In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, keeping with its efforts at providing tap water connection to all rural households by 2022, Jal Jeevan Mission, J&K has accomplished the challenging task of ensuring functional tap water connections to all schools and anganwadi centres in the UT.<br />'' <br />'' After Andaman and Nicobar Islands, J&K has become the second Union Territory to achieve this feat. In J&K, 100 % coverage of schools and anganwadi centres comes much ahead of the set target of March 2022, and despite the challenges of difficult terrain. Worth to mention, the functional tap connections have been made available in all 22,422 schools and 23,926 anganwadi centers of the UT. Home Minister Amit Shah in a tweet, congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Shekhawat for making clean drinking water accessible in J&K. Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Shekhawat in a tweet, also lauded the achievement and said, J&K is progressing on the path of development and children are finally getting clean drinking water. <br />''  <br />