Lok Sabha Question No. 2144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Fluoride Contamination of Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. † 2144

ANSWERED ON 08.0 3.201 8

## FLUORIDE CONTAMINATI ON OF WATER

## †2144. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to resolve the problem of fluoride contamina being supplied to common man and if so, the details ther eof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  special  financial  assistance  to  the  St affected due to fluoride contamination of water including Rajasthan and if so, the detail the funds provided under this head to every State d uring the last three years;

(c) the names of States worst affected vis -a- vis least affected by fluoride contamination of water; (d) whether the Government proposes to provide grant to install fluoride treatment device houses of common ma n and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (d) Rural drinking water supply is a State subject.  For improving the coverage of safe drinking water to rural population, Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation (MoDWS) supplements the of the States by providing them with technical and financial assistance through the centra National Rural Drinking Wa ter Programme (NRDWP). It is the State Governments who plan, desig approve,  execute  and  operate  &  maintain  the  schemes  for  providing  safe  drinking  water population. The funds provided to the States under NRDWP can be utilized for coverage and ta ckling water quality problems with priority to arsenic and fluoride affected habitations.

State - wise  number  of  fluoride  affected  habitations as reported by  the States into Management    Information    System    (IMIS)    of  the  MoDWS as  on  5 th March,  2018  is  given  at Annexure -I.

Year- wise fund released during the last three year s and current year (as on 05 th March, 2018) under    NRDWP  to  provide  safe  drinking  water  to  rural  population  of  the  Country  is Annexure -II.

To  deal  with  arsenic  and  fluoride  contamination  with  the  recommendation  of  NITI Government of India has released Rs 800 crore in March, 2016 for commissioning Community Purification  Plants  (CWPPs )  so  that  safe  water  for  drinking  and  cooking  needs  are  addr immediately. In addition, funds to the tune of Rs.100 Crore each are also provided for tac and fluoride problems in West Bengal and Rajasthan respectively for the last mile conn ectivity  in commissioning surface water based piped water supply schemes. State - wise fund released is given at Annexure -III.

MoDWS had launched the National Water Quality Sub - Mission (NWQSM) on 22 nd March, 2017  under  NRDWP to  provide  safe  drinking  water  to  about  28,000  arsenic  /  fluoride habitations over a span of 4 years, subject to availability of funds .  State - wise  fund  released under NWQSM to provide safe drinking to arsenic / fluoride affected habitations as o n 5 th March, 2018 is at Annexure -IV.

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) monitors ground water quality periodically to asce the magnitude and extent of different contaminants in ground water. The ground water qual shared with concerned St ate Governments for taking necessary remedial measures.

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Annexure referredto in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Unstarred Q.No. † 2144 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 08.03.2018 regarding 'Fluoride Contamination Of Water'

State - wisenumber of fluoride affected habitations as reported by the states into Integrat Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 05 th March, 2018

| S. No.   | Name of the State   |   Number of Fluoride affected |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar   |                             0 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      |                           348 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                             0 |
| 4        | Assam               |                           285 |
| 5        | Bihar               |                           898 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh        |                           403 |
| 7        | Goa                 |                             0 |
| 8        | Gujarat             |                             0 |
| 9        | Haryana             |                           118 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh    |                             0 |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir     |                             4 |
| 12       | Jharkhand           |                           551 |
| 13       | Karnataka           |                           580 |
| 14       | Kerala              |                            34 |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh      |                           171 |
| 16       | Maharashtra         |                            79 |
| 17       | Manipur             |                             0 |
| 18       | Meghalaya           |                             0 |
| 19       | Mizoram             |                             0 |
| 20       | Nagaland            |                             0 |
| 21       | Odisha              |                           104 |
| 22       | Puducherry          |                             0 |
| 23       | Punjab              |                           301 |
| 24       | Rajasthan           |                          6065 |
| 25       | Sikkim              |                             0 |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu          |                             0 |
| 27       | Telangana           |                           798 |
| 28       | Tripura             |                             0 |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh       |                           179 |
| 30       | Uttarakhand         |                             0 |
| 31       | West Bengal         |                          1336 |
|          | Total               |                         12254 |

ANNEXURE -II

Annexure referredtoin reply to parts (a) to (d) of Unstarred Q.No. † 2144 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 08.03.2018 regarding 'Fluoride Contamination Of Water'

Year-wise fund released during the last three yea  and current year (as on 05 th March, 2018) under NRDWP to provide safe drinking water to rural population of the country

|   S.No. | Year                        |   Fund released under NRDWP (Rs. in Crore) |
|---------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2014- 15                    |                                    9191.22 |
|       2 | 2015- 16                    |                                    4264.58 |
|       3 | 2016- 17                    |                                    5931.9  |
|       4 | 2017- 18 (as on 05.03.2018) |                                    6026.34 |

Annexure referredtoin reply to parts (a) to (d) of Unstarred Q.No. † 2144 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 08.03.2018 regarding 'Fluoride Contamination Of Water'

State - wise fund released by Government of India on the recommendation of NITI Aayog for Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations as one time Central Assistance in March, 2016

| S. No.   | Name of State   |   Total Release (Rs. in Crore) |
|----------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | Assam           |                          11.57 |
| 2        | Bihar           |                          22.83 |
| 3        | Karnataka       |                          59.9  |
| 4        | Punjab          |                          39.35 |
| 5        | Uttar Pradesh   |                          13.39 |
| 6        | West Bengal (*) |                         236.98 |
| 7        | Andhra Pradesh  |                          21.26 |
| 8        | Chhattisgarh    |                           1.05 |
| 9        | Gujarat         |                           0.89 |
| 10       | Haryana         |                           2.66 |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir |                           0.47 |
| 12       | Jharkhand       |                           1.5  |
| 13       | Kerala          |                          19.73 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh  |                          15.85 |
| 15       | Maharashtra     |                          24.08 |
| 16       | Odisha          |                           2    |
| 17       | Rajasthan (*)   |                         431.29 |
| 18       | Telangana       |                          94.58 |
| 19       | Uttarakhand     |                           0.62 |
| Total    | Total           |                        1000    |

Note : Rs. 100 Crore each for Piped Water Supply Schemes.

ANNEXURE -IV

Annexure referredtoin reply to parts (a) to (d) of Unstarred Q.No. † 2144 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 08.03.2018 regarding 'Fluoride Contamination Of Water'

State - wise fund released under NWQSM to provide safe drinking to Arsenic / Fluoride affect habitations as on 05 th March, 2018

| S.No.   | State/UT       |   TotalRelease ( Rs. in |
|---------|----------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh |                    0.12 |
| 2       | Assam          |                  220.63 |
| 3       | Bihar          |                  101.34 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh   |                    0.02 |
| 5       | Haryana        |                   16.91 |
| 6       | Jharkhand      |                    8.33 |
| 7       | Karnataka      |                    8.28 |
| 8       | Kerala         |                    2.31 |
| 9       | Madhya Pradesh |                    3.15 |
| 10      | Maharashtra    |                   14.83 |
| 11      | Odisha         |                    1.12 |
| 12      | Punjab         |                   51.3  |
| 13      | Rajasthan      |                  790.92 |
| 14      | Telangana      |                  528.33 |
| 15      | Uttar Pradesh  |                   26.31 |
| 16      | West Bengal    |                  647.74 |
| Total   | Total          |                 2421.64 |

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