Overview
- At least seven states have issued penalty and recovery orders, led by Gujarat at Rs 120.65 crore, with Rs 12.95 crore recovered so far.
- Authorities have registered nine FIRs, and a former minister, 10 officials, and eight contractors have been arrested, according to a senior DDWS official.
- Uttar Pradesh has levied liquidated damages in 113 of 119 flagged cases, with contractor scopes reduced in six cases covering dozens to hundreds of villages.
- The Centre has asked the CBI and state anti-corruption bureaus to fast-track probes, while 32 states and UTs have filed action reports detailing steps in 607 cases against officials, contractors, and TPIAs.
- Officials report 15.74 crore of 19.36 crore rural households with tap connections, which the Centre has ordered to be validated on the ground, with no funds for assets that fail to supply water.