Jal Jeevan Mission has a budget of ₹3.6 lakh crore to provide piped water to every rural household by 2024 (extended). Add AMRUT 2.0 for urban water and SBM 2.0 for sanitation, and water/sanitation is one of the most active tender categories across India.
Major Programs
- Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) — functional household tap connections in rural India. Largest single water program globally.
- AMRUT 2.0 — urban water supply and sewerage. 500 cities targeted.
- SBM 2.0 (Swachh Bharat Mission) — solid waste management, liquid waste, ODF Plus sustainability.
- NMCG (Namami Gange) — Ganga rejuvenation. STPs, sewerage, riverfront development.
- State water supply schemes — state-funded projects through PHEDs and Jal Boards.
Types of Tenders
- Pipeline laying — water supply distribution networks, bulk water pipelines. Most common tender type.
- Water Treatment Plants (WTP) — conventional, membrane-based, or packaged WTPs for rural/urban supply.
- Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) — SBR, MBBR, and MBR technology-based plants. Growing rapidly under AMRUT and Namami Gange.
- Borewell and tubewell — drilling, pump installation, and solar pump integration.
- Overhead tanks and reservoirs — storage infrastructure for water supply systems.
- SCADA and IoT — smart water meters, monitoring systems, leakage detection for urban utilities.
Key Procuring Agencies
- State PHEDs — Public Health Engineering Departments. Primary implementers of JJM in most states.
- State Jal Boards/Nigams — UP Jal Nigam, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, etc.
- Urban local bodies — municipal corporations for urban water supply.
- Special Purpose Vehicles — AMRUT and Smart City SPVs for specific urban projects.
PQ Requirements
- Turnover requirements are moderate for JJM village-level schemes (₹1–10 crore contracts)
- STP/WTP tenders require specific technology experience — you need completed plants of similar capacity
- Pipeline tenders require equipment ownership (excavators, pipe-laying machines, testing equipment)
Water and Sanitation Tenders
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