Lok Sabha Question No. 946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Drinking Water and Sanitation Projects
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.946 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2018

## Drinking Water and Sanitation Projects

## 946. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of DRINKINGWATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has allocated funds for the development of Sanitation and Drinking Water Projects in the country particularly for Jharkhand;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the funds sanctioned during the last two years, yearwise and State-wise;
- (c)   whether the Government has reviewed the ongoing projects in the country; and
- (d)  if so, the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI S.S.AHLUWALIA)

(a)&  (b)Yes,  Madam.    The  Central  Government  has  allocated  funds  for  drinking  water  and sanitation  projects  to  States  including  Jharkhand.  Under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP), Rs 7050 crore has been allocated to the Ministry during 2017-18. Out of this, Rs. 149.72 crore has been allocated to the State of Jharkhand. The state-wise details of funds  (including  Jharkhand)  sanctioned  /  released  during  the  last  two  years  is  at  Annexure1.Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), State-wise and year-wise funds are not sanctioned. The State/UT-wise details of funds released to the State/UT-(Central share) under SBM (G) during last 2 years areat Annexure-II

(c) & (d) Yes Madam. Providing drinking water supply to the rural population is a dynamic and continuous process. Rural Water Supply being a state subject, implementing agencies are under State Government. This Ministry monitors the physical & financial progress of works through capturing the details in Integrated Management Information System (IMIS). The same is  also  reviewed  in various  meetings  /  visits  /  workshops by  the  Ministry.  This  Ministry  has carried out a National Level workshop on restructuring of NRDWP, road map for HarGhar Jal and the best practices carried out in the states in rural water supply sector recently. The focus of the Ministry is on early completion of all ongoing projects so that its benefits accrue to the rural population expeditiously.

Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  regularly  reviews  the  SBM(G)  programme also. There is a spurt in the progress made under the programme. Since the launch of Swachh Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  on  2nd  October,  2014,  611.01  lakh  toilets  have  already  been constructed  under  SBM(G)  as  on  05.02.2018.  Sanitation  Coverage,  which  was  38.7%  on 2.10.2014, has increased to 77.52% on 05.02.2018. 312 Districts, 2803 Blocks, 1,39,386 GPs and 3,16,670 Villages have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) as on 05.02.2018. In addition,  11  States/UT  namely  Sikkim,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Kerala,  Uttarakhand,  Haryana, Gujarat, Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Meghalaya have also been declared ODF.

| (All amount Rs. in crore)   | (All amount Rs. in crore)   | (All amount Rs. in crore)   | (All amount Rs. in crore)   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.No.                       | State                       | 2015-16 Release             | 2016-17 Release             |
| 1                           | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR         | 0.16                        | 0.22                        |
| 2                           | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 170.05                      | 204                         |
| 3                           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | 65.4                        | 110.84                      |
| 4                           | ASSAM                       | 284.11                      | 348.06                      |
| 5                           | BIHAR                       | 202.73                      | 373.81                      |
| 6                           | CHATTISGARH                 | 60.83                       | 84.28                       |
| 7                           | GOA                         | 1.66                        | 1.19                        |
| 8                           | GUJARAT                     | 238.91                      | 278.5                       |
| 9                           | HARYANA                     | 122.65                      | 111.53                      |
| 10                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 64.38                       | 83.31                       |
| 11                          | JAMMUAND KASHMIR            | 192.12                      | 225.14                      |
| 12                          | JHARKHAND                   | 132.09                      | 131.74                      |
| 13                          | KARNATAKA                   | 278.08                      | 343.72                      |
| 14                          | KERALA                      | 48.05                       | 75.22                       |
| 15                          | MADHYA PRADESH              | 193.73                      | 232.26                      |
| 16                          | MAHARASHTRA                 | 330.88                      | 404.45                      |
| 17                          | MANIPUR                     | 27.92                       | 40.61                       |
| 18                          | MEGHALAYA                   | 31.24                       | 40.42                       |
| 19                          | MIZORAM                     | 17.32                       | 24.49                       |
| 20                          | NAGALAND                    | 38.53                       | 36.84                       |
| 21                          | ODISHA                      | 103.19                      | 134.96                      |
| 22                          | PUDUCHERRY                  | 0                           | 0.29                        |
| 23                          | PUNJAB                      | 42.79                       | 51.89                       |
| 24                          | RAJASTHAN                   | 526.75                      | 1072.92                     |
| 25                          | SIKKIM                      | 12.05                       | 19.42                       |
| 26                          | TAMIL NADU                  | 182.35                      | 174.68                      |
| 27                          | TELANGANA                   | 97.71                       | 133.09                      |
| 28                          | TRIPURA                     | 31.68                       | 43.73                       |
| 29                          | UTTAR PRADESH               | 490.31                      | 621.95                      |
| 30                          | UTTARAKHAND                 | 60.06                       | 88.19                       |
| 31                          | WEST BENGAL                 | 216.85                      | 440.15                      |
|                             | Total                       | 4264.58                     | 5931.9                      |

(source: format D-1N of IMIS)

## Statement referred in part (b) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.946 due for reply on 08-02-2018

| State/UT-wise, Central share released under SBM(G) during last two years (Rs. in Crore)   | State/UT-wise, Central share released under SBM(G) during last two years (Rs. in Crore)   | State/UT-wise, Central share released under SBM(G) during last two years (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                  | 2015-16                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                   |
| A &NISLANDS                                                                               | 3.40                                                                                      | 3.00                                                                                      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                            | 234.17                                                                                    | 342.21                                                                                    |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                         | 38.71                                                                                     | 65.09                                                                                     |
| ASSAM                                                                                     | 474.27                                                                                    | 747.58                                                                                    |
| BIHAR                                                                                     | 221.55                                                                                    | 131.86                                                                                    |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                              | 144.72                                                                                    | 584.46                                                                                    |
| D &NHAVELI                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                      |
| DAMAN &DIU                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                      |
| GOA                                                                                       | 1.05                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                      |
| GUJARAT                                                                                   | 478.22                                                                                    | 751.23                                                                                    |
| HARYANA                                                                                   | 32.76                                                                                     | 68.79                                                                                     |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                          | 4.37                                                                                      | 117.30                                                                                    |
| JAMMU&KASHMIR                                                                             | 4.05                                                                                      | 59.51                                                                                     |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                 | 97.32                                                                                     | 455.46                                                                                    |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                 | 450.77                                                                                    | 419.56                                                                                    |
| KERALA                                                                                    | 8.50                                                                                      | 196.28                                                                                    |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                            | 374.33                                                                                    | 1210.77                                                                                   |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                               | 567.45                                                                                    | 528.94                                                                                    |
| MANIPUR                                                                                   | 44.19                                                                                     | 27.28                                                                                     |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                                 | 35.65                                                                                     | 75.70                                                                                     |
| MIZORAM                                                                                   | 3.32                                                                                      | 10.98                                                                                     |
| NAGALAND                                                                                  | 10.83                                                                                     | 64.12                                                                                     |
| ODISHA                                                                                    | 571.50                                                                                    | 863.65                                                                                    |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                                | 4.40                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                      |
| PUNJAB                                                                                    | 38.70                                                                                     | 197.02                                                                                    |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                 | 938.73                                                                                    | 777.30                                                                                    |
| SIKKIM                                                                                    | 6.12                                                                                      | 6.87                                                                                      |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                                | 78.94                                                                                     | 537.02                                                                                    |
| TELANGANA                                                                                 | 128.39                                                                                    | 135.72                                                                                    |
| TRIPURA                                                                                   | 38.89                                                                                     | 24.98                                                                                     |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                             | 565.39                                                                                    | 1153.33                                                                                   |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                               | 49.37                                                                                     | 348.05                                                                                    |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                               | 712.92                                                                                    | 655.50                                                                                    |
|                                                                                           | 6362.96                                                                                   | 10559.58                                                                                  |