Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) was launched in 2019 by the Government of India to ensure the supply of 55 litters of safe drinking water per person per day to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024. JJM strives to make water a priority for everyone. Some important components of JJM are integrated demand and supply side management of water at the local level, convergence with other Central and State Government Schemes, and ensuring source-sustainability through the creation of local infrastructure for rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge, and management of household waste water for reuse in agriculture.
SPADE has been empanelled as an Implementation Support Agency (lSA) for Bisalgarh and Nalchar under Zone ISA-13 and Bamutia, Mohanpur and Hezamara under ISA-20 of JalJeevan Mission (JJM) Tripura vide Agreement No. 08/CE/EE/RIG/ 2022 – 23 dated 15.07.2022 of the Government of Tripura, Office of the Executive Engineer, Rig –Division, Gurkhabasti P.N. Complex, Agartala, West Tripura. As per the recommendation of the JJM, the major tasks for SPADE are:
- Planning & Mobilization Phase (3-4 Months)
- Community Familiarization & GP/VC Resolution for taking up JalJeevan Mission in all villages,
- Formation of Village Water & Sanitation Committee (VWSC) / Water User’s Committee registered under Society’s act 1860
- Constitution/ Registration/ Sensitization/ Capacity Building of GP/VC VWSC/ Water User’s Committee, Opening of Bank Account & HRD activities
- Preparation & Approval of Village Action Plan (VAP)
- Monitoring, O&M & FTK Training of women groups
- Implementation Phase (10-12 Months)
- Ownership of the Scheme
- Collection of CAPEX
- Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) Monitoring, O&M and Operational Expenditure (OPEX) Preparedness
- Post Implementation Phase (3 Months)
- Providing FHTC to remaining HHs
- Finalization of OPEX
- Water Quality Monitoring & Surveillance Plan
- Final Report on Functionality & Documentation of Success Stories
- Closing Payment Rest of the agreed amount
Area of Operation under JJM ‘22
| District | Block | No. of Villages | Households Covered |
| Sepahijala | Bisalgarh | 33 | 26208 |
| Nalchar | 25 | 17383 | |
| West Tripura | Mohanpur | 18 | 10969 |
| Bamutia | 20 | 13509 | |
| Hezamara | 21 | 9461 | |
| Total | 5 | 117 | 77533 |
Thus, Spade is altogether covering 117 villages and impacting 77533 households under this project. A team of 16 young and energetic employees is now engaged in implementing the project, the majority of whom had been recruited through campus interviews. Spade has engaged Dr. Jayanta Choudhury, Professor, Department of Rural Studies, Tripura University as an honorary advisor for this project.
Already, Spade has developed a set of IEC Materials including a Bye Law and a Rating Tool in Bengali for the Village Water and Sanitation Committees, a Leaflet for sensitizing the community on JJM, etc. and few Flexes and Posters are in the pipeline.
| Sl. No | Major Activities | Target | Cumulative Progress against target |
| (A) | PLANNING & MOBILIZATION PHASE (3 Months) | ||
| 1 | Community familiarization & G.P Resolution for taking up JJM in all Villages. | ||
| 1.a | Introductory Meeting with PRIs/VOs/SHG members/ Community to discuss on JJM Approach | 177 | 177 |
| 1.b | Village/ Cluster level Meetings in different pockets of each village. | 236 | 236 |
| 1.c | Formation of VWSC in the GP/VC where it is not formed | 59 | 59 |
| 1.d | Identification of JalSakhies in the GP/VC | 59 | 59 |
| 2.a | IEC Campaign through Leaflet Distribution in entire village containing information about JJM (All HHs) | 33939 | 33939 |
| 2.b | To plan &conduct Open Miking and Wall writing in Entire Village spreading awareness about JJM. OM-Open Miking. WR- Wall Writing | OM- 59 WR- 295 | OM- 59 WR- 295 |
| 2.c | Conducting Interpersonal Communication for creating awareness and ensuring their participation in developing Village Action Plan. (All HHs) | 33939 | 33939 |
| 2.d | Focus Group Discussions (FGD) and documenting the major points of discussion. | 59 | 59 |
| 2.e | Conducting Open Miking and wall writing on Components of JJM in entire Village | OM- 59 WR- 295 | OM- 07
WR- 35 |
| 2.f | Conducting FGD based on the Assessment Report of JJM with the Community Members. (4 Nos.) | 236 | 78 |
| 2.g | Conducting a structured PRA exercise on Resource Mapping with the Community Members (2 Nos.) | 118 | 41 |
| 2.h | Conducting Village Level Meeting with Community & PRI Members for Listing of Skilled Manpower & Women Group for WQM & SP. (1 Nos.) | 59 | 1 |
| 2.i | Conducting well documented Gram Sabha with the Community & PRI Members for constitution of VWSC/ Water Users Committee (WUC) as well as discussion on Roles & Responsibilities of the same. (1 Nos.) | 59 | 2 |
| 2.j | Conducting a pre-planned & well-structured Orientation Meeting/ Workshop for VWSC/WUC members for JJM & its Roles & Responsibilities with the help of PWD. (2 Nos.) | 118 | 2 |
| 2.k | Organizing & facilitating training session for the Youth Groups & SHGs as a Plan for Self-Sustainable System in the Village. (1 Nos.) | 59 | 1 |
| 2.l | Facilitating trainings of Women FTK Groups, identified & formed, with a focus on need-based field requirement. | 59 | 6 |
| 2.m | Conducting Awareness education program on FTK with Community | 34305 | 3000 |
| 2.n | Facilitating 5 women members to get trained in every village | 295 | 30 |
