Lok Sabha Question No. 5441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5441 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06-04-2017

## Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities

## †5441. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA: SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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

(a) the number and percentage of rural households deprived of sanitation and clean drinking water facilities at present, State-wise;

(b) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in collaboration with the State Governments for providing these basic facilities to the people of the country;

(c) whether any timeframe has been fixed for making the said basic facilities available to the entire population of the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) State/UT-wise, number and percentage of households without toilets as on 3.4.2017 as per Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is at Annexure-1.

In respect  of  Water,  this  Ministry  maintains  information  in  terms of  habitations  instead  of household. As per data entered by State Governments on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, as on 02.04.2017, state-wise number and percentage of rural habitations  deprived  of  clean  drinking  water  facilities  i.e.  contaminated  with  at  least  one chemical contaminant is at Annexure-2 .

(b)  The  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  (SBM(G))  has  been  launched  on  2nd  October, 2014, which aims at attaining Swachh Bharat by 2 nd October 2019. The focus of the scheme is on behavior change and usage of toilets. Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), there is a provision of an incentive of Rs. 12,000 for the construction of Individual household latrine (IHHL) to all Below Poverty Line (BPL) households and to identified Above Poverty Line (APL)  households  (all  SCs  /STs,  small  and  marginal  farmers,  landless  labourers  with homestead,  physically  handicapped  and  women-headed  households).  Under  SBM(G),  the following steps have been taken :-

- Focus  on  behavior  change:  Community  based  collective  behavior  change  has  been mentioned  as  the  preferred  approach.  Focus  is  also  on  creation  of  complete  open defecation free (ODF) villages.
- The  programme  provides  flexibility  to  the  States  in  the  implementation.  This  is essential, given the vast socio-economic-cultural diversity of India.
- There is a greater emphasis on capacity building, especially in community approaches and programme management. More than 530 Collectors from across the country have been  trained.  In  order  to  provide  exposure  to  officers  at  their  entry  level  itself,  a training  module  has  been  developed  for  LBSNAA,  Mussoorie.  The  IAS  and  other Group A probationers are being given training for better implementation of SBM(G), including 'triggering' behavior change in communities.
- The programme is being run as a janandolan with cooperation of all sections of the society including the NGOs, Corporates, youth etc. The Panchayats are being actively involved.
- There is an emphasis on streamlining administrative and financial procedures, both to cut down on time, as well as to increase accountability.
- Innovations in technology is being promoted at the National and State levels. There is a National Committee under Prof. R.A.Mashelkar that examines all new technologies from the point of view of safety and feasibility.
- Sanitation is being prioritized amongst the overall development agenda. The Government  has  taken  a  decision  to  prioritise  all  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  in ODF villages.
- Monitoring  and  Evaluation  has  also  been  strengthened.  The  IMIS  has  data  up  to household  level,  with  provision  to  capture  geo-tagged  photographs  of  toilets.  A Swachhta  App  has  been  developed  that  provides  online  information  on  sanitation status up to household level.

This Ministry has prepared a Strategic Plan for the rural drinking water sector for the period 2011-2022, which  stresses on extending the piped water supply to more households in the rural areas. This Ministry has taken following steps to ensure the availability of safe drinking water to all in rural areas of the country:

i.  All  states  can  utilize  up  to  67%  of  total  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme (NRDWP) fund to provide safe drinking water in rural areas.

ii. 5% of NRDWP fund has been earmarked for water quality to ensure the availability of safe drinking water.

iii.  In  2016-17,  Rs.  814.13  crore  has  been  released  under  National  Water  Quality  Submission programme for various ongoing schemes covering Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations.

iv.  In  March  2016,  NITI  Aayog  has  provided  Rs.  1000  crore  to  various  states  for immediate  solutions  in  Arsenic  and  Fluoride  affected  habitations  like  installation  of community water purification plants to ensure at least 8 to 10 litres of drinking water or for last mile connectivity in these areas.

v. States have been allowed to take up new scheme in arsenic and fluoride affected areas.

vi. States have been advised to take up surface water based projects with external aid from agencies like World Bank, Asian Development Bank(ADB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) etc. and through internal borrowings.

(c) and (d) Target is to provide toilets to all households by 2 nd October, 2019. By 2022, the goal of this Ministry is to cover 90% of rural households with piped water supply.

## Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.5441 due for reply on 06-04-2017

State/UT-wise, number and percentage of households without toilets as on 3.4.2017

| S.N.   | State/UT         |   Number of households without toilets as on 03.04.2017 |   %households without toilets as on 03.04.2017 |
|--------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | A &NISLANDS      |                                                   20163 |                                          44.17 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH   |                                                 3589571 |                                          47.56 |
| 3      | ARUNACHALPRADESH |                                                   21495 |                                          12.22 |
| 4      | ASSAM            |                                                 1587192 |                                          27.96 |
| 5      | BIHAR            |                                                15304156 |                                          71.52 |
| 6      | CHHATTISGARH     |                                                  876536 |                                          19.79 |
| 7      | GOA              |                                                   44587 |                                          23.92 |
| 8      | GUJARAT          |                                                  394207 |                                           5.61 |
| 9      | HARYANA          |                                                  310923 |                                          10.13 |
| 10     | HIMACHALPRADESH  |                                                       0 |                                           0    |
| 11     | JAMMU &KASHMIR   |                                                 1051805 |                                          62.54 |
| 12     | JHARKHAND        |                                                 2401913 |                                          47.13 |
| 13     | KARNATAKA        |                                                 2994699 |                                          35.17 |
| 14     | KERALA           |                                                       0 |                                           0    |
| 15     | MADHYA PRADESH   |                                                 5167589 |                                          42.78 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA      |                                                 2736309 |                                          22.08 |
| 17     | MANIPUR          |                                                   60045 |                                          13.92 |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA        |                                                   41396 |                                          10.06 |
| 19     | MIZORAM          |                                                   16228 |                                          14.18 |
| 20     | NAGALAND         |                                                   87422 |                                          33.25 |
| 21     | ODISHA           |                                                 5346217 |                                          59.27 |
| 22     | PUDUCHERRY       |                                                   43124 |                                          47.48 |
| 23     | PUNJAB           |                                                  596827 |                                          18.86 |
| 24     | RAJASTHAN        |                                                 2625519 |                                          22.86 |
| 25     | SIKKIM           |                                                       0 |                                           0    |
| 26     | TAMILNADU        |                                                 2807927 |                                          29.43 |
| 27     | TELANGANA        |                                                 2256032 |                                          50.31 |
| 28     | TRIPURA          |                                                  166829 |                                          20.91 |
| 29     | UTTAR PRADESH    |                                                14934284 |                                          52    |
| 30     | UTTARAKHAND      |                                                       0 |                                           0    |
| 31     | WEST BENGAL      |                                                 1611209 |                                          10.62 |
|        |                  |                                                67094204 |                                          36.98 |

Annexure-2. Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.5441 due for reply on 06-04-2017

| S. No.   | State             |   Total No of Habitations |   No of Quality Affected Habitations (i.e. containing at least one chemical contaminant) |   %of Water Quality Affected Habitations |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDMANand NICOBAR |                       400 |                                                                                        0 |                                     0    |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                     48342 |                                                                                      517 |                                     1.07 |
| 3        | ARUNACHALPRADESH  |                      7577 |                                                                                      388 |                                     5.12 |
| 4        | ASSAM             |                     88099 |                                                                                     9748 |                                    11.06 |
| 5        | BIHAR             |                    110234 |                                                                                     4348 |                                     3.94 |
| 6        | CHHATTISGARH      |                     74647 |                                                                                      853 |                                     1.14 |
| 7        | GOA               |                       347 |                                                                                        0 |                                     0    |
| 8        | GUJARAT           |                     36066 |                                                                                        0 |                                     0    |
| 9        | HARYANA           |                      7948 |                                                                                      246 |                                     3.1  |
| 10       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                     53604 |                                                                                        0 |                                     0    |
| 11       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |                     15958 |                                                                                        9 |                                     0.06 |
| 12       | JHARKHAND         |                    120067 |                                                                                     3166 |                                     2.64 |
| 13       | KARNATAKA         |                     60248 |                                                                                     1472 |                                     2.44 |
| 14       | KERALA            |                     11883 |                                                                                      438 |                                     3.69 |
| 15       | MADHYAPRADESH     |                    128067 |                                                                                      125 |                                     0.1  |
| 16       | MAHARASHTRA       |                    100066 |                                                                                      364 |                                     0.36 |
| 17       | MANIPUR           |                      2868 |                                                                                        0 |                                     0    |
| 18       | MEGHALAYA         |                     10475 |                                                                                       11 |                                     0.11 |
| 19       | MIZORAM           |                       738 |                                                                                        0 |                                     0    |
| 20       | NAGALAND          |                      1530 |                                                                                       43 |                                     2.81 |
| 21       | ODISHA            |                    156468 |                                                                                     1814 |                                     1.16 |
| 22       | PUDUCHERRY        |                       266 |                                                                                        0 |                                     0    |
| 23       | PUNJAB            |                     15384 |                                                                                     3125 |                                    20.31 |
| 24       | RAJASTHAN         |                    121648 |                                                                                    20350 |                                    16.73 |
| 25       | SIKKIM            |                      2084 |                                                                                        0 |                                     0    |
| 26       | TAMILNADU         |                    100204 |                                                                                      255 |                                     0.25 |
| 27       | TELANGANA         |                     24582 |                                                                                     1395 |                                     5.67 |
| 28       | TRIPURA           |                      8723 |                                                                                     2502 |                                    28.68 |
| 29       | UTTAR PRADESH     |                    260801 |                                                                                      546 |                                     0.21 |
| 30       | UTTARAKHAND       |                     39209 |                                                                                       16 |                                     0.04 |
| 31       | WEST BENGAL       |                    105905 |                                                                                    12209 |                                    11.53 |
| Total    | Total             |                   1714438 |                                                                                    63940 |                                     3.73 |

(source: format C-17 of IMIS)