Lok Sabha Question No. 2455 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Sources of Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2455 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## Sources of Drinking Water

## 2455. SHRI  RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the main source of drinking water for majority of households in the country; and
- (b) the percentage of households drawing drinking water from piped water supply, Public tap/standpipe, tubewell/ borehole, protected dug well, unprotected dug well, unprotected spring, rainwater collection and bottled water, separately for each source?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) The  main  source  of  drinking  water  for  majority  of  rural  households  in  the country are  ground water based piped water supply schemes, hand pump/ tube well / well  water  along  with  other  sources  as  deemed  fit  as  per  geographical  area  of  the States.

(b) As  per  data  entered  by  the  States  on  Integrated  Management  Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, as on 14.03.2017, 54.67% population has access to Piped Water Supply and , 15.39% of total rural household have tap connection. The details of population using various rural water supply schemes like PWS, Hand Pump (HP), Rain Water Harvesting structures and others like Spring, Pond, Canal etc. are at Annexure .

Further, this Ministry does not maintain household-wise information regarding drawing drinking water from different sources.

| Annexure                                                                                                    | Annexure                                                                                                    | Annexure                                                                                                    | Annexure                                                                                                    | Annexure                                                                                                    | Annexure                                                                                                    |
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| Annexure to be referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No-2455 due for answer on 16.03.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No-2455 due for answer on 16.03.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No-2455 due for answer on 16.03.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No-2455 due for answer on 16.03.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No-2455 due for answer on 16.03.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No-2455 due for answer on 16.03.2017 |
| Sno                                                                                                         | Rural Population Coverage State                                                                             | by Rural water Piped Water Supply Schemes                                                                   | supply HP/ Deep Tube Well/ Shallow Tubewell/                                                                | Schemes as on 15/03/2017 Rain Water Harvesting Structure/ Other Collection Structures                       | Others( Spring, Pond, Canal, Lake, River, Stream)                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                           | ANDAMANand NICOBAR                                                                                          | 240770                                                                                                      | 782                                                                                                         | 6509                                                                                                        | 5309                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                           | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                              | 34156004                                                                                                    | 31852069                                                                                                    | 530048                                                                                                      | 973804                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                           | ARUNACHALPRADESH                                                                                            | 750685                                                                                                      | 75210                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                           | 40638                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                           | ASSAM                                                                                                       | 13610299                                                                                                    | 17982832                                                                                                    | 85106                                                                                                       | 201191                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                           | BIHAR                                                                                                       | 10349592                                                                                                    | 97894569                                                                                                    | 181685                                                                                                      | 624                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                           | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                 | 7548132                                                                                                     | 19644444                                                                                                    | 27399                                                                                                       | 6191                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                           | GOA                                                                                                         | 260337                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           | 1972                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                           | GUJARAT                                                                                                     | 35302877                                                                                                    | 9422036                                                                                                     | 38543                                                                                                       | 698255                                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                                           | HARYANA                                                                                                     | 18248236                                                                                                    | 3947475                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                           | 2004540                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                            | 6368847                                                                                                     | 2121734                                                                                                     | 4922                                                                                                        | 39986                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                           | 9614051                                                                                                     | 3663772                                                                                                     | 19447                                                                                                       | 7010                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                          | JHARKHAND                                                                                                   | 7253925                                                                                                     | 26130563                                                                                                    | 418470                                                                                                      | 68924                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                          | KARNATAKA                                                                                                   | 38765540                                                                                                    | 31606378                                                                                                    | 95707                                                                                                       | 1306074                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                          | KERALA                                                                                                      | 26739136                                                                                                    | 462228                                                                                                      | 74201                                                                                                       | 56417                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                          | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                               | 20251472                                                                                                    | 52637059                                                                                                    | 115089                                                                                                      | 95334                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                 | 53738519                                                                                                    | 25598980                                                                                                    | 16857                                                                                                       | 173866                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                          | MANIPUR                                                                                                     | 2257187                                                                                                     | 293733                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                           | 88765                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                          | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                   | 1821292                                                                                                     | 165549                                                                                                      | 102743                                                                                                      | 148768                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                          | MIZORAM                                                                                                     | 482892                                                                                                      | 5341                                                                                                        | 20549                                                                                                       | 30257                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                          | NAGALAND                                                                                                    | 1644033                                                                                                     | 2766                                                                                                        | 5880                                                                                                        | 11694                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                          | ODISHA                                                                                                      | 15508429                                                                                                    | 34514696                                                                                                    | 12112                                                                                                       | 165918                                                                                                      |
| 22                                                                                                          | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                  | 363814                                                                                                      | 211062                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                          | PUNJAB                                                                                                      | 17174766                                                                                                    | 5948594                                                                                                     | 2817                                                                                                        | 1544264                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                          | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                   | 27361235                                                                                                    | 32999597                                                                                                    | 2970478                                                                                                     | 441867                                                                                                      |
| 25                                                                                                          | SIKKIM                                                                                                      | 456895                                                                                                      | 363                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                           | 87717                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                          | TAMILNADU                                                                                                   | 39307918                                                                                                    | 28476991                                                                                                    | 22805                                                                                                       | 67662                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                          | TELANGANA                                                                                                   | 22126372                                                                                                    | 22315712                                                                                                    | 606                                                                                                         | 1117398                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                          | TRIPURA                                                                                                     | 3794003                                                                                                     | 2818021                                                                                                     | 10076                                                                                                       | 5616                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                          | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                               | 26129641                                                                                                    | 167646026                                                                                                   | 314103                                                                                                      | 22780                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                          | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                 | 5349441                                                                                                     | 2181382                                                                                                     | 11481                                                                                                       | 1558                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                          | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                 | 39265491                                                                                                    | 60405794                                                                                                    | 231091                                                                                                      | 611937                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                       | 486241831                                                                                                   | 681025758                                                                                                   | 5318724                                                                                                     | 10026336                                                                                                    |

(source: as provided by NIC)