22.04.23 Daily [Madhya Pradesh] MPPSC Current Affairs

Burhanpur Women of Madhya Pradesh are the happiest to have received the Prime Ministers Award for Excellence for the best performance in the country in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, presented the Prime Ministers Award for Excellence to Burhanpur Collector Bhavya Mittal at a grand ceremony on Civil Services Day in New Delhi today. It is the result of cooperation and coordination between the government and the citizens. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has continuously encouraged innovation in development programmes and processes.

Burhanpur district has acquired an unprecedented and proud achievement of providing pure drinking tap water to every household through the Jal Jeevan Mission. Burhanpur has got the distinction of becoming the first Har Ghar Jal-certified district in the country. Burhanpur has given a new direction to the country by providing water to every village. Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, tap water has been made available to more than 51 lakh 15 thousand rural families of the state so far. Water is being supplied to all 254 villages under the Har Ghar Jal scheme. These villages have been certified under Har Ghar Jal.

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