All are TRUE about Swajaldhara project, EXCEPT:
Swajaldhara is a community led paicipatory program with the aim of supplying safe drinking water to the rural areas. It aims at increasing awareness about water conservation, sanitation and management of drinking water projects There are 2 components of the program; Swajaldhara I - at gram panchayat level Swajaldhara II - at district level The district water and sanitation mission sanctions the project in the gram panchayats. The panchayats plan, implement, operate and maintain all water supply and sanitation schemes. Ref: Health programmes in India Park's textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 21stedition, page-419
Full ownership of drinking water assets with appropriate levels of Panchayats
100% responsibility of operation and maintenance by the users
Taking up of conservation measures through rain water harvesting
Centre funded programme