Lok Sabha Question No. 1592 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Objectives of NRDWP
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1592 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## Objectives of NRDWP

## 1592. SHRI ANTOANTONY:

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

- (a) the  objectives  and  salient  features  of  the  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP);
- (b) whether the second instalment of the funds under the NRDWP due to various States including Kerala is still pending;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaint/representation  in  this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The objectives of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) in rural areas are as under:

- 1) enable all households have access to and use safe and adequate drinking water and within reasonable distance;
- 2) enable communities to monitor and keep surveillance on their drinking water sources;
- 3) ensure potability, reliability, sustainability, convenience, equity and consumers preference to be the guiding principles while planning for a community based water supply system;
- 4) provide  drinking  water  facility,  especially  piped  water  supply,  to  Gram Panchayats that have achieved open defecation free status on priority basis;
- 5) ensure  all  government  schools  and  Anganwadis  have  access  to  safe  drinking water;
- 6) provide  enabling support  and  environment  for Panchayat Raj  Institutions  and local communities to manage their own drinking water sources and systems in their villages;
- 7) provide access  to information  through  online  reporting  mechanism  with information  placed  in  public  domain  to  bring  in  transparency  and  informed decision making;

Under  NRDWP,  at  present  the  minimum  norm  for  providing  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.  State  Governments  have  been  given  the  flexibility  to  fix their  own  higher  norm  based  on  water  availability,  demand  and  capital  cost involved.  Under  the  NRDWP,  supply  of  the minimum  required quantity  of  safe drinking water is monitored in terms of coverage of rural habitations.

The funds under the programme are allocated to the States/UTs on the basis of a pre-approved criteria and is fixed at the beginning of financial year on the basis of  Annual Action Plan (AAP) submitted by the States /UTs. The States fix their targets in accordance with the AAP. The States have been delegated the powers to select, approve and implement the drinking water supply projects. At the Central level  22% of NRDWP funds are earmarked for Scheduled Caste component and 10% for Schedule Tribe component to be utilised for provision of drinking water supply to SC and ST concentrated habitations.

(b)  &  (c)  No  Madam.  Second  instalments  of  NRDWP  funds  under  various component  have  been  mostly  released  to  States  after  receipt  of  their  proposals along  with  requisite  documents  as  per  the  NRDWP  guideline.  The  State-wise (including Kerala) detail of total amount released under NRDWP in 2016-17 as on 05.03.2017 is at Annexure .

(d) & (e) This Ministry has not received any complaint regarding release of fund.

| Annexure                                                                                                             | Annexure                                                                                                             | Annexure                                                                                                             | Annexure                                                                                                             |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Annexure to be referred in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1592 to be answered on 09.03.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1592 to be answered on 09.03.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1592 to be answered on 09.03.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1592 to be answered on 09.03.2017 |
| S.No.                                                                                                                | State                                                                                                                | Allocation                                                                                                           | Release up to 05/03/2017                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                    | ANDAMANand NICOBAR                                                                                                   | 0.45                                                                                                                 | 0.22                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                    | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                       | 181.02                                                                                                               | 172.56                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                    | ARUNACHALPRADESH                                                                                                     | 101.39                                                                                                               | 100.5                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                    | ASSAM                                                                                                                | 402.15                                                                                                               | 246.74                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                    | BIHAR                                                                                                                | 314.97                                                                                                               | 299.11                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                    | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                          | 70.65                                                                                                                | 65.49                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                    | GOA                                                                                                                  | 2.44                                                                                                                 | 1.19                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                    | GUJARAT                                                                                                              | 281.14                                                                                                               | 207.89                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                    | HARYANA                                                                                                              | 114.71                                                                                                               | 111.01                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                   | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                     | 69.65                                                                                                                | 63.31                                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                                   | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                    | 233.29                                                                                                               | 209.11                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                   | JHARKHAND                                                                                                            | 115.86                                                                                                               | 98.13                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                   | KARNATAKA                                                                                                            | 360.07                                                                                                               | 331.34                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                   | KERALA                                                                                                               | 62.54                                                                                                                | 57.21                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                   | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                                        | 213.87                                                                                                               | 196.36                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                   | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                          | 413.57                                                                                                               | 368.92                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                   | MANIPUR                                                                                                              | 41.83                                                                                                                | 26.76                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                   | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                            | 42.02                                                                                                                | 40.42                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                                   | MIZORAM                                                                                                              | 25.33                                                                                                                | 24.49                                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                                   | NAGALAND                                                                                                             | 37.93                                                                                                                | 36.84                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                   | ODISHA                                                                                                               | 114.99                                                                                                               | 106.73                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                   | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                           | 0.86                                                                                                                 | 0.29                                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                                   | PUNJAB                                                                                                               | 46.02                                                                                                                | 45.79                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                   | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                            | 1114.56                                                                                                              | 1063.56                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                   | SIKKIM                                                                                                               | 14.77                                                                                                                | 14.42                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                   | TAMILNADU                                                                                                            | 157.6                                                                                                                | 155.19                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                   | TELANGANA                                                                                                            | 117.03                                                                                                               | 113.14                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                                   | TRIPURA                                                                                                              | 39.48                                                                                                                | 38.26                                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                                   | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                        | 653.77                                                                                                               | 575.24                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                                   | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                          | 90.87                                                                                                                | 68.33                                                                                                                |
| 31                                                                                                                   | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                          | 438.91                                                                                                               | 437.55                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                                | 5873.74                                                                                                              | 5276.10                                                                                                              |

(source: format D-1N)