Lok Sabha Question No. 1225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Special Assistance under NRDWP
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 1225 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2017

## Special Assistance under NRDWP

## †1225. SHRI  NIHAL  CHAND:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  works  done  by  the  Government  under  National  Rural  Drinking Water Programme, State-wise;
- (b)  whether  Government  is  considering  to  provide  special  assistance  to  the  States  to solve the drinking water problems and scarcity in rural areas; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the time by which this special assistance is likely to be provided?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## ANSWER (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) Water is a State subject. This Ministry provides technical & financial assistance to States Governments for improving the coverage of safe drinking water supply of at least  40  litres  per  capita  per  day  to  rural  population  through  centrally  sponsored scheme  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP).  With  this,  the coverage has increased from 70.11% as on 01.04.2011 to 77.24% as on 05.02.2017. State-wise details of present coverage is at Annexure.
- (b) & (c) Allocation of funds under NRDWP to states is based on a pre-approved criteria with weightage as under through which special assistance to some special category is given:

| S. No.   | Criteria                                                                                                                                                                               |   Weightage (in %) |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | Rural population                                                                                                                                                                       |                 40 |
| 2        | Rural SC and ST population                                                                                                                                                             |                 10 |
| 3        | States under DDP (Desert Development Programme), DPAP (Drought Prone Area Programme), HADP (Hilly Area Development Programme) and special category Hill States in terms of rural areas |                 40 |
| 4        | Rural population managing rural drinking water supply schemes weighted by a Management Devolution Index                                                                                |                 10 |
| Total    | Total                                                                                                                                                                                  |                100 |

This provision is likely to continue till the amendment of the guidelines, if any, in future.

| Annexure                                                                                                     | Annexure                                                                                                     | Annexure                                                                                                     | Annexure                                                                                                     | Annexure                                                                                                     | Annexure                                                                                                     |
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| Annexure to be referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1225 to be answered on 09.02.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1225 to be answered on 09.02.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1225 to be answered on 09.02.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1225 to be answered on 09.02.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1225 to be answered on 09.02.2017 | Annexure to be referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1225 to be answered on 09.02.2017 |
| S. No.                                                                                                       | State                                                                                                        | Total Nos. of Habitations                                                                                    | Nos. of Fully Covered Habitations (getting more than 40 litre per capita per day safe drinking water)        | Nos. of Partially Covered Habitations (getting less than 40 litre per capita per day safe drinking water)    | Nos. of Quality Affected Habitations (containing chemical contaminant)                                       |
| 1                                                                                                            | ANDMANand NICOBAR                                                                                            | 400                                                                                                          | 324                                                                                                          | 76                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                               | 48342                                                                                                        | 33005                                                                                                        | 14811                                                                                                        | 526                                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                            | 7577                                                                                                         | 2849                                                                                                         | 4673                                                                                                         | 55                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                                        | 88099                                                                                                        | 55889                                                                                                        | 23438                                                                                                        | 8772                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                            | BIHAR                                                                                                        | 110234                                                                                                       | 64965                                                                                                        | 40145                                                                                                        | 5124                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                            | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                 | 74647                                                                                                        | 70559                                                                                                        | 2965                                                                                                         | 1123                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                            | GOA                                                                                                          | 347                                                                                                          | 345                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                            | GUJARAT                                                                                                      | 36066                                                                                                        | 36066                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                            | HARYANA                                                                                                      | 7948                                                                                                         | 7503                                                                                                         | 239                                                                                                          | 206                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                           | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                             | 53604                                                                                                        | 41636                                                                                                        | 11968                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                           | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                            | 15958                                                                                                        | 8747                                                                                                         | 7206                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                           | JHARKHAND                                                                                                    | 120067                                                                                                       | 113054                                                                                                       | 429                                                                                                          | 6584                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                           | KARNATAKA                                                                                                    | 60248                                                                                                        | 27642                                                                                                        | 30746                                                                                                        | 1860                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                           | KERALA                                                                                                       | 11883                                                                                                        | 3563                                                                                                         | 7664                                                                                                         | 656                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                           | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                                | 128067                                                                                                       | 127867                                                                                                       | 47                                                                                                           | 153                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                           | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                  | 100066                                                                                                       | 88282                                                                                                        | 11401                                                                                                        | 383                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                           | MANIPUR                                                                                                      | 2868                                                                                                         | 2241                                                                                                         | 627                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                           | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                    | 10475                                                                                                        | 1674                                                                                                         | 8791                                                                                                         | 10                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                           | MIZORAM                                                                                                      | 738                                                                                                          | 447                                                                                                          | 291                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                           | NAGALAND                                                                                                     | 1530                                                                                                         | 731                                                                                                          | 756                                                                                                          | 43                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                           | ODISHA                                                                                                       | 156468                                                                                                       | 128127                                                                                                       | 25684                                                                                                        | 2657                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                           | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                   | 266                                                                                                          | 153                                                                                                          | 113                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                           | PUNJAB                                                                                                       | 15384                                                                                                        | 9879                                                                                                         | 1814                                                                                                         | 3691                                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                                           | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                    | 121648                                                                                                       | 55300                                                                                                        | 45850                                                                                                        | 20498                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                           | SIKKIM                                                                                                       | 2084                                                                                                         | 731                                                                                                          | 1353                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                           | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                   | 100204                                                                                                       | 92356                                                                                                        | 7497                                                                                                         | 351                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                           | TELANGANA                                                                                                    | 24582                                                                                                        | 13182                                                                                                        | 9936                                                                                                         | 1464                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                           | TRIPURA                                                                                                      | 8723                                                                                                         | 4280                                                                                                         | 518                                                                                                          | 3925                                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                                           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                | 260801                                                                                                       | 259386                                                                                                       | 1054                                                                                                         | 361                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                           | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                  | 39209                                                                                                        | 21681                                                                                                        | 17511                                                                                                        | 17                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                           | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                  | 105905                                                                                                       | 51869                                                                                                        | 44310                                                                                                        | 9726                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                              | Total                                                                                                        | 1714438                                                                                                      | 1324333                                                                                                      | 321915                                                                                                       | 68190                                                                                                        |
| Percentage                                                                                                   | Percentage                                                                                                   |                                                                                                              | 77.24                                                                                                        | 18.78                                                                                                        | 3.98                                                                                                         |

(source: format c-17)