<span style="color: #222222;">The Centre in partnership with states is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission to provide tap water supply to every rural household of the country, including those in tribal areas by 2024. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel said, according to states, out of two hundred twelve lakh 19 thousand rural households in Scheduled Tribes dominated areas, eighty two lakh eight four thousand rural households have been provided with tap water connection as on date.<br />''<br />''He said, 10 per cent weightage is assigned for population residing in Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes dominated areas, while allocating the fund to prioritize the coverage in these areas.</span><br />