Lok Sabha Question No. 2749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Piped Drinking Water Project
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2749 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2018

## Piped Drinking Water Project

## 2749. SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  DRINKINGWATER  AND  SANITATION  be  pleased  to state

(a)whether  piped  drinking  water  project  has  been  started  for  providing  clean drinking water in rural areas in the country, and if so, the norms and guidelines laid down for implementation of the said project in the rural areas;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  started  the  said  project  keeping  in  view  the quantity of hazardous toxic substances present in the ground water in the country particularly in Uttar Pradesh; and

(c)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  said  project  started  in  the  rural  areas  of  the  country including Uttar Pradesh till date?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to  (c)  For  improving  the  coverage  of  adequate  and  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  National  Rural Drinking  Water Programme  (NRDWP).  The focus under NRDWP is mainly  on piped water supply schemes.

Under  NRDWP, the  norm  adopted  for  providing  safe  drinking  water  supply  in rural  areas is 40  litres per  capita  per day  (lpcd)  which  is required to meet  the needs of drinking, cooking, bathing, washing utensils and ablution, based on basic minimum need. Since water is a state subject, State Governments have been given the flexibility to adopt their own higher service delivery norms based on water availability, demand and capital cost involved and funding.

The  overall  allocation  to  the  states  under  NRDWP  is  decided  based  on  preapproved criteria of (i) Rural Population in the State as per the Census of India, (ii) Rural Scheduled Caste (SC) & Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population as per the Census of India, (iii)  States  under  Desert  Development  Programme  (DDP),  Drought  Prone  Areas

Programme (DPAP), Hill Areas Development Programme (HADP) and special category Hill  States  in  terms  of  rural  areas  and  (iv)  Population  (as  on  31st  March  of  preceding year)  residing  in  habitations  affected  by  all  chemical  contaminants  including  heavy metals.

Release of fund to states under NRDWP under various components is as under:

- 50 % of allocation is released as first instalment.
- 25%  Sustainability  (Functionality)  component  of  allocation  is  released  on  the basis of a third party evaluation study of completed piped water supply schemes in States / UTs as part of second instalment.
- 25 % of allocation will be released in reimbursement cum competition mode as part of second instalment.

Within NRDWP, National Water Quality Sub-Mission (NWQSM) had been launched on 22.03.17 to provide safe drinking water to 27,544 rural habitations by March 2021 which includes  those  habitations  affected  by  Arsenic  which  is  toxic  in  nature  and  found  in ground water. The total proposed outlay of NWQSM is Rs. 25,000 Cr. (Central share Rs. 12,500 Crore). The cumulative fund release status under NRDWP and NWQSM till date is as follows:

| Year                       | NRDWP (including NWQSMreleases)   | NRDWP (including NWQSMreleases)   | NWQSM     | NWQSM         |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------|---------------|
| Amount in Rs. Cr.          | All India                         | Uttar Pradesh                     | All India | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2016-17                    | 5931.90                           | 621.95                            | 814.13    | 26.31         |
| 2017-18                    | 6989.66                           | 472.42                            | 2011.55   | 8.47          |
| 2018-19 (as on 30.07.2018) | 1969.38                           | 311.89                            | 55.67     | 0.00          |
| Total                      | 14890.94                          | 1406.26                           | 2881.35   | 34.78         |