Lok Sabha Question No. 2320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Availability of Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2320 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## Availability of Drinking Water 2320. DR. MANOJ  RAJORIA:

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

- (a) the details of population and habitations getting 40 litres per capita/per day of safe
- drinking water in the rural areas of the country;
- (b) the number of rural habitations which are yet to be provided safe drinking water,
- State-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure the availability of safe drinking water
- to all in rural areas at the earliest?

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

- (a)  As  per  information  entered  by  States  on  web  portal  Integrated Management  Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, as on 10.03.2017, the details of population and habitations which are getting at  least  40  litre  per  capita  per  day  safe  drinking  water  in  the  rural
- areas of the country is at Annexure-I .
- b)  As  per  information  entered  by  States  on  web  portal  Integrated Management  Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, as on 10.03.2017,  State-wise  number  of  rural  habitations  which  are  not getting  safe  drinking  water  (i.e.  containing  at  least  one  chemical contaminant) is at Annexure-II .
- c) Providing drinking to the rural population is an ongoing process.  This Ministry has taken following steps to ensure the availability of safe drinking water to all in rural areas in the country:
- (i)  All states can utilize up to 67% of total National Rural Drinking Water Programme
- (NRDWP) fund to provide safe drinking water in rural areas.
- (ii)  5%  of  NRDWP  fund  has  been  earmarked  for  water  quality  to  ensure  the availability of safe drinking water.
- (iii)  In  2016-17,  Rs.  814.13  crore  has  been  released  under  National  Water  Quality Sub-mission programme for various ongoing schemes covering Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations.
- (iv)  In  March  2016,  NITI  Aayog  has provided Rs.  1000  crore  to various  states  for immediate solutions in Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations.
- (v) States have been allowed to take up new scheme in arsenic and fluoride affected areas.

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of LokSabhaUnstarred Q. No- 2320 to be answered on 16.03.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of LokSabhaUnstarred Q. No- 2320 to be answered on 16.03.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of LokSabhaUnstarred Q. No- 2320 to be answered on 16.03.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of LokSabhaUnstarred Q. No- 2320 to be answered on 16.03.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of LokSabhaUnstarred Q. No- 2320 to be answered on 16.03.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of LokSabhaUnstarred Q. No- 2320 to be answered on 16.03.2017   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                     | State                                                                                                     | Total Nos. of rural and Population                                                                        | Habitations the country                                                                                   | Nos. of rural Population getting safe drinking water                                                      | Habitations and more than 40 lpcd                                                                         |
| S.No.                                                                                                     | State                                                                                                     | Total habitation                                                                                          | Total Population (in lakh)                                                                                | Nos. of Habitations                                                                                       | Population (in lakh)                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                         | ANDMAN and NICOBAR                                                                                        | 400                                                                                                       | 2.65                                                                                                      | 324                                                                                                       | 2.35                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                         | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                            | 48342                                                                                                     | 366.33                                                                                                    | 33042                                                                                                     | 226.25                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                         | 7577                                                                                                      | 12.51                                                                                                     | 2782                                                                                                      | 5.32                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                         | ASSAM                                                                                                     | 88099                                                                                                     | 296.58                                                                                                    | 53710                                                                                                     | 167.1                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                         | BIHAR                                                                                                     | 110234                                                                                                    | 994.54                                                                                                    | 64626                                                                                                     | 515.04                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                         | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                              | 74647                                                                                                     | 197.95                                                                                                    | 70565                                                                                                     | 186.48                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                         | GOA                                                                                                       | 347                                                                                                       | 7.31                                                                                                      | 345                                                                                                       | 7.3                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                         | GUJARAT                                                                                                   | 36066                                                                                                     | 371.18                                                                                                    | 36066                                                                                                     | 371.18                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                         | HARYANA                                                                                                   | 7948                                                                                                      | 184.08                                                                                                    | 7472                                                                                                      | 172.39                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                          | 53604                                                                                                     | 66.86                                                                                                     | 41694                                                                                                     | 53.17                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                         | 15958                                                                                                     | 102.17                                                                                                    | 8790                                                                                                      | 60.29                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                        | JHARKHAND                                                                                                 | 120067                                                                                                    | 269                                                                                                       | 113075                                                                                                    | 245.77                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                        | KARNATAKA                                                                                                 | 60248                                                                                                     | 402.78                                                                                                    | 28730                                                                                                     | 244.51                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                        | KERALA                                                                                                    | 11883                                                                                                     | 268.75                                                                                                    | 3617                                                                                                      | 75.97                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                        | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                             | 128067                                                                                                    | 528.14                                                                                                    | 127867                                                                                                    | 527.25                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                        | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                               | 100066                                                                                                    | 644.45                                                                                                    | 88543                                                                                                     | 525.23                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                        | MANIPUR                                                                                                   | 2868                                                                                                      | 23.29                                                                                                     | 2263                                                                                                      | 17.81                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                        | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                 | 10475                                                                                                     | 26.68                                                                                                     | 1676                                                                                                      | 5.36                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                        | MIZORAM                                                                                                   | 738                                                                                                       | 5.23                                                                                                      | 447                                                                                                       | 3.28                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                        | NAGALAND                                                                                                  | 1530                                                                                                      | 17.27                                                                                                     | 731                                                                                                       | 9.06                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                        | ODISHA                                                                                                    | 156468                                                                                                    | 356.53                                                                                                    | 128228                                                                                                    | 268.7                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                        | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                | 266                                                                                                       | 4.38                                                                                                      | 153                                                                                                       | 3.06                                                                                                      |
| 23                                                                                                        | PUNJAB                                                                                                    | 15384                                                                                                     | 179.9                                                                                                     | 9781                                                                                                      | 119.9                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                        | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                 | 121648                                                                                                    | 508.07                                                                                                    | 55508                                                                                                     | 227.97                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                        | SIKKIM                                                                                                    | 2084                                                                                                      | 4.59                                                                                                      | 731                                                                                                       | 1.41                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                        | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                | 100204                                                                                                    | 396.18                                                                                                    | 92875                                                                                                     | 368.25                                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                                        | TELANGANA                                                                                                 | 24582                                                                                                     | 227.39                                                                                                    | 13336                                                                                                     | 108.92                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                        | TRIPURA                                                                                                   | 8723                                                                                                      | 44.92                                                                                                     | 4390                                                                                                      | 26.05                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                        | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                             | 260801                                                                                                    | 1687.69                                                                                                   | 259181                                                                                                    | 1671.45                                                                                                   |
| 30                                                                                                        | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                               | 39209                                                                                                     | 72.01                                                                                                     | 21708                                                                                                     | 40.58                                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                                        | WEST BENGAL                                                                                               | 105905                                                                                                    | 746.37                                                                                                    | 47062                                                                                                     | 324.86                                                                                                    |
| Total                                                                                                     |                                                                                                           | 1714438                                                                                                   | 9015.78                                                                                                   | 1319318                                                                                                   | 6582.26                                                                                                   |
| Percentage                                                                                                | Percentage                                                                                                | Percentage                                                                                                | Percentage                                                                                                | 76.95                                                                                                     | 73.01                                                                                                     |

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| Annexure-II                                                                                              | Annexure-II                                                                                              | Annexure-II                                                                                              | Annexure-II                                                                                              |
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| Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok SabhaUnstarred Q. No- 2320 to be answered on 16.03.2017 | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok SabhaUnstarred Q. No- 2320 to be answered on 16.03.2017 | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok SabhaUnstarred Q. No- 2320 to be answered on 16.03.2017 | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok SabhaUnstarred Q. No- 2320 to be answered on 16.03.2017 |
| S.No.                                                                                                    | State                                                                                                    | Total Nos. of rural Habitations in the country                                                           | Nos. of rural Habitations not getting safe drinking water                                                |
| 1                                                                                                        | ANDMAN and NICOBAR                                                                                       | 400                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                        | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                           | 48342                                                                                                    | 517                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                        | 7577                                                                                                     | 388                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                        | ASSAM                                                                                                    | 88099                                                                                                    | 9757                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                        | BIHAR                                                                                                    | 110234                                                                                                   | 4438                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                        | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                             | 74647                                                                                                    | 853                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                        | GOA                                                                                                      | 347                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                        | GUJARAT                                                                                                  | 36066                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                        | HARYANA                                                                                                  | 7948                                                                                                     | 247                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                         | 53604                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                        | 15958                                                                                                    | 9                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                       | JHARKHAND                                                                                                | 120067                                                                                                   | 3166                                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                                       | KARNATAKA                                                                                                | 60248                                                                                                    | 1492                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                       | KERALA                                                                                                   | 11883                                                                                                    | 438                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                       | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                           | 128067                                                                                                   | 126                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                       | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                              | 100066                                                                                                   | 364                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                       | MANIPUR                                                                                                  | 2868                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                       | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                | 10475                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                       | MIZORAM                                                                                                  | 738                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                       | NAGALAND                                                                                                 | 1530                                                                                                     | 43                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                       | ODISHA                                                                                                   | 156468                                                                                                   | 1819                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                       | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                               | 266                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                       | PUNJAB                                                                                                   | 15384                                                                                                    | 3131                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                       | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                | 121648                                                                                                   | 20419                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                       | SIKKIM                                                                                                   | 2084                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                       | TAMIL NADU                                                                                               | 100204                                                                                                   | 255                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                       | TELANGANA                                                                                                | 24582                                                                                                    | 1406                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                       | TRIPURA                                                                                                  | 8723                                                                                                     | 2511                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                       | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                            | 260801                                                                                                   | 546                                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                                       | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                              | 39209                                                                                                    | 16                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                       | WEST BENGAL                                                                                              | 105905                                                                                                   | 12221                                                                                                    |
| Total 1714438 Percentage                                                                                 | Total 1714438 Percentage                                                                                 | Total 1714438 Percentage                                                                                 | 3.74                                                                                                     |

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