Lok Sabha Question No. 4791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: Drinking Water Facilities
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA, NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4791 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2016

## Drinking Water Facilities

## 4791. SHRI D.K. SURESH, SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA, SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

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

- (a) the number and percentage of rural households still deprived of the safe drinking water and sanitation facilities, State-wise;
- (b) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Union Government along with State Governments to provide these basic amenities to the people of the country;
- (c) whether  the  steps  taken  by  the  Union  Government  in  this  direction  have  not yielded the desired results;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) whether any time-limit has been fixed for providing the said basic amenities to the entire population of the country and if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## ANSWER (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) This  Ministry  maintains  data  regarding  coverage  of  rural  areas  with  drinking water supply in terms of habitationsand not in terms of rural households. The State-wise details of number and percentage of rural habitations still deprived of the safe drinking water(said as Quality Affected Habitation) as on 12.12.2016 is at Annexure-I .

The  State/UT-wise,  number  and  percentage  of  rural  households  without  toilets  as  on 12.12.2016  as  per  the  information  uploaded  by  the  States  on  the  online  Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) is at Annexure-II.

(b) The Ministry is providing technical & financial assistance to improve coverage of  safe  drinking  water supply in  the  states. The  Ministry  has  also  suggested  adopting various  water  conservation  measures  like  roof  top  rainwater  harvesting,  erecting sustainability  structures for water conservation to increase the availability of drinking water supply which  is  a  basic  amenity.  Hydro  Geomorphological  Maps  (HGM)  have been  suggested  for  accurately  locating  new  drinking  water  sources  and  site  for construction of recharge structures.

The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) [SBM (G)] has been launched on 2nd October, 2014,  which  aims  at  attaining  Swachh  Bharat  by  2 nd October  2019.  Under  this programme, the States are provided technical and financial guidance to accelerate rural sanitation coverage, including reduction in Open Defecation and promotion of solid and liquid waste management. The focus of the scheme is on behavior change and usage of toilets.  Under    SBM  (G),  there  is  a  provision  of  an  incentive  of  Rs.  12,000  for  the construction  of  Individual  household  latrine  (IHHL)to  all  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL) households and to identify Above Poverty Line (APL) households (all SCs /STs, small and marginal farmers, landless labourers with homestead, physically handicapped and women-headed  households).  Solid and liquid waste management  is an integral component  of  SBM(G)  and  funds  with  a  cap  of  Rs.  7/12/15/20  lakh  is  available  for Gram Panchayats having upto 150/300/500 more than 500 households.

(c)and  (d)  No  Madam.  The  steps  taken  by  this  Ministry  in  co-ordination  with  State Governments have brought resultsin meeting the requirement of providing safe drinking water to rural habitationsin the form of greater coverage which is evident from increase in coverage of rural water supply over last three years as per data uploaded by the States on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry.

*lpcd :litre per capita per day

| Year                       |   Fully Covered (getting safe drinking water more than 40 lpcd) |   Partially Covered (getting safe drinking water less than 40 lpcd) |   Quality Affected (getting chemically contaminated water) |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14                    |                                                           73.66 |                                                               21.72 |                                                       4.63 |
| 2014-15                    |                                                           74.14 |                                                               21.97 |                                                       3.9  |
| 2015-16                    |                                                           76.21 |                                                               19.65 |                                                       4.15 |
| 2016-17 (as on 12.12.2016) |                                                           77.06 |                                                               18.93 |                                                       4.01 |

Since the launch of SBM(G)  on 2 nd October, 2014, 289.63  lakh toilets  have  already been  constructed  under  SBM(G)  as  on 12.12.2016. In  addition  to  these, 15.71  lakh toilets  have  been  constructed  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) since 2.10.2014 . Sanitation Coverage, which was 42.05% on 2.10.2014 , has increased to 57.98% on 12.12.2016. A total of 1,27,831 villages have declared themselves as Open Defecation Free (ODF) as on 12-12-2016. In addition, 67 districts have also declared themselves as ODF.

- (e) This Ministry has prepared a Strategic Plan for providing drinking water supply in rural areas of the country for the period 2011-2022. The interim goal till 2017 is to cover  50%  of  all  rural  households  with  piped  water  supply.  By  2022,  the  goal  is  to cover 90% of rural households with piped water supply.

SBM(G)'s  aim  is  to  ensure  that  all  households  have  toilet  facilities  by  2 nd October, 2019.

Annexure-I

| Annexure referred to in part (a) of LSUSQ No. 4791 due for answer on 15.12.2016 Details of number and percentage of Quality Affected rural habitations   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of LSUSQ No. 4791 due for answer on 15.12.2016 Details of number and percentage of Quality Affected rural habitations   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of LSUSQ No. 4791 due for answer on 15.12.2016 Details of number and percentage of Quality Affected rural habitations   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of LSUSQ No. 4791 due for answer on 15.12.2016 Details of number and percentage of Quality Affected rural habitations   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                    | State                                                                                                                                                    | Nos. of Quality Affected Habitations                                                                                                                     | Quality Affected Habitation in%                                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                                                        | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 526                                                                                                                                                      | 1.09                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                        | 55                                                                                                                                                       | 0.73                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                                                                    | 8782                                                                                                                                                     | 9.97                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                                                                    | 5260                                                                                                                                                     | 4.77                                                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                             | 1123                                                                                                                                                     | 1.50                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                                                                                  | 206                                                                                                                                                      | 2.59                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                                       | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                                                        | 5                                                                                                                                                        | 0.03                                                                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                | 6605                                                                                                                                                     | 5.50                                                                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                | 1906                                                                                                                                                     | 3.17                                                                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                                                                                   | 656                                                                                                                                                      | 5.52                                                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                           | 153                                                                                                                                                      | 0.12                                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                              | 392                                                                                                                                                      | 0.39                                                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                | 10                                                                                                                                                       | 0.10                                                                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                 | 43                                                                                                                                                       | 2.81                                                                                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                                                                                   | 2667                                                                                                                                                     | 1.70                                                                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                                                                   | 3709                                                                                                                                                     | 24.11                                                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                | 20633                                                                                                                                                    | 16.96                                                                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                               | 351                                                                                                                                                      | 0.35                                                                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                                                                                | 1481                                                                                                                                                     | 6.02                                                                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                                                                                  | 3950                                                                                                                                                     | 45.28                                                                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                            | 361                                                                                                                                                      | 0.14                                                                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                              | 18                                                                                                                                                       | 0.05                                                                                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                                                                              | 9790                                                                                                                                                     | 9.24                                                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                                                          | Total                                                                                                                                                    | 68682                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                          |
| Percentage 4.01                                                                                                                                          | Percentage 4.01                                                                                                                                          | Percentage 4.01                                                                                                                                          | Percentage 4.01                                                                                                                                          |

(source: format C-17 of IMIS)

## Annexure-II

## Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.4791 due for reply on 15-12-2016

State/UT-wise, number and % households without toilets as on 12-12-2016

| S.N.   | STATE/UT         |   Households without toilets |   %Households without toilets |
|--------|------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1      | A&NISLANDS       |                        20163 |                         44.17 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH   |                      3809676 |                         50.48 |
| 3      | ARUNACHALPRADESH |                        45004 |                         25.58 |
| 4      | ASSAM            |                      2221231 |                         39.12 |
| 5      | BIHAR            |                     15856259 |                         74.1  |
| 6      | CHHATTISGARH     |                      1532403 |                         34.6  |
| 7      | GOA              |                        44587 |                         23.92 |
| 8      | GUJARAT          |                       921396 |                         13.11 |
| 9      | HARYANA          |                       377638 |                         12.31 |
| 10     | HIMACHAL PRADESH |                            0 |                          0    |
| 11     | JAMMU &KASHMIR   |                      1083828 |                         64.44 |
| 12     | JHARKHAND        |                      2818563 |                         55.31 |
| 13     | KARNATAKA        |                      3249744 |                         38.17 |
| 14     | KERALA           |                            0 |                          0    |
| 15     | MADHYA PRADESH   |                      6094789 |                         50.46 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA      |                      3735300 |                         30.15 |
| 17     | MANIPUR          |                        69457 |                         16.1  |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA        |                        54830 |                         13.32 |
| 19     | MIZORAM          |                        16690 |                         14.58 |
| 20     | NAGALAND         |                        87422 |                         33.25 |
| 21     | ODISHA           |                      5698502 |                         63.18 |
| 22     | PUDUCHERRY       |                        44209 |                         48.67 |
| 23     | PUNJAB           |                       638811 |                         20.19 |
| 24     | RAJASTHAN        |                      3610058 |                         31.43 |
| 25     | SIKKIM           |                           56 |                          0    |
| 26     | TAMILNADU        |                      3271537 |                         34.29 |
| 27     | TELANGANA        |                      2487799 |                         55.48 |
| 28     | TRIPURA          |                       184861 |                         23.17 |
| 29     | UTTAR PRADESH    |                     15678701 |                         54.59 |
| 30     | UTTARAKHAND      |                        37054 |                          2.39 |
| 31     | WEST BENGAL      |                      2493979 |                         16.44 |
|        | Total            |                     76184547 |                         42.02 |