Stalin Urges Modi to Release Rs 3,112 Crore for Water Projects

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 13, 2026, to intervene in releasing over Rs 3,112 crore in pending central funds for rural drinking water projects under the Jal Jeevan Mission, while separately addressing disruptions to liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas supplies amid escalating tensions in West Asia.

In a letter to Modi, Stalin highlighted Tamil Nadu's progress in providing safe drinking water to rural households, noting that the state has installed functional household tap connections in 1.12 crore out of 1.25 crore rural homes, achieving 90 percent coverage. The state has implemented 45 new multi-village schemes, 56 retrofitting combined water supply schemes, and 21,258 single-village schemes at a total cost of Rs 18,123 crore. All single-village schemes are complete, along with 92 of 101 multi-village and retrofitting projects, with the remaining nine in advanced stages.

Despite this advancement, Stalin pointed out that the central government has released only Rs 5,914 crore of its share, leaving a balance of Rs 3,112 crore. For the 2024-25 fiscal year, Rs 2,434 crore was allocated, but just Rs 732 crore has been...