23 of 55 MP Districts Have Under 70% Tap Water Coverage, Parliament Told

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Twenty-three of Madhya Pradesh's 55 districts have tap water coverage below 70 percent, according to data submitted by the Central government in the Rajya Sabha. The figures were presented as a written reply in the upper house of Parliament. The disclosure raises questions about the ground-level progress of the Centre's 'Har Ghar Jal' scheme, which aims to provide piped potable water to every household. Madhya Pradesh thus has a significant portion of its districts yet to meet the scheme's intended coverage benchmarks.

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