Lok Sabha Question No. 2211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Special Package for Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2211 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2018

## Special Package for Drinking Water 2211. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to provide special package for the States so as to resolve the drinking water issues during the summer season and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of funds sanctioned by the Union Government for the protection and conservation of drinking water resources during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  give  priority  for  the  protection  of  drinking  water resources from pollution and contamination and if so, the details of the action taken/proposed to be taken in this regard;

(d) whether the Government proposes to identify and conserve drinking water resources from pollution and if so, the details thereof and the action taken/proposed to be taken in this regard; and

(e) whether the Government has conducted any study regarding the pollution of drinking water resources and if so, the details and outcome thereof?

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

(a) No Madam. As per restructured National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), funds under  NRDWP are  released  on  the  basis  of  pre-approved  criteria  and  there  is  no  provision  of giving special package to states.

(b)  Under  restructured  NRDWP,  there  is  no  provision  of  giving  funds  for  protection  and conservation  of  drinking  water  resources.  However,  States  are  advised  to  spend  the  fund  from their  own  resources  on  the  protection  and  conservation  of  drinking  water  resources.  Further, before restructuring of NRDWP, there was a provision of maximum 10 % of NRDWP funds to be earmarked  for  sustainability  component  wherein  state  may  spend  the  fund  for  protection  and conservation  of  drinking  water  resources.  State-wise  details  of  sustainability  fund  sanctioned under NRDWP is at Annexure.

(c)  to  (e)  Drinking  water  resources  are  not  separate.  Rural  drinking  water  supply  department draws  the  water  from  the  common  source  (available  for  other  Sectors  such  as  Agriculture, Commerce  and  Industry).  The  custodian  of  water  resources  are  Ministry  of  Water  Resources, R&D  &  GR  and  regulating  agency  for  check  on  its  pollution  is  Central  Pollution  Control Board. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has no role in this regard.  However upto 5% of the funds released under National Rural Drinking Programme can be utilized for Water Quality Monitoring  and  Surveillance  which  inter-alia  include  taking  up  works  relating  to  setting  up  of new/up-gradation  of State/District/Sub-division/Block level/Mobile water qualitative testing laboratories providing field test kits/refills to Gram Panchayats etc. As on 5.3.2018, 1,29,082 Nos. of  Sanitary Survey  has been conducted  and 4,34,954 drinking water sources have  been tested.   Out of which, 68,372 sources are found to be contaminated.

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No.- 2211 due for reply on 08.03.2018 (Amount in Rs. crore)   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No.- 2211 due for reply on 08.03.2018 (Amount in Rs. crore)   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No.- 2211 due for reply on 08.03.2018 (Amount in Rs. crore)   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No.- 2211 due for reply on 08.03.2018 (Amount in Rs. crore)   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No.- 2211 due for reply on 08.03.2018 (Amount in Rs. crore)   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                             | State                                                                                                                             | 2014-15                                                                                                                           | 2015-16                                                                                                                           | 2016-17                                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                 | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR                                                                                                               | 0.08                                                                                                                              | 0.02                                                                                                                              | 0.02                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                 | ANDHRAPRADESH                                                                                                                     | 37.78                                                                                                                             | 17.01                                                                                                                             | 20.40                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                 | ARUNACHALPRADESH                                                                                                                  | 10.98                                                                                                                             | 6.54                                                                                                                              | 11.08                                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                                 | ASSAM                                                                                                                             | 58.53                                                                                                                             | 28.41                                                                                                                             | 34.81                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                 | BIHAR                                                                                                                             | 39.91                                                                                                                             | 20.27                                                                                                                             | 37.38                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                 | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                                       | 15.07                                                                                                                             | 6.08                                                                                                                              | 8.43                                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                                 | GOA                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.17                                                                                                                              | 0.12                                                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                                                 | GUJARAT                                                                                                                           | 40.56                                                                                                                             | 23.89                                                                                                                             | 27.85                                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                                 | HARYANA                                                                                                                           | 27.80                                                                                                                             | 12.27                                                                                                                             | 11.15                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                  | 12.09                                                                                                                             | 6.44                                                                                                                              | 8.33                                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                                | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                                 | 47.44                                                                                                                             | 19.21                                                                                                                             | 22.51                                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                                | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                         | 17.52                                                                                                                             | 13.21                                                                                                                             | 13.17                                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                                                | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                         | 56.39                                                                                                                             | 27.81                                                                                                                             | 34.37                                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                                                | KERALA                                                                                                                            | 12.41                                                                                                                             | 4.81                                                                                                                              | 7.52                                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                                | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                                                     | 44.02                                                                                                                             | 19.37                                                                                                                             | 23.23                                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                                                | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                       | 74.82                                                                                                                             | 33.09                                                                                                                             | 40.45                                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                                | MANIPUR                                                                                                                           | 8.85                                                                                                                              | 2.79                                                                                                                              | 4.06                                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                                | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                         | 6.95                                                                                                                              | 3.12                                                                                                                              | 4.04                                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                                | MIZORAM                                                                                                                           | 3.45                                                                                                                              | 1.73                                                                                                                              | 2.45                                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                                                | NAGALAND                                                                                                                          | 10.14                                                                                                                             | 3.85                                                                                                                              | 3.68                                                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                                                | ODISHA                                                                                                                            | 23.07                                                                                                                             | 10.32                                                                                                                             | 13.50                                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                                                | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.03                                                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                                                | PUNJAB                                                                                                                            | 9.74                                                                                                                              | 4.28                                                                                                                              | 5.19                                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                                                | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                         | 130.46                                                                                                                            | 52.68                                                                                                                             | 107.29                                                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                                                                | SIKKIM                                                                                                                            | 3.17                                                                                                                              | 1.21                                                                                                                              | 1.94                                                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                                                                | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                        | 38.25                                                                                                                             | 18.24                                                                                                                             | 17.47                                                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                                                                | TELANGANA                                                                                                                         | 21.22                                                                                                                             | 9.77                                                                                                                              | 13.31                                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                                | TRIPURA                                                                                                                           | 6.83                                                                                                                              | 3.17                                                                                                                              | 4.37                                                                                                                              |
| 29                                                                                                                                | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                     | 107.32                                                                                                                            | 49.03                                                                                                                             | 62.20                                                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                                                                | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                       | 11.15                                                                                                                             | 6.01                                                                                                                              | 8.82                                                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                                                                | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                       | 43.11                                                                                                                             | 21.69                                                                                                                             | 44.02                                                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                                             | 919.12                                                                                                                            | 426.46                                                                                                                            | 593.19                                                                                                                            |