Lok Sabha Question No. 3855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Scarcity of Drinking Water in Villages
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3855 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2016

## Scarcity of Drinking Water in Villages

## 3855. SHRI MAHEISHGIRRI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  identified  rural  habitations  in  the  country which are significantly affected by scarcity of drinking water, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has provided or proposes to provide special assistance to States which are significantly/ Badly affected by shortage of drinking water;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof;
- (d)   whether  the  Union  Government  is  planning  to  take  any  specific  measures  in cooperation  with  the  respective  State  Government  to  resolve  the  problem  of drinking water shortage in rural habitations; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) Yes Madam. The State / UT-wise details of rural habitations of partially covered category where drinking water is not being supplied as per National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)norms i.e. 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) is at Annexure .

(b) and (c)Yes Madam. Under NRDWP, 10% of annual allocation is earmarked for coverage of significantly / badly affectedby shortage of drinking under Desert Development Programme which covers 235 blocks of 7 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka and Rajasthan.

(d) and (e) Yes Madam.Through NRDWP, this Ministry is providing assistance to the States for increasing the coverage of rural water supply to rural population and while doing so this Ministry advised the States to accord higher priority to the area that is Quality Affected and Partially Covered which are significantly / badly affected by shortage of drinking water.

## Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to LokSabha Un-starred Question No.3855 due for reply on 8-12-2016

## Annexure

| Details of Partially Covered rural habitations as on date 05.12.2016   | Details of Partially Covered rural habitations as on date 05.12.2016   | Details of Partially Covered rural habitations as on date 05.12.2016   | Details of Partially Covered rural habitations as on date 05.12.2016                 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                  | State                                                                  | Total No of Habitations                                                | No of Partially Covered Habitations (getting less than 40 Litres per capita per day) |
| 1                                                                      | Andaman And Nicobar                                                    | 400                                                                    | 76                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                         | 48342                                                                  | 14864                                                                                |
| 3                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                      | 7577                                                                   | 4675                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                      | Assam                                                                  | 88099                                                                  | 23473                                                                                |
| 5                                                                      | Bihar                                                                  | 110234                                                                 | 40148                                                                                |
| 6                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                           | 74647                                                                  | 2968                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                      | Goa                                                                    | 347                                                                    | 2                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                | 36066                                                                  | 5                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                      | Haryana                                                                | 7948                                                                   | 242                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                       | 53604                                                                  | 12112                                                                                |
| 11                                                                     | Jammu And Kashmir                                                      | 15958                                                                  | 7239                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                              | 120067                                                                 | 429                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                     | Karnataka                                                              | 60220                                                                  | 31113                                                                                |
| 14                                                                     | Kerala                                                                 | 11883                                                                  | 7676                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                         | 128067                                                                 | 47                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                            | 100066                                                                 | 11510                                                                                |
| 17                                                                     | Manipur                                                                | 2868                                                                   | 629                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                              | 10475                                                                  | 8795                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                | 738                                                                    | 291                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                     | Nagaland                                                               | 1530                                                                   | 780                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                     | Odisha                                                                 | 156468                                                                 | 25914                                                                                |
| 22                                                                     | Puducherry                                                             | 266                                                                    | 113                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                     | Punjab                                                                 | 15384                                                                  | 1817                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                              | 121648                                                                 | 46029                                                                                |
| 25                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                 | 2084                                                                   | 1353                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                             | 100204                                                                 | 8468                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                     | Telangana                                                              | 24582                                                                  | 10070                                                                                |
| 28                                                                     | Tripura                                                                | 8723                                                                   | 519                                                                                  |
| 29                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                          | 260801                                                                 | 1054                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                            | 39209                                                                  | 17548                                                                                |
| 31                                                                     | West Bengal                                                            | 105905                                                                 | 44515                                                                                |
|                                                                        | Total                                                                  | 17,14,410                                                              | 3,24,474                                                                             |
| Percentage                                                             | Percentage                                                             | Percentage                                                             | 18.93                                                                                |

(Source: format c-17)