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Under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), BIS:10500 is the adopted benchmark standard for piped drinking-water quality; States/UTs are advised to prioritise habitations affected by chemical contaminants (arsenic/fluoride) and install Community Water Purification Plants (CWPPs, 8-10 litres/person/day) as an interim measure.
An online JJM-Water Quality Management Information System (WQMIS) portal tracks sample collection, testing, reporting and surveillance, with State-wise data publicly available.
A 'Concise Handbook for Monitoring Water Quality of Piped Drinking Water Supply' was released in December 2024, and a Handbook on Drinking Water Treatment Technologies in March 2023, to guide States on testing protocols and treatment options.
The Bureau of Indian Standards specification adopted as the mandatory quality benchmark for water supplied via JJM piped schemes
Before any JJM water-supply scheme is approved, a State-level 'Source Finding Committee' must certify that the identified water source has sufficient yield to sustain supply for the scheme's full design period — a safeguard against building infrastructure around an unreliable or seasonal source.
Simple Analogy: It's the equivalent of checking a well won't run dry before building an entire village's pipeline around it
GS Paper 2 > Governance > Rural Water Supply
Moderate — JJM coverage/quality data updates are a recurring current-affairs theme
JJM's online Water Quality Management Information System for sample testing, reporting and public disclosure
Community Water Purification Plant — interim safe-water source for arsenic/fluoride-affected habitations, 8-10 litres/person/day