Lok Sabha Question No. 1324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Accessibility to Safe Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1324 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2017

## Accessibility to Safe Drinking Water

## 1324. SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN:

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

(a)  whether  India  is  among  top  10  countries  in  the  world  with  the  largest  number  of people living without access to safe drinking water;

(b) if so, the number of people living without access to safe drinking water in the country as on date, State/UT-wise; and

(c) the details of the steps taken by the Government to provide safe drinking water?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Mandate of this Ministry in this respect is limited to rural water supply. As per information provided by States on online portal i.e. Integrated  Management Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, 411.37 Lakhs rural population or about 4.56% of the rural population in the country do not have access to safe drinking water. The  State-wise  details  of  population  without  access  of  safe  drinking  water  are  at Annexure.

However,  as  per  the  report  of  Water  Aid  released  on  22 nd March,  2016,  India  is among top 10 countries in the world with the largest absolute number of people living without access to safe water. However, this report covers the comprehensive details of the whole country including urban population.

- (c)  Rural  Drinking  Water  Supply  is  a  State  subject.  However,  this  Ministry  provides financial  &  technical  assistance  to  States  to  supplement  their  efforts  to  improve  the drinking  water  supply  to  rural  population  through  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP). For this, there is a provision of Rs. 6000 crore in 2016-17, out of which Rs. 4192.01 crores has already been released to various States as on 05.02.2017.

Annexure

| S.No.                            | State                            | Total Nos. of Habitations        | Total Nos. of Habitations        | Nos. of Quality Affected Habitations   | Nos. of Quality Affected Habitations   |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S.No.                            | State                            | Total Habitation                 | Total Population (in lakh)       | Total Habitation                       | Total Population (in lakh)             |
| 1                                | ANDMAN and NICOBAR               | 400                              | 2.65                             | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 2                                | ANDHRA PRADESH                   | 48342                            | 366.33                           | 526                                    | 4.07                                   |
| 3                                | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                | 7577                             | 12.51                            | 55                                     | 0.14                                   |
| 4                                | ASSAM                            | 88099                            | 296.58                           | 8772                                   | 33.35                                  |
| 5                                | BIHAR                            | 110234                           | 994.54                           | 5124                                   | 49.31                                  |
| 6                                | CHHATTISGARH                     | 74647                            | 197.95                           | 1123                                   | 3.46                                   |
| 7                                | GOA                              | 347                              | 7.31                             | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 8                                | GUJARAT                          | 36066                            | 371.18                           | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 9                                | HARYANA                          | 7948                             | 184.08                           | 206                                    | 5.15                                   |
| 10                               | HIMACHAL PRADESH                 | 53604                            | 66.86                            | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 11                               | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                | 15958                            | 102.17                           | 5                                      | 0.02                                   |
| 12                               | JHARKHAND                        | 120067                           | 269                              | 6584                                   | 21.9                                   |
| 13                               | KARNATAKA                        | 60248                            | 402.78                           | 1860                                   | 12.49                                  |
| 14                               | KERALA                           | 11883                            | 268.75                           | 656                                    | 14.98                                  |
| 15                               | MADHYA PRADESH                   | 128067                           | 528.14                           | 153                                    | 0.5                                    |
| 16                               | MAHARASHTRA                      | 100066                           | 644.45                           | 383                                    | 7.98                                   |
| 17                               | MANIPUR                          | 2868                             | 23.29                            | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 18                               | MEGHALAYA                        | 10475                            | 26.68                            | 10                                     | 0.08                                   |
| 19                               | MIZORAM                          | 738                              | 5.23                             | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 20                               | NAGALAND                         | 1530                             | 17.27                            | 43                                     | 0.22                                   |
| 21                               | ODISHA                           | 156468                           | 356.53                           | 2657                                   | 7.54                                   |
| 22                               | PUDUCHERRY                       | 266                              | 4.38                             | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 23                               | PUNJAB                           | 15384                            | 179.9                            | 3691                                   | 42.95                                  |
| 24                               | RAJASTHAN                        | 121648                           | 508.07                           | 20498                                  | 82.71                                  |
| 25                               | SIKKIM                           | 2084                             | 4.59                             | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 26                               | TAMIL NADU                       | 100204                           | 396.18                           | 351                                    | 1.68                                   |
| 27                               | TELANGANA                        | 24582                            | 227.39                           | 1464                                   | 21.33                                  |
| 28                               | TRIPURA                          | 8723                             | 44.92                            | 3925                                   | 16.94                                  |
| 29                               | UTTAR PRADESH                    | 260801                           | 1687.69                          | 361                                    | 5.24                                   |
| 30                               | UTTARAKHAND                      | 39209                            | 72.01                            | 17                                     | 0.87                                   |
| 31                               | WEST BENGAL                      | 105905                           | 746.37                           | 9726                                   | 78.46                                  |
| Total 1714438 9015.78 Percentage | Total 1714438 9015.78 Percentage | Total 1714438 9015.78 Percentage | Total 1714438 9015.78 Percentage | 3.98                                   | 4.56                                   |