In the Union Budget 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman signalled that water security is one of the priorities of the Government and announced an outlay of Rs 2.87 lakh crore for the national Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) JJM(U). The Mission, which has set a target of supplying piped drinking water connections to 2.68 crore urban households by 2026, gets Rs 60,000 crore this financial year.