Lok Sabha Question No. 4695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Funds under NRDWP
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4695 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## Funds under NRDWP

## 4695. SHRI  RADHESHYAM  BISWAS:

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

- (a) whether  population  is  the  main  criteria  for  granting  funds  under  National  Rural Drinking Water Programme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to make any changes in the said criteria and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)     the number of villages/habitations covered under this Programme in Assam?

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

- (a)    Under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP)  guidelines,  funds  are allocated to States / UTs as per following pre-approved criteria:

Weightage

| S. No.   | Criteria                                                                                                                                                                                 |   Weightage (in %) |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1.       | Rural population                                                                                                                                                                         |                 40 |
| 2.       | Rural SC and ST population                                                                                                                                                               |                 10 |
| 3.       | 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 |                 40 |
| 4.       | Rural population managing rural drinking water supply schemes weighted by a Management Devolution Index                                                                                  |                 10 |
|          | Total                                                                                                                                                                                    |                100 |

From the above it is seen that population constitutes major criteria for allocation of funds under NRDWP.

- (b)    For  making    NRDWP more  sustainable and  competitive,  Government  is consulting  the State Governments and other stakeholders for its restructuring.
- (c) This Ministry maintains data in terms of habitations and not in terms of village. As reported by the State in the website of the Ministry, as on 27.03.2017, there are 88,099 habitations in Assam. Out of this, 53,758 habitations are Fully Covered (i.e. getting more than 40 litres per capita per day safe drinking water) 24,593 habitations are Partially Covered (i.e. getting less than 40 litres per capita per day safe drinking water) and 9,748 habitations are Quality Affected (i.e. contaminated with at least one chemical contaminant).