, saving them from the toxic fumes that they breathed on a daily basis when they burnt firewood for their chulhas. The Mission aims at providing Har Ghar Jal or piped water supply to all households by 2024. Currently, only 18 per cent of rural households have this amenity. At the recent launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission operational guidelines, the prime minister listed out the government’s step-by-step approach to tackle this problem whose time had come. The writer is Union Minister of Women and Child DevelopmentFor all the latest Opinion News, download Indian Express App

Source: Indian Express January 26, 2020 18:14 UTC