Lok Sabha Question No. 120 (STARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Accessibility to Safe Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 120

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2017

## Accessibility to  Safe  Drinking Water

## *120.   SHRI  RABINDRA  KUMAR JENA:

## SHRI  RAM  MOHAN NAIDU  KINJARAPU

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

- (a) the latest percentage of households with  access  to  safe  drinking  water  in  the country,  State-wise;
- (b) the comparative details of the said percentage  during  the  last  three  years, Statewise;
- (c) whether there is difference between the  rural  and  urban  areas  in  regard  to  the accessibility to safe drinking water and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to provide safe drinking water to the entire population  of  the  country;  and
- (e)  whether   the   Government   is continuously  monitoring  the  steps  taken in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the table of the house.

## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 120 due for answer  on 09.02.2016

- (a) & (b) Water supply  is a State subject .  This Ministry assists State / UTs technically and financially  in providing   safe drinking water supply to the rural population in the country. The Ministry has prepared a Strategic Plan as per which by 2022, the goal is to cover 90% rural households with piped water supply. To achieve this, the Ministry has directed the State Governments to focus on providing   piped water supply (PWS) schemes  in rural habitations and also to take households connections through extensive Information and Education Communication (IEC) interventions. To monitor this, this Ministry get the report from State Governments on online portal of the Ministry in terms of Fully covered (getting at least 40 litres per capita per day), Partially covered (getting less than 40 lpcd) and Quality affected (affected with at least  one  chemical  contaminant)  habitations.  State  wise  details  of  access  to  safe drinking  water  supply  in  terms  of  Fully  covered,  Partially  covered  and  Quality affected  are  at Annexure-I. Further  as  per  information  provided  by  Ministry  of Urban Development, in accordance with census of India 2011 data, 70.6% of urban households in the country are having safe / tap water supply. The State wise details are at Annexure-II.
- (c) As per information provided by Ministry of Urban Development, 70.6% of urban households in the country are having safe / tap water supply as per Census 2011. Further, as per information provided by State Governments on the online portal of this  Ministry, as on 07.02.2017, 77.25 % of total rural habitations are covered with access to safe drinking water upto 40 litres per capita per day service level.
- (d) This Ministry by organizing various workshops, exhibitions and field visits shares / showcases various technologies / best practices to officials of States for benefitting them  in  implementation  of  Rural  Water  Supply  Schemes  under  National  Rural Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP)  .  Also,  in  collaboration  with  National Remote  Sensing  Centre  (NRSC),  this  Ministry  had  got  prepared  Hydro-GeoMorphological (HGM) Maps (Ground Water Prospect Maps) and distributed to all the States. These maps can be effectively used to drill down to correct locations both for production wells as well as artificial ground water re-charge sites.
- (e) Under NRDWP, States Governments are competent to plan, design, approve and implement rural drinking water supply schemes. States are to prioritize the coverage of habitations with deficient drinking water and quality affected habitations in their Annual Action Plans (AAP). Every year between February and April, Annual Action Plan (AAP)  meetings are held with the Departments of State Governments dealing with  rural  drinking  water  supply,  wherein  the  progress  achieved  under  different components of NRDWP are reviewed and targets for the next financial year are fixed.

Officers of the Ministry are also deputed to States for field visits and review the progress of implementation. The physical & financial progress of NRDWP is also monitored  in  National  /  Regional  /  State  level  review  meetings,  conferences  and video-conferences.

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| Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 |
| S.No.                                                                                    |                                                                                          | As on 1/4/2014                                                                           | As on 1/4/2014                                                                           | As on 1/4/2015                                                                           | As on 1/4/2015                                                                           | during last three years and current year As on 1/4/2016                                  | during last three years and current year As on 1/4/2016                                  | As on 8/2/2017                                                                           | As on 8/2/2017                                                                           |
| S.No.                                                                                    | State                                                                                    | %of Fully Covered Habitations                                                            | %of Partially Covered Habitations                                                        | %of Fully Covered Habitations                                                            | %of Partially Covered Habitations                                                        | %of Fully Covered Habitations                                                            | %of Partially Covered Habitations                                                        | %of Fully Covered Habitations                                                            | %of Partially Covered Habitations                                                        |
| 1                                                                                        | Andman &Nicobar                                                                          | 80.75                                                                                    | 19.25                                                                                    | 81.00                                                                                    | 19.00                                                                                    | 81.00                                                                                    | 19.00                                                                                    | 81.00                                                                                    | 19.00                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                           | 61.67                                                                                    | 35.05                                                                                    | 60.80                                                                                    | 37.97                                                                                    | 66.66                                                                                    | 32.15                                                                                    | 68.27                                                                                    | 30.64                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                        | 32.19                                                                                    | 66.64                                                                                    | 33.10                                                                                    | 65.83                                                                                    | 37.27                                                                                    | 61.98                                                                                    | 37.60                                                                                    | 61.67                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                    | 47.78                                                                                    | 40.07                                                                                    | 56.11                                                                                    | 33.90                                                                                    | 63.24                                                                                    | 26.73                                                                                    | 63.44                                                                                    | 26.60                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                    | 46.64                                                                                    | 47.23                                                                                    | 54.35                                                                                    | 42.45                                                                                    | 58.34                                                                                    | 36.58                                                                                    | 58.93                                                                                    | 36.42                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                             | 83.52                                                                                    | 10.92                                                                                    | 92.14                                                                                    | 5.37                                                                                     | 94.42                                                                                    | 4.05                                                                                     | 94.52                                                                                    | 3.97                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                      | 99.42                                                                                    | 0.58                                                                                     | 99.42                                                                                    | 0.58                                                                                     | 99.42                                                                                    | 0.58                                                                                     | 99.42                                                                                    | 0.58                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                  | 94.73                                                                                    | 4.54                                                                                     | 99.93                                                                                    | 0.01                                                                                     | 99.91                                                                                    | 0.02                                                                                     | 100.00                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                  | 93.73                                                                                    | 6.07                                                                                     | 95.29                                                                                    | 4.55                                                                                     | 94.17                                                                                    | 3.20                                                                                     | 94.40                                                                                    | 3.01                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | 73.27                                                                                    | 26.73                                                                                    | 75.48                                                                                    | 24.52                                                                                    | 76.39                                                                                    | 23.61                                                                                    | 77.67                                                                                    | 22.33                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                       | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                           | 50.95                                                                                    | 48.99                                                                                    | 54.03                                                                                    | 45.94                                                                                    | 54.44                                                                                    | 45.53                                                                                    | 54.81                                                                                    | 45.16                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                | 96.94                                                                                    | 3.04                                                                                     | 97.14                                                                                    | 2.83                                                                                     | 93.93                                                                                    | 0.36                                                                                     | 94.16                                                                                    | 0.36                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                | 40.97                                                                                    | 55.06                                                                                    | 42.51                                                                                    | 53.54                                                                                    | 38.80                                                                                    | 57.64                                                                                    | 45.88                                                                                    | 51.03                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                   | 28.09                                                                                    | 64.94                                                                                    | 20.37                                                                                    | 73.31                                                                                    | 28.26                                                                                    | 66.22                                                                                    | 29.98                                                                                    | 64.50                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 98.11                                                                                    | 0.53                                                                                     | 99.10                                                                                    | 0.38                                                                                     | 99.74                                                                                    | 0.05                                                                                     | 99.84                                                                                    | 0.04                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                              | 86.91                                                                                    | 12.14                                                                                    | 88.89                                                                                    | 10.51                                                                                    | 87.76                                                                                    | 11.85                                                                                    | 88.22                                                                                    | 11.39                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                  | 72.79                                                                                    | 27.21                                                                                    | 74.36                                                                                    | 25.64                                                                                    | 75.49                                                                                    | 24.51                                                                                    | 78.14                                                                                    | 21.86                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                | 20.57                                                                                    | 78.88                                                                                    | 13.17                                                                                    | 86.54                                                                                    | 15.78                                                                                    | 84.12                                                                                    | 15.98                                                                                    | 83.92                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                  | 43.63                                                                                    | 56.37                                                                                    | 41.84                                                                                    | 58.16                                                                                    | 59.62                                                                                    | 40.38                                                                                    | 60.57                                                                                    | 39.43                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                                 | 32.88                                                                                    | 64.64                                                                                    | 36.99                                                                                    | 58.69                                                                                    | 40.72                                                                                    | 56.47                                                                                    | 47.78                                                                                    | 49.41                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                   | 64.73                                                                                    | 31.00                                                                                    | 57.46                                                                                    | 39.37                                                                                    | 79.14                                                                                    | 19.06                                                                                    | 81.89                                                                                    | 16.41                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                               | 35.89                                                                                    | 60.48                                                                                    | 56.77                                                                                    | 43.23                                                                                    | 57.52                                                                                    | 42.48                                                                                    | 57.52                                                                                    | 42.48                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                   | 81.74                                                                                    | 18.14                                                                                    | 73.33                                                                                    | 14.65                                                                                    | 63.04                                                                                    | 12.14                                                                                    | 64.22                                                                                    | 11.79                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                | 57.03                                                                                    | 23.19                                                                                    | 55.32                                                                                    | 26.39                                                                                    | 44.86                                                                                    | 37.95                                                                                    | 45.46                                                                                    | 37.69                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                   | 31.77                                                                                    | 68.23                                                                                    | 31.33                                                                                    | 68.67                                                                                    | 34.60                                                                                    | 65.40                                                                                    | 35.08                                                                                    | 64.92                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 85.93                                                                                    | 13.65                                                                                    | 89.42                                                                                    | 10.23                                                                                    | 90.51                                                                                    | 9.14                                                                                     | 92.17                                                                                    | 7.48                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                | 52.56                                                                                    | 41.00                                                                                    | 54.66                                                                                    | 39.92                                                                                    | 52.03                                                                                    | 41.92                                                                                    | 53.62                                                                                    | 40.42                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                  | 39.54                                                                                    | 7.35                                                                                     | 42.02                                                                                    | 5.82                                                                                     | 47.43                                                                                    | 6.03                                                                                     | 49.07                                                                                    | 5.94                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 99.78                                                                                    | 0.03                                                                                     | 99.41                                                                                    | 0.43                                                                                     | 99.44                                                                                    | 0.40                                                                                     | 99.46                                                                                    | 0.40                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                              | 61.81                                                                                    | 38.10                                                                                    | 54.24                                                                                    | 45.69                                                                                    | 54.44                                                                                    |                                                                                          | 55.30                                                                                    | 44.66                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                       |                                                                                          |                                                                                          | 41.87                                                                                    | 44.39                                                                                    |                                                                                          |                                                                                          | 45.52                                                                                    |                                                                                          | 41.84                                                                                    |
|                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                              | 46.29                                                                                    |                                                                                          |                                                                                          | 44.70                                                                                    | 47.20                                                                                    | 43.01                                                                                    | 48.98                                                                                    |                                                                                          |

## Annexure-II

| Annexure referred to in part (a) and (b) of Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 State-Wise data on Percentage of Households with Access to Safe Drinking Water   | Annexure referred to in part (a) and (b) of Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 State-Wise data on Percentage of Households with Access to Safe Drinking Water   | Annexure referred to in part (a) and (b) of Starred Q.No. 120 for answer on 09.02.2017 State-Wise data on Percentage of Households with Access to Safe Drinking Water   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                   | States/ UTs                                                                                                                                                             | Percentage of households in urban areas                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                       | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                          | 87.9                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                        | 95.5                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                  | 76.4                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                              | 96.8                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                             | 78.4                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                 | 77.5                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                       | NCT of Delhi                                                                                                                                                            | 81.9                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                               | 82.6                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                           | 51.5                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                   | 20.0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                  | 92.1                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                       | 84.2                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                | 35.7                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                 | 56.3                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                 | 74.4                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                 | 54.0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                               | 77.6                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                                                                                   | 30.2                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                             | 55.6                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                               | 41.6                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                  | 48.0                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                            | 62.5                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                          | 62.2                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                 | 85.6                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                      | Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                              | 72.6                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                      | D &NHaveli                                                                                                                                                              | 50.3                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                             | 89.1                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                          | 83.5                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                               | 80.4                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                                                                                                     | 90.2                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                             | 16.9                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                  | 34.9                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                              | 80.3                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                              | 95.4                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                      | A &NIslands                                                                                                                                                             | 97.9                                                                                                                                                                    |