Lok Sabha Question No. 6337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Fluoride and Arsenic affected States
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: HARI MANJHI, VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6337

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## Fluoride and Arsenic affected States

## †6337.   SHRI HARI MANJHI: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) the details of States in the country which have been affected by contamination of drinking water through fluoride and arsenic contents;
- (b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide safe drinking water to these States including Jharkhand and Bihar;
- (c) whether the Government is providing any special assistance to these States in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the targets fixed for these, States/UTs?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF DRINKING   WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI S.S.AHLUWALIA)

(a) :State-wise number of fluoride and arsenic affected habitations as reported by the states into Integrated  Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 02 nd  April, 2018 is at Annexure. (b) to (d): Rural drinking water supply is a State subject. However, for improving the coverage of safe drinking water to rural population, this Ministry supplements the efforts of the States by providing them with technical and financial assistance through the centrally sponsored scheme National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). It is the State Government who plan, design, approve, execute and operate & maintain the schemes for providing safe drinking water to rural population. The funds provided to  the  States  under  NRDWP  can  be  utilized  for  coverage  and  tackling  water  quality problems with priority to fluoride and arsenic affected habitations. To deal with arsenic and fluoride contamination, with the recommendation of NITI  Aayog,  Government  of  India  had  released  Rs.1,000  crore  toaffected  states including Jharkhand and Biharin March 2016for commissioning of Community Water Purification Plants (CWPPs) and surface water based piped water supply schemes. Out of  which,  Rs.  1.50  Crore  and  Rs.  22.83  Crore  had  been  released  to  Government  of Jharkhandand  Government  of  Bihar  respectively  for  commissioning  of  Community Water Purification Plants. In addition to this, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation had launched the  National  Water  Quality  Sub-Mission  (NWQSM)  on  22 nd   March,  2017,  under NRDWP to  provide  safe  drinking  water  to  about  28,000  arsenic  /  fluoride  affected habitations, in a span of 4 years, subject to availability of funds.  As on 02 nd  April, 2018, Rs.  2,825.67  Crore  had  been  released  to  arsenic  /  fluoride  affected  states  under NWQSM. During 2016-17, under NWQSM, Rs. 1.07 Crore and Rs. 20.97 Crorehad been released  as  Central  share  to  Government  of  Jharkhand  and  Government  of  Bihar respectively for ongoing piped water supply schemes. During 2017-18, under NWQSM, Rs.37.65 Crore and Rs. 80.37 Crore had been released  to  Government  of  Jharkhandand  Government of Bihar respectively for new schemes in arsenic and fluoride affected habitations.

## Annexure referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6337 due for reply on 05/04/2018

## State-wise number of fluoride and arsenic affected habitations as reported by the states into Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 02 nd  April, 2018

| S. No.   | Nameofthe State   | Nos. of affected habitations   | Nos. of affected habitations   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|          |                   | Fluoride                       | Arsenic                        |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar  | -                              | -                              |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | 348                            | -                              |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | -                              | -                              |
| 4        | Assam             | 285                            | 4,514                          |
| 5        | Bihar             | 898                            | 871                            |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      | 403                            | 19                             |
| 7        | Goa               | -                              | -                              |
| 8        | Gujarat           | -                              | -                              |
| 9        | Haryana           | 118                            | -                              |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | -                              | -                              |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 4                              | -                              |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 534                            | 101                            |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 579                            | 4                              |
| 14       | Kerala            | 34                             | -                              |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 171                            | -                              |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 75                             | -                              |
| 17       | Manipur           | -                              | -                              |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | -                              | -                              |
| 19       | Mizoram           | -                              | -                              |
| 20       | Nagaland          | -                              | -                              |
| 21       | Odisha            | 104                            | -                              |
| 22       | Puducherry        | -                              | -                              |
| 23       | Punjab            | 298                            | 698                            |
| 24       | Rajasthan         | 5,996                          | -                              |
| 25       | Sikkim            | -                              | -                              |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu        | -                              | -                              |
| 27       | Telangana         | 681                            | -                              |
| 28       | Tripura           | -                              | -                              |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh     | 179                            | 748                            |
| 30       | Uttarakhand       | -                              | -                              |
| 31       | West Bengal       | 1,317                          | 9,888                          |
| Total    | Total             | 12,024                         | 16,843                         |