Lok Sabha Question No. 703 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Access to Safe Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 703 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## Access to Safe Drinking Water

## 703.  SHRIMATI   POONAM BEN  MAADAM:

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 one year, State-wise;
- (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 STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDAPPA  JIGAJINAGI)

(a)  &  (b)  The  Ministry  does  not  monitors  the  data  with  regard  to  drinking  water supply in terms of households.  Access to drinking water in terms of habitations has been  categorised  as  Fully  Covered  (FC),  Partially  Covered  (PC)  and  Quality Affected (QA)  as per norms  of  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme (NRDWP).  Fully  Covered  habitations  are  those  habitations  where  drinking  water availability is at least 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd);  Partially Covered are those habitations  where  drinking  water  availability  is  less  than  40  lpcd  and  Quality Affected  habitations  are  those  habitations  where  drinking  water  is  contaminated with chemical contaminant.

This  Ministry  monitors  access  to  safe  drinking  water  in  terms  of  population  and habitation. As per information provided by State Governments on the online portal of the  Ministry,  the  State-wise  latest  percentage  of  population  with  access  to  safe drinking  water  along  with  the  comparative  details  during  the  last  one  year  is  at Annexure .

- (c) Yes Madam.  The  Central  Public Health and Environmental  Engineering Organisation  (CPHEEO)  defines  minimum  service  level  for  towns  provided  with piped  water  supply  but  without  sewerage  system  as  70  litres  per  capita  per  day (LPCD), cities provided with piped water supply where sewerage system is existing / contemplated as 135 LPCD, and Metropolitan and mega cities provided with piped water supply where sewerage system in existing / contemplated is 150 LPCD. Basic minimum service level considered at present for rural water supply is 40 LPCD as per National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines.
- (d) The Ministry of drinking water and sanitation has prepared a Strategic Plan as per which  the  goal  is  to  provide  safe  drinking  water  to  90%  of  the  rural  population through  piped  water  supply  schemes  by  the  year  2022,  subject  to  availability  of adequate funds.
- (e)  Every  year between February and April, Annual Action Plan meetings are held with the department of each state dealing with rural drinking water supply, wherein the progress achieved under different components of NRDWP are reviewed for the current  year  and  targets  are  agreed  for  the  next  financial  year.  The  physical  and financial progress of NRDWP is also monitored in National / Regional / State level review  meetings,  conferences  and  Video-conferences.  Officers  of  the  Ministry  are also deputed to States to make field visits and review the progress of implementation.  Further,  Area  Officers  are  nominated  for  all  States  and  they participate  in  the  State  Level  Scheme  Sanctioning  Committees so as to ensure that the  project  proposals  are  implemented  as  per  the  mutually  agreed  Action  Plan. Monitoring  of  drinking  water  supply  to  the  rural  population  is  a  dynamic  and continuous process.

| Annexure referred to in part (a &b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No.703 for answer on 20.07.2017   | Annexure referred to in part (a &b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No.703 for answer on 20.07.2017   | Annexure referred to in part (a &b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No.703 for answer on 20.07.2017   | Annexure referred to in part (a &b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No.703 for answer on 20.07.2017   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                          | State                                                                                           | As on 1.4.2016 As on                                                                            | 17.7.2017                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                               | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR                                                                             | 100.00                                                                                          | 100.00                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                               | ANDHRAPRADESH                                                                                   | 98.80                                                                                           | 99.12                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                               | 99.12                                                                                           | 99.52                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                               | ASSAM                                                                                           | 87.20                                                                                           | 85.97                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                               | BIHAR                                                                                           | 94.24                                                                                           | 95.12                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                               | CHATTISGARH                                                                                     | 98.64                                                                                           | 98.45                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                               | GOA                                                                                             | 100.00                                                                                          | 100.00                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                               | GUJARAT                                                                                         | 99.92                                                                                           | 100.00                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                               | HARYANA                                                                                         | 96.38                                                                                           | 98.31                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                              | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                | 100.00                                                                                          | 100.00                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                              | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                               | 99.92                                                                                           | 99.65                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                              | JHARKHAND                                                                                       | 94.77                                                                                           | 95.74                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                              | KARNATAKA                                                                                       | 96.87                                                                                           | 97.49                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                              | KERALA                                                                                          | 96.19                                                                                           | 98.25                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                              | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                   | 99.82                                                                                           | 99.84                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                              | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                     | 98.75                                                                                           | 99.12                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                              | MANIPUR                                                                                         | 100.00                                                                                          | 100.00                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                              | MEGHALAYA                                                                                       | 99.70                                                                                           | 99.59                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                              | MIZORAM                                                                                         | 100.00                                                                                          | 100.00                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                              | NAGALAND                                                                                        | 98.73                                                                                           | 98.78                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                              | ODISHA                                                                                          | 98.34                                                                                           | 97.21                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                              | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                      | 100.00                                                                                          | 100.00                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                              | PUNJAB                                                                                          | 77.65                                                                                           | 74.95                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                              | RAJASTHAN                                                                                       | 83.00                                                                                           | 83.41                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                              | SIKKIM                                                                                          | 100.00                                                                                          | 100.00                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                              | TAMIL NADU                                                                                      | 99.69                                                                                           | 99.76                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                              | TELANGANA                                                                                       | 90.97                                                                                           | 91.23                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                              | TRIPURA                                                                                         | 71.79                                                                                           | 72.86                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                              | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                   | 99.55                                                                                           | 99.21                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                              | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                     | 98.75                                                                                           | 98.90                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                              | WESTBENGAL                                                                                      | 78.81                                                                                           | 73.91                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                           | 94.57                                                                                           | 94.35                                                                                           |

(Source: Format C-17 of IMIS)