Lok Sabha Question No. 759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Piped Water Supply
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 759 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## Piped Water Supply

## †759. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

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

- (a) the total number of Gram Panchayats in the country including in Uttar Pradesh where  facility  of  piped  water  supply  has  been  provided  by  the  Government, State-wise;
- (b) the time by which the above facility is likely to be provided in remaining Gram panchayats of the country; and
- (c) the details of the action plan and timeline fixed in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The state-wise total number of Gram Panchayats in the country including Uttar Pradesh where facility of piped water supply has been provided by the Government is at Annexure .

(b)  &  (c)  Rural  drinking  water  supply  is  a  state  subject.  This  Ministry  provides technical & financial assistance to states for improving the coverage of safe drinking water  to  rural  population.  States  are  empowered  to  plan,  design  and  execute  rural drinking  water  projects.  However,  this  Ministry  endeavours  to  provide  piped  water supply  on  priority  basis  to  every  households  in  rural  areas.  In  this  respect,  this Ministry  has  prepared  a  Strategic  Plan  for  the  rural  drinking  water  sector  for  the period 2011-2022 for providing the piped water supply in the rural areas. As per this, by 2022, the goal is to cover 90% of rural households with piped water supply.

Annexure

| State Wise Number of Gram Panchayats With PWS   | State Wise Number of Gram Panchayats With PWS   | State Wise Number of Gram Panchayats With PWS   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                            | State                                           | Gram Panchayats With PWS                        |
| 1                                               | ANDMAN and NICOBAR                              | 73                                              |
| 2                                               | ANDHRA PRADESH                                  | 12691                                           |
| 3                                               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                               | 1420                                            |
| 4                                               | ASSAM                                           | 2312                                            |
| 5                                               | BIHAR                                           | 1979                                            |
| 6                                               | GOA                                             | 118                                             |
| 7                                               | GUJARAT                                         | 13746                                           |
| 8                                               | HARYANA                                         | 6068                                            |
| 9                                               | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                | 3193                                            |
| 10                                              | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                               | 2871                                            |
| 11                                              | KARNATAKA                                       | 5647                                            |
| 12                                              | KERALA                                          | 974                                             |
| 13                                              | MADHYA PRADESH                                  | 13320                                           |
| 14                                              | MAHARASHTRA                                     | 24880                                           |
| 15                                              | MANIPUR                                         | 1884                                            |
| 16                                              | MEGHALAYA                                       | 3619                                            |
| 17                                              | MIZORAM                                         | 637                                             |
| 18                                              | NAGALAND                                        | 74                                              |
| 19                                              | ODISHA                                          | 6348                                            |
| 20                                              | PUDUCHERRY                                      | 62                                              |
| 21                                              | PUNJAB                                          | 11059                                           |
| 22                                              | RAJASTHAN                                       | 6357                                            |
| 23                                              | SIKKIM                                          | 175                                             |
| 24                                              | TAMIL NADU                                      | 12523                                           |
| 25                                              | TRIPURA                                         | 1151                                            |
| 26                                              | UTTAR PRADESH                                   | 7934                                            |
| 27                                              | WEST BENGAL                                     | 2058                                            |
| 28                                              | CHHATTISGARH                                    | 8479                                            |
| 29                                              | JHARKHAND                                       | 3527                                            |
| 30                                              | UTTARAKHAND                                     | 7453                                            |
| 31                                              | TELANGANA                                       | 8659                                            |
| Total                                           | Total                                           | 171291                                          |