Lok Sabha Question No. 4665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Water Quality
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4665 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## Water Quality

## 4665. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has conducted any review meeting with respect to water quality  and  sustainability  of  rural  drinking  water  supply  recently  and  if  so,  the  details  and outcome thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received any feedback on ongoing programmes for supplying drinking water and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  allocated  adequate  resources  strategically  and  prioritized drinking water supply schemes which are at an advanced stage of completion; and
- (d) if so, the details of the funds allocated or released for various projects in the country with special reference to Karnataka during each of the last three years and the current year, State and project-wise?

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

- (a) The  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  (MDWS),  Government  of  India  had conducted Annual Action Plan meetings with all States / UTs and reviewed the performance of rural  water  supply  sector  including  issues  pertaining  to  water  quality  and  sustainability  and also  to  set  targets  for  the  next  year.    The  main  outcome  of  the  meetings  were  that  no  new habitation will be sanctioned with water supply schemes under National Rural Drinking Water Programme  (NRDWP)  other  than  i)  arsenic  and  fluoride  affected  habitations,  ii)  Gram Panchayats  falling  under  Saansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana  (SAGY),  iii)  provision  of  piped  water supply in open defecation free (ODF) verified villages and iv) Solar dual pump schemes of the Ministry.
- (b) & (c) Government of  India  has  advised  all  the  States  /  UTs  to  prioritise  coverage  of piped water supply schemes which are at an advanced stage of completion i.e., first priority to 75%  and  above  physically  completed  schemes  followed  by  50%  and  above  physically completed schemes.  NRDWP funds shall be utilised for these projects with exception only to  i) arsenic  and  fluoride  affected  habitations,  ii)  Gram  Panchayats  falling  under  SAGY  and  iii) provision of piped water supply in ODF verified villages and iv) Solar dual pump schemes of the Ministry. As  per the feedback  received  from  the  States,  as per  the on-line  Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the MDWS, 23,918 habitations have been provided piped  water  supply  benefiting  1.44  Crore  rural  people  of  the  country  during  2016-17  (till 23/3/2017).
- (d) State-wise funds allocated, released and expenditure incurred during the last three years and  current  year  (till  23/3/2017)  including  Karnataka  State  is  at  Annexure.  Project-wise information is maintained by the respective States.

## Annexure:  referred in the reply to Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4665 due for reply on 30/03/2017

## State wise funds allocation, release and expenditure during the last three years and current year (up to 23/03/17)

|       |                       |                                |                           | State /       | UT wise Financial              | Status under   | NRDWP         |               |                                |              |              |              |                                   | (Amount                           |                                   | Annexure - I                      |
|-------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|       |                       | Fin. Year                      | Fin. Year                 | Fin. Year     | - 2013-14                      | - 2013-14      | - 2013-14     | - 2013-14     | Year 2014-15                   | Year 2014-15 | Year 2014-15 | Year 2014-15 | Fin. Year 2016-17 as on 23.3.2017 | Fin. Year 2016-17 as on 23.3.2017 | Fin. Year 2016-17 as on 23.3.2017 | Fin. Year 2016-17 as on 23.3.2017 |
| S. No | Name of the State /UT | Opening Balance as on 1.4.2013 | Allocatio n Release       | Exp.          | Opening Balance as on 1.4.2014 | Allocatio n    | Release       | Exp.          | Opening Balance as on 1.4.2015 | Allocatio n  | Release      | Exp.         | Opening Balance as on 1.4.2016    | Allocatio n                       | Release up to 23/03/20 17         | Exp.                              |
| 1     | Andaman And Nicobar   | 0.78                           | 1.04 0.09                 | 0.64          |                                | 0.86           | 0.81          | 0.43          | 0.67                           | 0.38         | 0.16         | 0            | 0.83                              | 0.45                              | 0.22                              | 0                                 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh        | 113.62                         | 635.44 631.52             | 662.4         | 82.74                          | 372.43         | 377.78        | 427.08        | 33.44                          | 156.69       | 170.05       | 190.6        | 14.51                             | 181.02                            | 172.56                            | 127.18                            |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh     | 17.99                          | 218.23                    | 237.32 230.97 | 25.77                          | 87.21          | 109.83        | 119.5         | 16.09                          | 58.08        | 65.4         | 66.23        | 15.26                             | 101.39                            | 100.5                             | 51.37                             |
| 4     | Assam                 | 199.82                         | 470 524.97                | 635.18        | 92.7                           | 501.1          | 585.32        | 586.88        | 92.64                          | 268.26       | 284.11       | 216.2        | 160.83                            | 402.15                            | 346.5                             | 152.38                            |
| 5     | Bihar                 | 217.82                         | 432.38 348.94             | 307.43        | 259.33                         | 441.07         | 399.11        | 381.9         | 276.54                         | 229.6        | 202.73       | 295.38       | 183.89                            | 314.97                            | 313.02                            | 375.3                             |
| 6     | Chattisgarh           | 67.61                          | 136.13 135.2              | 172.38        | 31.56                          | 159.08         | 150.74        | 173.08        | 12.05                          | 63.69        | 60.83        | 64.64        | 8.24                              | 70.65                             | 65.49                             | 51.41                             |
| 7     | Goa                   | 5.95                           | 5.5                       | 0 2.22        | 3.73                           | 4.61           | 0             | 0             | 3.73                           | 2.08         | 1.66         | 0            | 5.39                              | 2.44                              | 1.19                              | 3.35                              |
| 8     | Gujarat               | 247.13                         | 533.73 515.07             | 627.95        | 134.24                         | 509.48         | 405.58        | 491.44        | 48.38                          | 240.13       | 238.91       | 274.78       | 12.5                              | 281.14                            | 276.42                            | 197.56                            |
| 9     | Haryana               | 85.59                          | 229.46 229.52             | 301.15        | 13.96                          | 218.09         | 277.98        | 228.82        | 63.13                          | 97.65        | 122.65       | 150.74       | 35.19                             | 114.71                            | 111.01                            | 64.77                             |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh      | 67.78                          | 150.51 130.81             | 153.33        | 45.27                          | 131.84         | 120.89        | 120.18        | 45.97                          | 65.2         | 64.38        | 69.88        | 40.48                             | 69.65                             | 63.31                             | 59.57                             |
| 11    | Jammu And Kashmir     | 141.95                         | 462.43 414.82             | 499.79        | 59.11                          | 461.33         | 474.41        | 458.03        | 75.49                          | 199.4        | 192.12       | 222.16       | 45.44                             | 233.29                            | 225.14                            | 100.99                            |
| 12    | Jharkhand             | 122.36                         | 172.85 253.28             | 277.96        | 102.26                         | 169.86         | 175.18        | 206.88        | 89.26                          | 126.85       | 132.09       | 133.7        | 99.65                             | 115.86                            | 110.63                            | 130.67                            |
| 13    | Karnataka             | 256.64                         | 868.76 897.29             | 928.81        | 237.76                         | 623.2          | 563.91        | 622.37        | 179.31                         | 307.62       | 278.08       | 366.68       | 90.71                             | 360.07                            | 341.64                            | 194.28                            |
| 14    | Kerala                | 93.31                          | 155.58 212.04             | 265.1         | 40.87                          | 115.59         | 124.1         | 131.86        | 33.11                          | 52.78        | 48.05        | 64.45        | 16.71                             | 62.54                             | 57.22                             | 30.36                             |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh        | 143                            | 404.81 474.95             | 483.98        | 133.97                         | 397.18         | 440.18        | 399.94        | 174.38                         | 181.76       | 193.73       | 387.62       | 8.93                              | 213.87                            | 199.96                            | 150.35                            |
| 16    | Maharashtra           | 553.97                         | 788.48 690.27             | 657.46        | 587.39                         | 780.06         | 748.23        | 901.96        | 433.66                         | 344.16       | 330.88       | 584          | 180.69                            | 413.57                            | 387.53                            | 282.62                            |
| 17    | Manipur               | 28.66                          | 58.75                     | 55.3 57.17    | 27.09                          | 90.35          | 88.54         | 92.25         | 23.38                          | 28.98        | 27.92        | 43.44        | 7.87                              | 41.83                             | 40.61                             | 18.66                             |
| 18    | Meghalaya             | 34.12                          | 92.18 103.4               | 114.81        | 22.89                          | 59.61          | 69.5          | 81.02         | 11.6                           | 30.52        | 31.24        | 30.92        | 12.2                              | 42.02                             | 40.42                             | 27.1                              |
| 19    | Mizoram               | 24.78                          | 38.41                     | 44.89 33.37   | 36.3                           | 42.43          | 34.5          | 39.81         | 30.99                          | 17.71        | 17.32        | 23.16        | 25.15                             | 25.33                             | 24.49                             | 9.17                              |
| 20    | Nagaland              | 3.69                           | 61.31 61.07               | 52.38         | 12.38                          | 108.19         | 101.44        | 86.45         | 27.37                          | 39.27        | 38.53        | 61.9         | 4.25                              | 37.93                             | 36.84                             | 14.28                             |
| 21    | Odisha                | 67.61                          | 244.25 317.07             | 288.08        | 106.02                         | 205.69         | 230.67        | 257.29        | 87.41                          | 96.9         | 103.19       | 150.64       | 39.96                             | 114.99                            | 106.73                            | 74.27                             |
| 22    | Puducherry            | 0.88                           | 1.59 0.06                 | 0             | 0.94                           | 1.62           | 0             | 0             | 0.98                           | 0.74         | 0            | 0            | 0.98                              | 0.86                              | 0.29                              | 0                                 |
| 23    | Punjab                | 26.04                          | 96.89 147.95              | 159.05        | 14.94                          | 93.88          | 97.38         | 90.23         | 22.1                           | 39.77        | 42.79        | 36.57        | 28.31                             | 46.02                             | 45.79                             | 52.1                              |
| 24    | Rajasthan             | 389.85                         | 1231.05 1332.49           | 1572.96       | 199.22                         | 1194.46        | 1304.64       | 1386.79       | 117.07                         | 547.17       | 526.75       | 480.21       | 163.61                            | 1114.56                           | 1063.56                           | 293.59                            |
| 25    | Sikkim                | 44.95                          | 16.88 26.56               | 71.25         | 1.31                           | 30.38          | 31.7          | 32.03         | 0.98                           | 10.64        | 12.05        | 12.49        | 0.54                              | 14.77                             | 14.42                             | 5.92                              |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu            | 185.44                         | 304.63 387.11             | 527.57        | 44.97                          | 367.36         | 382.46        | 432.39        | 5.48                           | 169.5        | 182.35       | 164.85       | 27.49                             | 157.6                             | 155.19                            | 129.51                            |
| 27    | Telangana             | -                              | - -                       | -             | 0                              | 200.65         |               |               |                                | 88.77        | 97.71        | 106.42       |                                   |                                   | 113.14                            |                                   |
|       |                       |                                |                           |               |                                |                | 212.24        | 189.25        | 22.99                          |              |              |              | 16.72                             | 117.03                            |                                   | 97.39                             |
| 28 29 | Tripura Uttar Pradesh | 6.27 539.18                    | 59.29 89.93 923.18 804.92 | 94.19 858.5   | 3.4 485.61                     | 62.06 1006.43  | 68.31 1073.22 | 64.81 1146.18 | 8.18                           | 28.07        | 31.68 490.31 | 39.97 690.46 | 0.8 272.38                        | 39.48 653.77                      | 38.83 614.67                      | 24.59 388.6                       |
| 30    | Uttarakhand           | 174.27                         | 159.66 87.61              | 138.59        | 124.32                         | 135.01         | 111.48        | 152.94        | 412.65 82.87                   | 477.69 63.57 | 60.06        | 98.91        | 44.01                             | 90.87                             | 88.19                             | 60.62 349.11                      |
| 31    | West                  | 398.59                         | 490.63                    | 757.11        | 143.68                         | 436.53         |               | 480.72        | 96.94                          | 199.68       | 216.85       | 288.75       |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |
|       | Bengal                |                                | 485.83                    |               |                                |                | 431.09        |               |                                |              |              |              | 25.49                             | 438.91                            | 437.55                            |                                   |