Lok Sabha Question No. 3578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Drinking Water Supply in Rural Areas
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3578 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## Drinking Water Supply in Rural Areas

## 3578. ADV. CHINTAMAN  NAVASHA  WANAGA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed the present implementation of Piped Water Supply (PWS) scheme in the rural areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details and outcome thereof; and
- (c) the funds allocated for PWS to States during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a)  &  (b)  This  Ministry  assist  the  states  for  improving  the  coverage  of  safe  drinking water  in  rural  areas  through  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP) under which States Governments are competent to plan, design, approve and implement rural  drinking  water  supply  schemes.  Currently  the  focus  of  the  Ministry  is  on  the completion of all ongoing schemes including all piped water supply schemes. The states have been directed to enter the milestone based status of ongoing piped water supply schemes  on  the  Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  of  the  Ministry. The physical  &  financial  progress  of  schemes  under  NRDWP  including  piped  water supply  schemes    is  monitored  through  National  /  State  level  review  meetings, conferences and video-conferences. A National Level Review Meeting with Secretaries of  State  Governments  for  Rural  Drinking  Water  Supply  Departments  was held under the chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Government of  India  on  September  9-10 th ,  2016.  Similarly,  performance  of  individual  states  was reviewed  during  Annual  Action  Plan  (AAP)  meetings  in  Feb-March,  2017  by  the Ministry officials.

(c) Under NRDWP funds are released to the States on the basis of a pre-approved criteria  which  includes  population,  terrain  etc.  and  not  on  the  basis  of  the  type  of schemes to be taken up like PWS scheme. The States have been empowered to choose the type of scheme to be taken up for execution, although they have been asked to go for PWS schemes. The State-wise details of total fund allocated under NRDWP during last three years and current year is at Annexure .

| Annexure                                                                                                                       | Annexure                                                                                                                       | Annexure                                                                                                                       | Annexure                                                                                                                       | Annexure                                                                                                                       | Annexure                                                                                                                       |
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| Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3578 to be answered on 23.03.2017, amount Rs. in crore | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3578 to be answered on 23.03.2017, amount Rs. in crore | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3578 to be answered on 23.03.2017, amount Rs. in crore | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3578 to be answered on 23.03.2017, amount Rs. in crore | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3578 to be answered on 23.03.2017, amount Rs. in crore | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3578 to be answered on 23.03.2017, amount Rs. in crore |
| S.No.                                                                                                                          | State                                                                                                                          | 2013-14                                                                                                                        | 2014-15                                                                                                                        | 2015-16                                                                                                                        | 2016-17 (as on 20.03.2017)                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                              | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                                            | 1.04                                                                                                                           | 0.86                                                                                                                           | 0.38                                                                                                                           | 0.45                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 635.44                                                                                                                         | 372.43                                                                                                                         | 156.69                                                                                                                         | 181.02                                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                              | 218.23                                                                                                                         | 87.21                                                                                                                          | 58.08                                                                                                                          | 101.39                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                                          | 470                                                                                                                            | 501.1                                                                                                                          | 268.26                                                                                                                         | 402.15                                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                          | 432.38                                                                                                                         | 441.07                                                                                                                         | 229.6                                                                                                                          | 314.97                                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                   | 136.13                                                                                                                         | 159.08                                                                                                                         | 63.69                                                                                                                          | 70.65                                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                                            | 5.5                                                                                                                            | 4.61                                                                                                                           | 2.08                                                                                                                           | 2.44                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                                        | 533.73                                                                                                                         | 509.48                                                                                                                         | 240.13                                                                                                                         | 281.14                                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                              | Haryana                                                                                                                        | 229.46                                                                                                                         | 218.09                                                                                                                         | 97.65                                                                                                                          | 114.71                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                               | 150.51                                                                                                                         | 131.84                                                                                                                         | 65.2                                                                                                                           | 69.65                                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                                             | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                              | 462.43                                                                                                                         | 461.33                                                                                                                         | 199.4                                                                                                                          | 233.29                                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                                                      | 172.85                                                                                                                         | 169.86                                                                                                                         | 126.85                                                                                                                         | 115.86                                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                                      | 868.76                                                                                                                         | 623.2                                                                                                                          | 307.62                                                                                                                         | 360.07                                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                                         | 155.58                                                                                                                         | 115.59                                                                                                                         | 52.78                                                                                                                          | 62.54                                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 404.81                                                                                                                         | 397.18                                                                                                                         | 181.76                                                                                                                         | 213.87                                                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                                    | 788.48                                                                                                                         | 780.06                                                                                                                         | 344.16                                                                                                                         | 413.57                                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                                        | 58.75                                                                                                                          | 90.35                                                                                                                          | 28.98                                                                                                                          | 41.83                                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                                      | 92.18                                                                                                                          | 59.61                                                                                                                          | 30.52                                                                                                                          | 42.02                                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                                                        | 38.41                                                                                                                          | 42.43                                                                                                                          | 17.71                                                                                                                          | 25.33                                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                                       | 61.31                                                                                                                          | 108.19                                                                                                                         | 39.27                                                                                                                          | 37.93                                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                                         | 244.25                                                                                                                         | 205.69                                                                                                                         | 96.9                                                                                                                           | 114.99                                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                                                                     | 1.59                                                                                                                           | 1.62                                                                                                                           | 0.74                                                                                                                           | 0.86                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                                                         | 96.89                                                                                                                          | 93.88                                                                                                                          | 39.77                                                                                                                          | 46.02                                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                                      | 1231.05                                                                                                                        | 1194.46                                                                                                                        | 547.17                                                                                                                         | 1114.56                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                                         | 16.88                                                                                                                          | 30.38                                                                                                                          | 10.64                                                                                                                          | 14.77                                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                     | 304.63                                                                                                                         | 367.36                                                                                                                         | 169.5                                                                                                                          | 157.6                                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                              | 200.65                                                                                                                         | 88.77                                                                                                                          | 117.03                                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                                        | 59.29                                                                                                                          | 62.06                                                                                                                          | 28.07                                                                                                                          | 39.48                                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                  | 923.18                                                                                                                         | 1006.43                                                                                                                        | 477.69                                                                                                                         | 653.77                                                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                    | 159.66                                                                                                                         | 135.01                                                                                                                         | 63.57                                                                                                                          | 90.87                                                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                                    | 490.63                                                                                                                         | 436.53                                                                                                                         | 199.68                                                                                                                         | 438.91                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                                          | 9444.03                                                                                                                        | 9007.64                                                                                                                        | 4233.31                                                                                                                        | 5873.74                                                                                                                        |