Lok Sabha Question No. 6221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Rural Water Coverage
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6221 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2018

## Rural Water Coverage

## 6221. SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA

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

- (a) whether the Government has set any target to achieve the rural water coverage;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  achievements  made  in  this  regard  during  the  last three years and the current year;
- (c)   the  status  of  rural  water  coverage  achieved  by  the  Government  as  on  December, 2017;
- (d) the funds earmarked for the rural water coverage during the last three years; and
- (e) whether  the  funds  released  were  utilized  in  a  better  manner  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) & (b)  Yes madam.  The target  of  rural  habitations  set  to  be  covered  with  drinking water  supply  during  2017-18  under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme (NRDWP)  is  68,770.  As  per  information  entered  by  the  states  on  Integrated Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  of  the  Ministry,  40944  rural  habitations have been covered till 02.04.2018.Further, the details of  target  and  achievement of habitations under NRDWP during the last three years is at Annexure-I.
- (c) This  Ministry  monitors  the  coverage  of  rural  drinking  water  supply  in  terms  of number of Fully Covered habitations  (i.e. getting more  than 40  litre per  capita per day safe drinking water), Partially Covered habitations (i.e. getting less than 40 litre per  capita  per  day  safe  drinking  water)  and  Quality  Affected  habitations  (i.e. containing  at  least  one  contaminant  like  Arsenic,  Fluoride,  Iron  etc.).  As  per information  entered  by  States  on  IMIS,  the  coverage  of  Fully  Covered,  Partially Covered and Quality Affected habitations till date is at Annexure-II.
- (d)& (e)The details of funds allocated, released and utilized under NRDWP during the last three years and current year is as under:

| (Amount in Rs. Crore)   | (Amount in Rs. Crore)   | (Amount in Rs. Crore)   | (Amount in Rs. Crore)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Financial Year          | Amount Allocated        | Released                | Expenditure             |
| 2014-15                 | 9250                    | 9191.22                 | 9783.16                 |
| 2015-16                 | 4373                    | 4264.58                 | 5324.77                 |
| 2016-17                 | 6000                    | 5931.9                  | 5393.49                 |
| 2017-18                 | 7050                    | 6989.66                 | 4477.89                 |

A web-based online 'Integrated Management Information System (IMIS)' is in place to monitor the progress of the schemes and expenditure of the funds released to the states under NRDWP.  From time to time, review meetings   are also held with the State Secretaries and Engineers-in-Chief in-charge of rural water supplyfor effective monitoring of  completion  of  schemes  and  expenditure of  funds.  Area Officers  from  the Ministry also keep on visiting the States for review / monitoring of the projects.

## Annexure-I

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 6221 due for reply on 05.04.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 6221 due for reply on 05.04.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 6221 due for reply on 05.04.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 6221 due for reply on 05.04.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 6221 due for reply on 05.04.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 6221 due for reply on 05.04.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 6221 due for reply on 05.04.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 6221 due for reply on 05.04.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 6221 due for reply on 05.04.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 6221 due for reply on 05.04.2018   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                     |                                                                                                           | 2014-15                                                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                   | 2017-18                                                                                                   | 2017-18                                                                                                   |
| S.No.                                                                                                     | State                                                                                                     | Target                                                                                                    | Achievement                                                                                               | Target                                                                                                    | Achievement                                                                                               | Target                                                                                                    | Achievement                                                                                               | Target                                                                                                    | Achievement                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                         | Andaman And Nicobar                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 7                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | 2744                                                                                                      | 2819                                                                                                      | 980                                                                                                       | 1905                                                                                                      | 1005                                                                                                      | 1373                                                                                                      | 1124                                                                                                      | 805                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                         | 248                                                                                                       | 214                                                                                                       | 217                                                                                                       | 143                                                                                                       | 188                                                                                                       | 126                                                                                                       | 248                                                                                                       | 16                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                     | 9938                                                                                                      | 6399                                                                                                      | 3993                                                                                                      | 1659                                                                                                      | 1752                                                                                                      | 382                                                                                                       | 1945                                                                                                      | 117                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                     | 13000                                                                                                     | 12236                                                                                                     | 5692                                                                                                      | 7189                                                                                                      | 7777                                                                                                      | 1289                                                                                                      | 9263                                                                                                      | 265                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                         | Chattisgarh                                                                                               | 10900                                                                                                     | 12173                                                                                                     | 3894                                                                                                      | 3670                                                                                                      | 4169                                                                                                      | 997                                                                                                       | 4908                                                                                                      | 702                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                   | 1075                                                                                                      | 2509                                                                                                      | 961                                                                                                       | 1193                                                                                                      | 32                                                                                                        | 1605                                                                                                      | 27                                                                                                        | 1694                                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                   | 534                                                                                                       | 523                                                                                                       | 248                                                                                                       | 317                                                                                                       | 263                                                                                                       | 290                                                                                                       | 348                                                                                                       | 192                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 2500                                                                                                      | 2560                                                                                                      | 1115                                                                                                      | 1536                                                                                                      | 1300                                                                                                      | 938                                                                                                       | 1765                                                                                                      | 769                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                        | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                         | 803                                                                                                       | 642                                                                                                       | 359                                                                                                       | 233                                                                                                       | 380                                                                                                       | 260                                                                                                       | 513                                                                                                       | 77                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                 | 16535                                                                                                     | 9185                                                                                                      | 7307                                                                                                      | 1868                                                                                                      | 1430                                                                                                      | 3074                                                                                                      | 1286                                                                                                      | 3716                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                 | 10003                                                                                                     | 15398                                                                                                     | 4551                                                                                                      | 19791                                                                                                     | 12000                                                                                                     | 17434                                                                                                     | 15048                                                                                                     | 7620                                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                    | 1000                                                                                                      | 221                                                                                                       | 429                                                                                                       | 432                                                                                                       | 463                                                                                                       | 291                                                                                                       | 563                                                                                                       | 192                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                            | 10876                                                                                                     | 12378                                                                                                     | 5421                                                                                                      | 11478                                                                                                     | 338                                                                                                       | 7420                                                                                                      | 280                                                                                                       | 9062                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                                                               | 4200                                                                                                      | 3747                                                                                                      | 1611                                                                                                      | 1566                                                                                                      | 1955                                                                                                      | 1270                                                                                                      | 2557                                                                                                      | 341                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                                   | 200                                                                                                       | 224                                                                                                       | 52                                                                                                        | 80                                                                                                        | 50                                                                                                        | 103                                                                                                       | 68                                                                                                        | 55                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                                 | 200                                                                                                       | 285                                                                                                       | 280                                                                                                       | 242                                                                                                       | 110                                                                                                       | 82                                                                                                        | 143                                                                                                       | 38                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                                   | 52                                                                                                        | 51                                                                                                        | 31                                                                                                        | 28                                                                                                        | 35                                                                                                        | 35                                                                                                        | 48                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                                                  | 120                                                                                                       | 190                                                                                                       | 24                                                                                                        | 168                                                                                                       | 54                                                                                                        | 167                                                                                                       | 63                                                                                                        | 49                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                                    | 13500                                                                                                     | 20521                                                                                                     | 8620                                                                                                      | 15224                                                                                                     | 9300                                                                                                      | 8196                                                                                                      | 12101                                                                                                     | 2680                                                                                                      |
| 22                                                                                                        | Puducherry                                                                                                | 23                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         | 7                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                                    | 1850                                                                                                      | 570                                                                                                       | 261                                                                                                       | 251                                                                                                       | 779                                                                                                       | 647                                                                                                       | 776                                                                                                       | 973                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                        | Rajasthan                                                                                                 | 3173                                                                                                      | 3513                                                                                                      | 1963                                                                                                      | 2763                                                                                                      | 2039                                                                                                      | 2908                                                                                                      | 1982                                                                                                      | 3617                                                                                                      |
| 25                                                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                                                    | 200                                                                                                       | 128                                                                                                       | 45                                                                                                        | 81                                                                                                        | 40                                                                                                        | 14                                                                                                        | 54                                                                                                        | 31                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                | 4805                                                                                                      | 8622                                                                                                      | 1494                                                                                                      | 1390                                                                                                      | 3269                                                                                                      | 2910                                                                                                      | 4209                                                                                                      | 1152                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                        | Telangana                                                                                                 | 2057                                                                                                      | 2143                                                                                                      | 802                                                                                                       | 1669                                                                                                      | 915                                                                                                       | 1121                                                                                                      | 1124                                                                                                      | 795                                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                                   | 1382                                                                                                      | 1538                                                                                                      | 525                                                                                                       | 938                                                                                                       | 565                                                                                                       | 571                                                                                                       | 424                                                                                                       | 124                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                             | 24500                                                                                                     | 10461                                                                                                     | 2334                                                                                                      | 4300                                                                                                      | 1354                                                                                                      | 1838                                                                                                      | 1642                                                                                                      | 403                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                                               | 1056                                                                                                      | 976                                                                                                       | 473                                                                                                       | 479                                                                                                       | 495                                                                                                       | 484                                                                                                       | 668                                                                                                       | 449                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                                               | 4620                                                                                                      | 5891                                                                                                      | 2497                                                                                                      | 5295                                                                                                      | 4766                                                                                                      | 5217                                                                                                      | 5576                                                                                                      | 5004                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                     | 142098                                                                                                    | 136117                                                                                                    | 56191                                                                                                     | 85888                                                                                                     | 56835                                                                                                     | 61042                                                                                                     | 68770                                                                                                     | 40944                                                                                                     |

(source: format C-14 of IMIs)

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 6221 due for answer   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 6221 due for answer   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 6221 due for answer   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 6221 due for answer   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 6221 due for answer   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                         | State                                                                                         | No of Fully Covered Habitations                                                               | No of Partially Covered Habitations                                                           | No of Quality Affected Habitations                                                            |
| 1                                                                                             | ANDAMANand NICOBAR                                                                            | 324                                                                                           | 76                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                             | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                | 33434                                                                                         | 14512                                                                                         | 417                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                             | 2922                                                                                          | 4629                                                                                          | 31                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                         | 52841                                                                                         | 24239                                                                                         | 11019                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                             | BIHAR                                                                                         | 67395                                                                                         | 38627                                                                                         | 4212                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                             | CHATTISGARH                                                                                   | 70510                                                                                         | 3013                                                                                          | 1162                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                             | GOA                                                                                           | 345                                                                                           | 2                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                             | GUJARAT                                                                                       | 36065                                                                                         | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                             | HARYANA                                                                                       | 7610                                                                                          | 211                                                                                           | 127                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                            | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                              | 43015                                                                                         | 10589                                                                                         | 0                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                            | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                             | 9002                                                                                          | 6940                                                                                          | 16                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                            | JHARKHAND                                                                                     | 117045                                                                                        | 894                                                                                           | 2825                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                            | KARNATAKA                                                                                     | 25282                                                                                         | 33947                                                                                         | 1019                                                                                          |
| 14                                                                                            | KERALA                                                                                        | 4943                                                                                          | 16247                                                                                         | 361                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                            | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                 | 127797                                                                                        | 78                                                                                            | 186                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                            | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                   | 87232                                                                                         | 12228                                                                                         | 272                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                            | MANIPUR                                                                                       | 2237                                                                                          | 1551                                                                                          | 0                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                            | MEGHALAYA                                                                                     | 1786                                                                                          | 8657                                                                                          | 32                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                            | MIZORAM                                                                                       | 472                                                                                           | 266                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                            | NAGALAND                                                                                      | 680                                                                                           | 742                                                                                           | 30                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                            | ODISHA                                                                                        | 139191                                                                                        | 15558                                                                                         | 3024                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                            | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                    | 153                                                                                           | 113                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                            | PUNJAB                                                                                        | 10116                                                                                         | 1742                                                                                          | 3526                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                            | RAJASTHAN                                                                                     | 56750                                                                                         | 45241                                                                                         | 19657                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                            | SIKKIM                                                                                        | 755                                                                                           | 1329                                                                                          | 0                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                            | TAMIL NADU                                                                                    | 93642                                                                                         | 6369                                                                                          | 193                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                            | TELANGANA                                                                                     | 14017                                                                                         | 9501                                                                                          | 1044                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                            | TRIPURA                                                                                       | 4587                                                                                          | 1598                                                                                          | 2538                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                            | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                 | 256303                                                                                        | 2345                                                                                          | 1379                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                            | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                   | 22315                                                                                         | 17029                                                                                         | 16                                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                            | WEST BENGAL                                                                                   | 52635                                                                                         | 35620                                                                                         | 17650                                                                                         |
|                                                                                               | Total                                                                                         | 1341401                                                                                       | 313894                                                                                        | 70736                                                                                         |

(source: format C-17 of IMIS)