Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Fluoride in Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 77 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## Fluoride in Drinking Water

## †*77. SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN:

- Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state? (a) the States affected due to fluoride, arsenic and other heavy metals contamination in drinking water across the country indicating the number of habitations/villages so affected; (b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide safe drinking water to these  States,  including  West  Bengal  and  the  time-limit  fixed  by  the  Government  to provide safe drinking water in these States; (c) whether the Government is providing any special assistance to these States in this regard, if so, the details thereof and the targets fixed for these States, State/ UT-wise; (d) whether the Government is satisfied with the achievements made in these States, if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  in  this  regard
- along with the future planning for the next three years, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the budgetary provisions made, funds released and utilized for tackling contamination in drinking water during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (e)   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.77   due for reply on 20.07.2017

- (a)
- (b)

State-wise number of habitations affected by fluoride, arsenic and other heavy metals  as  reported  by  the  States  into  integrated  management  information system (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 14 th  July, 2017  is at Annexure-I. to  (d)    Rural  drinking  water  supply  is  a  state  subject.    For  improving  the coverage of safe drinking water to rural population, this Ministry supplements the  efforts  of  the  states  by  providing  them  with  technical  and  financial assistance  through  the  centrally  sponsored  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP). It is the State Governments who plan, design, approve, execute and operate & maintain schemes for providing clean drinking water. Up to 67% fund allocated to the states can be utilized for coverage & tackling water quality  problems.  Further,  5%  of  the  NRDWP  funds  are  earmarked  for  Water Quality  and  allocated  to  those  states  with  habitations  affected  by  excess chemical  contamination  and  with  high  priority  districts  affected  by  Japanese Encephalitis/Acute  Encephalitis  Syndrome.  Water  Contamination  is  highly dynamic in nature and Ministry has not  fixed  any  time-limit  for  the  States  to provide safe drinking water to affected habitations. All  the  States  have  been  asked  to  focus  on  providing  piped  water  supply schemes from safe and perennial surface water source in water quality affected habitations.  As  immediate  measures,  States  have  been  provided  an amount  of Rs.  800  Crores  in  Mar  2016  as  100%  grant  by  Government  of  India  on  the recommendation of  NITI Aayog to provide 8-10 litres per capita per day of safe drinking  water  in  arsenic  and  fluoride  affected  habitations  for  drinking  and cooking purposes, as short term measures through Community Water Purification Plants. In addition, funds to the tune of Rs.100 Crore each are also provided  for  tackling  arsenic  and  fluoride  problems  in  West  Bengal  and Rajasthan respectively for the last mile connectivity in commissioning surface water based piped water supply schemes. The overall achievements made by the States are satisfactory, based on the ground condition and while in some of the works which are in progress needs to be completed quickly.

In  addition  to  this,  the  Ministry  has  launched  a  National  Water  Quality  SubMission  on  22 nd   March  2017  to  provide  safe  drinking  water  to  about  28,000 arsenic / fluoride affected habitations in the country in a span of 4 years. During February-March 2017, under Sub-Mission programme, funds to the tune of Rs

.

- 814.13  crore  have  been  released  to  arsenic  and  fluoride  affected  States  for completing ongoing piped water supply schemes. During the current financial year 2017-18 under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), Rs. 1000  Crore  has  been  earmarked  for  National  Water  Quality  Sub-Mission  on arsenic & fluoride. In July, 2017 Rs. 171.9 Crore has been released to Telangana State  as  part  of  1st  installment  to  cover  966  fluoride  affected  habitations through  27  new  piped  water  supply  schemes.  Five  more  states  have  also

submitted  their  proposal  to  get  the  funds  under  National  Water  Quality  SubMission. (e)            Under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP),  Up  to  67%  fund allocated  to  the  states  can  be  utilized  for  coverage  &  tackling  water  quality problems.  Further,  5%  of  the  NRDWP  funds  are  earmarked  for  Water  Quality and  allocated  to  those  states  with  habitations  affected  by  excess  chemical contamination and with high priority districts affected by Japanese Encephalitis/Acute Encephalitis Syndrome. State-wise funds allocated, released and expenditure incurred under NRDWP during the last three and current year

- (as on 12 th  July, 2017) is at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I: Referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 77 due for reply on 20/07/2017

State-wise number of habitations affected by fluoride, arsenic and heavy metals as reported by the States into integrated management information system (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 14 th  July, 2017

| S.    |                   | Number of affected Habitations   | Number of affected Habitations   | Number of affected Habitations   |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| No.   | Name of the State | Fluoride                         | Arsenic                          | Heavy Metal                      |
| 1     | ANDAMANandNICOBAR | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 2     | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 352                              | 0                                | 0                                |
| 3     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 4     | ASSAM             | 291                              | 4523                             | 7                                |
| 5     | BIHAR             | 901                              | 877                              | 0                                |
| 6     | CHATTISGARH       | 406                              | 20                               | 0                                |
| 7     | GOA               | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 8     | GUJARAT           | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 9     | HARYANA           | 119                              | 0                                | 0                                |
| 10    | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 11    | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR  | 5                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 12    | JHARKHAND         | 607                              | 102                              | 0                                |
| 13    | KARNATAKA         | 745                              | 4                                | 1                                |
| 14    | KERALA            | 68                               | 1                                | 0                                |
| 15    | MADHYA PRADESH    | 174                              | 0                                | 0                                |
| 16    | MAHARASHTRA       | 82                               | 0                                | 0                                |
| 17    | MANIPUR           | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 18    | MEGHALAYA         | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 19    | MIZORAM           | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 20    | NAGALAND          | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 21    | ODISHA            | 106                              | 0                                | 0                                |
| 22    | PUDUCHERRY        | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 23    | PUNJAB            | 310                              | 751                              | 2217                             |
| 24    | RAJASTHAN         | 6658                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 25    | SIKKIM            | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 26    | TAMIL NADU        | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 27    | TELANGANA         | 1028                             | 0                                | 0                                |
| 28    | TRIPURA           | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 29    | UTTAR PRADESH     | 179                              | 748                              | 0                                |
| 30    | UTTARAKHAND       | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| 31    | WEST BENGAL       | 1421                             | 11232                            | 276                              |
| Total | Total             | 13452                            | 18258                            | 2501                             |

## Annexure-II: Referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 77 due for reply on 20/07/2017

State-wise funds allocated, released and expenditure incurred under NRDWP during the last three and current year (as on 12 th  July, 2017)

| State-wise Financial Status   | State-wise Financial Status   | State-wise Financial Status    | State-wise Financial Status   | State-wise Financial Status   | State-wise Financial Status   | State-wise Financial Status    | State-wise Financial Status   | State-wise Financial Status   | State-wise Financial Status   | State-wise Financial Status    | State-wise Financial Status   | State-wise Financial Status   | State-wise Financial Status   | State-wise Financial Status       | State-wise Financial Status       | State-wise Financial Status       | State-wise Financial Status       | State-wise Financial Status       |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                               |                               |                                |                               |                               |                               | underNRDWP Fin. Year 2015-16   | underNRDWP Fin. Year 2015-16  | underNRDWP Fin. Year 2015-16  | underNRDWP Fin. Year 2015-16  | Fin. Year 2016-17              | Fin. Year 2016-17             | Fin. Year 2016-17             | Fin. Year 2016-17             | Fin. Year 2017-18 as on 12.7.2017 | Fin. Year 2017-18 as on 12.7.2017 | Fin. Year 2017-18 as on 12.7.2017 | Fin. Year 2017-18 as on 12.7.2017 | Fin. Year 2017-18 as on 12.7.2017 |
| S. No.                        | State                         | Opening Balance as on 1.4.2014 | Allocation                    | Release                       | Exp.                          | Opening Balance as on 1.4.2015 | Allocation                    | Releas e                      | Exp.                          | Opening Balance as on 1.4.2016 | Allocatio n                   | Release upto 14/03/20 17      | Expend iture                  | Opening Balance as on 1.4.2017    | Allocatio n                       | Release upto 12/07/20 17          | Expendit ure                      |                                   |
| 1                             | Andaman And Nicobar           | 0.28                           | 0.86                          | 0.81                          | 0.43                          | 0.67                           | 0.38                          | 0.16                          | 0.00                          | 0.83                           | 0.45                          | 0.22                          | 0                             | 1.05                              | 0.43                              | 0                                 | 0                                 |                                   |
| 2                             | Andhra Pradesh                | 82.74                          | 372.43                        | 377.78                        | 427.08                        | 33.44                          | 156.69                        | 170.05                        | 190.60                        | 12.88                          | 181.02                        | 204                           | 157.38                        | 59.51                             | 144.08                            | 32.93                             | 32.27                             |                                   |
| 3                             | Arunachal Pradesh             | 25.77                          | 87.21                         | 109.83                        | 119.50                        | 16.09                          | 58.08                         | 65.40                         | 66.23                         | 15.26                          | 101.39                        | 110.84                        | 90.68                         | 35.42                             | 77.51                             | 11.27                             | 0                                 |                                   |
| 4                             | Assam                         | 92.70                          | 501.10                        | 585.32                        | 586.88                        | 92.64                          | 268.26                        | 284.11                        | 216.20                        | 160.83                         | 402.15                        | 348.06                        | 206.61                        | 309.59                            | 274.31                            | 24.11                             | 0                                 |                                   |
| 5                             | Bihar                         | 259.33                         | 441.07                        | 399.11                        | 381.90                        | 276.54                         | 229.60                        | 202.73                        | 295.38                        | 183.89                         | 314.97                        | 373.81                        | 473.29                        | 84.97                             | 211.75                            | 84.91                             | 10.08                             |                                   |
| 6                             | Chattisgarh                   | 31.56                          | 159.08                        | 150.74                        | 173.08                        | 12.05                          | 63.69                         | 60.83                         | 64.64                         | 8.24                           | 70.65                         | 84.28                         | 65.66                         | 26.86                             | 64.33                             | 9.13                              | 0                                 |                                   |
| 7                             | Goa                           | 3.73                           | 4.61                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 3.73                           | 2.08                          | 1.66                          | 0.00                          | 5.39                           | 2.44                          | 1.19                          | 3.35                          | 3.23                              | 2.32                              | 0                                 | 0                                 |                                   |
| 8                             | Gujarat                       | 134.24                         | 509.48                        | 405.58                        | 491.44                        | 48.38                          | 240.13                        | 238.91                        | 274.78                        | 12.50                          | 281.14                        | 278.5                         | 265.16                        | 25.84                             | 231.62                            | 107.06                            | 0                                 |                                   |
| 9                             | Haryana                       | 13.96                          | 218.09                        | 277.98                        | 228.82                        | 63.13                          | 97.65                         | 122.65                        | 150.74                        | 35.19                          | 114.71                        | 111.53                        | 116.42                        | 30.3                              | 104.05                            | 22.83                             | 0.06                              |                                   |
| 10                            | Himachal Pradesh              | 45.27                          | 131.84                        | 120.89                        | 120.18                        | 45.97                          | 65.20                         | 64.38                         | 69.88                         | 40.48                          | 69.65                         | 83.31                         | 66.04                         | 57.75                             | 66.02                             | 0                                 | 0                                 |                                   |
| 11                            | Jammu And Kashmir             | 59.11                          | 461.33                        | 474.41                        | 458.03                        | 75.49                          | 199.40                        | 192.12                        | 222.16                        | 45.44                          | 233.29                        | 225.14                        | 219.94                        | 57.87                             | 222.26                            | 87.74                             | 0                                 |                                   |
| 12                            | Jharkhand                     | 102.26                         | 169.86                        | 175.18                        | 206.88                        | 89.26                          | 126.85                        | 132.09                        | 133.70                        | 99.65                          | 115.86                        | 131.74                        | 152.56                        | 85.52                             | 85.03                             | 39.95                             | 42.58                             |                                   |
| 13                            | Karnataka                     | 237.76                         | 623.20                        | 563.91                        | 622.37                        | 179.31                         | 307.62                        | 278.08                        | 366.68                        | 90.71                          | 360.07                        | 343.72                        | 341.33                        | 93.1                              | 290.86                            | 90.08                             | 0                                 |                                   |
| 14                            | Kerala                        | 40.87                          | 115.59                        | 124.10                        | 131.86                        | 33.11                          | 52.78                         | 48.05                         | 64.45                         | 16.71                          | 62.54                         | 75.22                         | 74.21                         | 17.72                             | 56.88                             | 24.38                             | 0                                 |                                   |
| 15                            | Madhya Pradesh                | 133.97                         | 397.18                        | 440.18                        | 399.94                        | 174.38                         | 181.76                        | 193.73                        | 387.62                        | 8.93                           | 213.87                        | 232.26                        | 212.5                         | 28.68                             | 195.67                            | 86.71                             | 9.65                              |                                   |
| 16                            | Maharashtra                   | 587.39                         | 780.06                        | 748.23                        | 901.96                        | 433.66                         | 344.16                        | 330.88                        | 584.00                        | 180.69                         | 413.57                        | 404.45                        | 412.32                        | 172.82                            | 338.13                            | 40.68                             | 0                                 |                                   |
| 17                            | Manipur                       | 27.09                          | 90.35                         | 88.54                         | 92.25                         | 23.38                          | 28.98                         | 27.92                         | 43.44                         | 7.87                           | 41.83                         | 40.61                         | 18.87                         | 29.61                             | 32.20                             | 0                                 | 0                                 |                                   |
| 18                            | Meghalaya                     | 22.89                          | 59.61                         | 69.50                         | 81.02                         | 11.60                          | 30.52                         | 31.24                         | 30.92                         | 12.14                          | 42.02                         | 40.42                         | 49.29                         | 3.39                              | 41.86                             | 20.06                             | 0                                 |                                   |
| 19                            | Mizoram                       | 36.30                          | 42.43                         | 34.50                         | 39.81                         | 30.99                          | 17.71                         | 17.32                         | 23.16                         | 25.15                          | 25.33                         | 24.49                         | 24.82                         | 24.83                             | 22.40                             | 0                                 | 0                                 |                                   |
| 20                            | Nagaland                      | 12.38                          | 108.19                        | 101.44                        | 86.45                         | 27.37                          | 39.27                         | 38.53                         | 61.90                         | 4.25                           | 37.93                         | 36.84                         | 40.2                          | 0.89                              | 27.66                             | 12.81                             | 0                                 |                                   |
| 21                            | Odisha                        | 106.02                         | 205.69                        | 230.67                        | 257.29                        | 87.41                          | 96.90                         | 103.19                        | 150.64                        | 16.82                          | 114.99                        | 134.96                        | 100.59                        | 53.47                             | 102.69                            | 0.81                              | 0                                 |                                   |
| 22                            | Puducherry                    | 0.94                           | 1.62                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.98                           | 0.74                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.98                           | 0.86                          | 0.29                          | 0                             | 1.27                              | 0.82                              | 0                                 | 0                                 |                                   |
| 23                            | Punjab                        | 14.94                          | 93.88                         | 97.38                         | 90.23                         | 22.10                          | 39.77                         | 42.79                         | 36.57                         | 28.31                          | 46.02                         | 51.89                         | 53.56                         | 26.64                             | 38.30                             | 1.23                              | 0.43                              |                                   |
| 24                            | Rajasthan                     | 199.22                         | 1194.46                       | 1304.64                       | 1386.79                       | 117.07                         | 547.17                        | 526.75                        | 480.21                        | 163.61                         | 1114.56                       | 1072.92                       | 681.21                        | 555.31                            | 591.67                            | 135.08                            | 15.56                             |                                   |
| 25                            | Sikkim                        | 1.31                           | 30.38                         | 31.70                         | 32.03                         | 0.98                           | 10.64                         | 12.05                         | 12.49                         | 0.54                           | 14.77                         | 19.42                         | 16.51                         | 3.45                              | 9.30                              | 2.91                              | 0                                 |                                   |
| 26                            | Tamil Nadu                    | 44.97                          | 367.36                        | 382.46                        | 432.39                        | 5.48                           | 169.50                        | 182.35                        | 164.85                        | 27.49                          | 157.60                        | 174.68                        | 188.98                        | 14.35                             |                                   | 56.67                             | 0                                 |                                   |
| 27                            |                               | 0.00                           |                               | 212.24                        | 189.25                        | 22.99                          | 88.77                         | 97.71                         | 106.42                        |                                | 117.03                        | 133.09                        | 111.89                        | 35.71                             | 123.83 87.41                      |                                   | 18.06                             |                                   |
|                               | Telangana                     |                                | 200.65                        |                               |                               |                                |                               |                               |                               | 14.52                          |                               | 43.73                         | 38.73                         |                                   |                                   | 191.63                            |                                   |                                   |
| 28                            | Tripura                       | 3.40                           | 62.06                         | 68.31                         | 64.81                         | 8.18                           | 28.07                         | 31.68                         | 39.97                         | 0.80                           | 39.48                         |                               |                               | 6.54                              | 32.26                             | 13.69                             | 1.69                              |                                   |
| 29                            | Uttar Pradesh                 | 485.61                         | 1006.43                       | 1073.22                       | 1146.18                       | 412.65                         | 477.69                        | 490.31                        | 690.46                        | 272.38                         | 653.77                        | 621.95                        | 639.54                        | 257.82                            | 393.28                            | 3.77                              | 0                                 |                                   |
| 30 31                         | Uttarakhand West Bengal       | 124.32 143.68                  | 135.01 436.53                 | 111.48 431.09                 | 152.94 480.72                 | 82.87 96.94                    | 63.57 199.68                  | 60.06 216.85                  | 98.91 288.75                  | 63.75 25.49                    | 90.87 438.91                  | 88.19 440.15                  | 99.95 444.86 5366.45          | 2176.95                           | 52.66 68.42 20.78 193.97 4131.32  | 7.43 61.97 1169.54                | 0 0 130.38                        |                                   |
|                               | Total                         | 3074.01                        | 9007.64                       | 9191.22                       | 9782.51                       | 2528.84                        | 4233.31                       | 4264.58                       | 5315.75                       | 1581.72                        | 5873.74                       | 5931.9                        |                               |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |