<span style="color: #222222;">Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today held discussion with Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal regarding implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in the State through Video conference.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The aim of this mission is to provide potable drinking water to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections by 2024. Mr Shekhawat said, out of around 63 lakh rural households in Assam, only one lakh 72 thousand are provided with tap connections. He said, Assam is planning to provide tap connections in over 13 lakh households during 2020-21.</span><br />''