Provide safe drinking water in every problem village within 5 to 7 years
“Provide safe drinking water to all problem villages in the country within a period of five to seven years.”
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept
The verdict
The Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme was substantially refunded in 1977-78, covering about 38,000 identified problem villages by 1979, but universal saturation across all 1.5 lakh problem villages remained incomplete (per Economic history records).
Rule applied: Partially kept: 50–74% of the target met → 5
Stated deadline: 24 Mar 1984Confidence: highAI draft · review pending
5/10
Evidence timeline
- Other24 Mar 1977· WikipediasupportsMorarji Desai ↗
“The Janata administration made potable drinking water a core priority of its minimum needs programme in villages.”
- Other1 Mar 1978· WikipediasupportsEconomic history of India ↗
“Rural water supply received expanded grants in the late 1970s, accelerating borehole and piped water installation in problem habitations.”
More water & sanitation promises from this manifesto
Formulate a National Water Policy and accelerate major and minor irrigation projects
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept5/10
Glass aadha bhara hai. Ya aadha khaali. Depends kaun puch raha hai.
Promise ID janata-ls-1977-026 · drafted 6 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON