The Centre has set a target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024. <br />''<br />''Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told this to reporters in New Delhi yesterday after holding discussions with officials and Ministers from several states looking after water-related issues. <br />''<br />''Mr Shekhawat said, in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha, the coverage of clean drinking water is less than five per cent. <br />''<br />''He said, only in Sikkim 99 per cent of households get tapped water. <br />''<br />''The Minister said emphasis will also be laid on water conservation, citing the widening gap between water supply and demand.<br />''<br />