Lok Sabha Question No. 113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Scarcity of Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM, OM BIRLA, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 113 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2017

## Scarcity of Drinking Water

## 113.    SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM :

SHRI OM BIRLA:

SHRIMATI  P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  fully  covered,  partially  covered  and  quality  affected  areas  in  the country including Kerala in regard to safe drinking water, State-wise;
- (b) the details of short-term and long term measures taken by the Government to provide safe drinking water to all the habitations in the country;
- (c)  the  details  of  financial/technical  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  to  various States in this regard during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has provided financial or technical assistance for ground water survey and mapping of drinking water resources and if so, the details thereof and the status of those survey/mapping and the time-frame for their completion, State-wise;
- (e)  whether the Government has provided or proposes to provide additional assistance to the States including Kerala under drinking water schemes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has received complaints in distribution of financial assistance under drinking water schemes and if so, the details thereof during the said period and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The State-wise details of the fully covered, partially covered and quality affected areas in the country including Kerala is at Annexure - I.
- (b)  As  a  long  term  solution,  this  Ministry  has  directed  the  States  to  cover  the  rural households  with  Piped  Water  Supply.  This  Ministry  has  prepared  a  Strategic  Plan  for providing drinking water supply in rural areas of the country for the period 2011-2022. By 2022, the goal is to cover 90% of rural households with piped water supply. To achieve this, the States have been advised to pool more funds from state plan in view of the enhanced

devolution of funds under the 14 th Finance Commission and to arrange external assistance or  loan  from  borrowing  agencies  over  and  above  the  funding  from  the  Ministry  under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). As a short term measure in respect of arsenic and fluoride affected habitations, the Ministry has advised the states to provide community water purification plants.

(c)  The  state-wise  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  to  various states during each of the last three years and the current year are at Annexure - II.

(d) Ministry has assigned National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) for making Hydro GeoMorphological  (HGM)  maps  and  also  adding  water  quality  layer  which  will  suggest  the groundwater level for extracting as well as recharging. NRSC has been asked to incorporate the data based on the inputs received from the States. NRSC will complete the job in phases depending  on  the  quantum  of  work.  The  project  has  been  given  by  the  Ministry  is  to continue further until completion. No time frame has been fixed for completion of the work. An amount of Rs. 62.56 crore has been expended by the Ministry in this regard so far. The state-wise list of work completed is attached as Appendix-III.

(e) This Ministry allocates funds under NRDWP as per pre-approved criteria as envisaged in  NRDWP guideline and there is no provision of giving more funds to any state over & above the allocation. However, the Ministry estimates savings at the end of financial year and additional funds are allocated to performing States.

(f) No Madam. As on 31.01.2017, this Ministry has not received any complaint regarding distribution of financial assistance under drinking water schemes.

| Annexure-I   | Annexure-I         | Annexure-I                | Annexure-I                        | Annexure-I                            | Annexure-I                           |
|--------------|--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S. No.       | State              | Total Nos. of Habitations | Nos. of Fully Covered Habitations | Nos. of Partially Covered Habitations | Nos. of Quality Affected Habitations |
| 1.           | ANDMAN and 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                     | 36065                             | 1                                     | 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                     | 27303                             | 31050                                 | 1895                                 |
| 14.          | KERALA             | 11883                     | 3563                              | 7664                                  | 656                                  |
| 15.          | MADHYA PRADESH     | 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        |                    | 1714556                   | 1323993                           | 322338                                | 68225                                |
| Percentage   | Percentage         |                           | 77.22                             | 18.8                                  | 3.98                                 |

|         |                   |             |         |              |         | Annexure referred to in part (c) of Lok Sabha   | Annexure referred to in part (c) of Lok Sabha   | Annexure referred to in part (c) of Lok Sabha   | Annexure referred to in part (c) of Lok Sabha   |                                                         |                                                         |                                                         |                                                         |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |
|---------|-------------------|-------------|---------|--------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|         |                   |             |         |              |         | 2013-14                                         | 2013-14                                         | 2013-14                                         | 2013-14                                         | Unstarred Q.No. 113 due for reply on 02.02.2017 2014-15 | Unstarred Q.No. 113 due for reply on 02.02.2017 2014-15 | Unstarred Q.No. 113 due for reply on 02.02.2017 2014-15 | Unstarred Q.No. 113 due for reply on 02.02.2017 2014-15 | (Amount in Rs. crore) 2015-16 2016-17 | (Amount in Rs. crore) 2015-16 2016-17 | (Amount in Rs. crore) 2015-16 2016-17 | (Amount in Rs. crore) 2015-16 2016-17 |
| S. No . | State             | Open. Balan | Alloc.  | Release      | Exp.    | Open Balance                                    | Alloc.                                          | Release                                         | Exp.                                            | Opening Balance                                         | Alloc.                                                  | Release                                                 | Exp.                                                    | Open Bal                              | Alloc.                                | Release                               | Exp.                                  |
| 1.      | A&N Islands       | 0.78        | 1.04    | 0.09         | 0.64    | 0.28                                            | 0.86                                            | 0.81                                            | 0.43                                            | 0.67                                                    | 0.38                                                    | 0.16                                                    | 0                                                       | 0.83                                  | 0.44                                  | 0.22                                  | 0                                     |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 113.62      | 635.44  | 631.52       | 662.4   | 82.74                                           | 364.3                                           | 377.78                                          | 427.08                                          | 33.44                                                   | 156.69                                                  | 170.05                                                  | 190.60                                                  | 14.51                                 | 147.79                                | 139.34                                | 108.31                                |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 17.99       | 201.23  | 237.32       | 230.97  | 25.77                                           | 64.21                                           | 109.83                                          | 119.5                                           | 16.09                                                   | 58.08                                                   | 65.4                                                    | 66.23                                                   | 15.26                                 | 63.59                                 | 76.33                                 | 46.8                                  |
| 4.      | Assam             | 199.82      | 470     | 524.97       | 635.18  | 92.70                                           | 501.1                                           | 585.32                                          | 586.88                                          | 92.64                                                   | 261.73                                                  | 284.11                                                  | 216.20                                                  | 160.83                                | 269.23                                | 229.89                                | 146.2                                 |
| 5.      | Bihar             | 217.82      | 432.38  | 348.94       | 307.43  | 259.33                                          | 441.07                                          | 399.11                                          | 381.9                                           | 276.54                                                  | 229.6                                                   | 202.73                                                  | 295.38                                                  | 183.89                                | 236.30                                | 245.45                                | 183.56                                |
| 6.      | Chattisgarh       | 67.61       | 136.13  | 135.2        | 172.38  | 31.56                                           | 159.08                                          | 150.74                                          | 173.08                                          | 12.05                                                   | 63.69                                                   | 60.83                                                   | 64.64                                                   | 8.24                                  | 65.85                                 | 0.00                                  | 0                                     |
| 7.      | Goa               | 5.95        | 5.5     | 0            | 2.22    | 3.73                                            | 4.61                                            | 0                                               | 0                                               | 3.73                                                    | 2.08                                                    | 1.66                                                    | 0                                                       | 5.39                                  | 2.38                                  | 60.88                                 | 27.93                                 |
| 8.      | Gujarat           | 247.13      | 533.73  | 515.07       | 627.95  | 134.24                                          | 509.48                                          | 405.58                                          | 491.44                                          | 48.38                                                   | 230.67                                                  | 238.91                                                  | 274.78                                                  | 12.50                                 | 238.12                                | 0.00                                  | 0                                     |
| 9.      | Haryana           | 85.59       | 229.46  | 229.52       | 301.15  | 13.96                                           | 213.04                                          | 277.98                                          | 228.82                                          | 63.13                                                   | 97.65                                                   | 122.65                                                  | 150.74                                                  | 35.19                                 | 109.32                                | 0.00                                  | 0                                     |
| 10.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 67.78       | 138.51  | 130.81       | 153.33  | 45.27                                           | 131.84                                          | 120.89                                          | 120.18                                          | 45.97                                                   | 59.58                                                   | 64.38                                                   | 69.88                                                   | 40.48                                 | 67.58                                 | 1.19                                  | 3.35                                  |
| 11.     | J&K               | 141.95      | 462.43  | 414.82       | 499.79  | 59.11                                           | 441.33                                          | 474.41                                          | 458.03                                          | 75.49                                                   | 199.4                                                   | 192.12                                                  | 222.16                                                  | 45.44                                 | 227.50                                | 178.73                                | 121.5                                 |
| 12.     | Jharkhand         | 122.36      | 172.85  | 253.28       | 277.96  | 102.26                                          | 169.86                                          | 175.18                                          | 206.88                                          | 89.26                                                   | 126.85                                                  | 132.09                                                  | 133.7                                                   | 99.65                                 | 87.97                                 | 105.80                                | 54.32                                 |
| 13.     | Karnataka         | 256.64      | 868.76  | 897.29       | 928.81  | 237.76                                          | 605.38                                          | 563.91                                          | 622.37                                          | 179.31                                                  | 307.62                                                  | 278.08                                                  | 366.68                                                  | 90.71                                 | 306.51                                | 61.25                                 | 34.16                                 |
| 14.     | Kerala            | 93.31       | 155.58  | 212.04       | 265.1   | 40.87                                           | 115.59                                          | 124.1                                           | 131.86                                          | 33.11                                                   | 52.78                                                   | 48.05                                                   | 64.45                                                   | 16.71                                 | 60.35                                 | 113.73                                | 98.7                                  |
| 15.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 143         | 404.81  | 474.95       | 483.98  | 133.97                                          | 397.18                                          | 440.18                                          | 399.94                                          | 174.38                                                  | 181.76                                                  | 193.73                                                  | 387.62                                                  | 8.93                                  | 203.17                                | 90.65                                 | 93.13                                 |
| 16.     | Maharashtra       | 553.97      | 788.48  | 690.27       | 657.46  | 587.39                                          | 780.06                                          | 748.23                                          | 901.96                                          | 433.66                                                  | 344.16                                                  | 330.88                                                  | 584                                                     | 180.69                                | 359.75                                | 144.97                                | 162.08                                |
| 17.     | Manipur           | 28.66       | 58.75   | 55.3         | 57.17   | 27.09                                           | 90.35                                           | 88.54                                           | 92.25                                           | 23.38                                                   | 28.98                                                   | 27.92                                                   | 43.44                                                   | 7.87                                  | 26.42                                 | 42.59                                 | 28.33                                 |
| 18.     | Meghalaya         | 34.12       | 92.18   | 103.4        | 114.81  | 22.89                                           | 44.61                                           | 69.5                                            | 81.02                                           | 11.6                                                    | 30.52                                                   | 31.24                                                   | 30.92                                                   | 12.20                                 | 34.35                                 | 0.00                                  | 0                                     |
| 19.     | Mizoram           | 24.78       | 38.41   | 44.89        | 33.37   | 36.30                                           | 42.43                                           | 34.5                                            | 39.81                                           | 30.99                                                   | 17.71                                                   | 17.32                                                   | 23.16                                                   | 25.15                                 | 18.38                                 | 185.67                                | 99.92                                 |
| 20.     | Nagaland          | 3.69        | 56.66   | 61.07        | 52.38   | 12.38                                           | 103.19 205.69                                   | 101.44                                          | 86.45                                           | 27.37                                                   | 35.27                                                   | 38.53                                                   | 61.90                                                   | 4.25                                  | 22.70                                 | 252.71                                | 221.6                                 |
| 21.     | Odisha            | 67.61       | 227.35  | 317.07       | 288.08  | 106.02                                          |                                                 | 230.67                                          | 257.29                                          | 87.41                                                   | 96.9                                                    | 103.19                                                  | 150.64                                                  | 39.96                                 | 106.13                                | 20.44                                 | 18.66                                 |
| 22.     | Puducherry        | 0.88        | 1.59    | 0.06         | 0       | 0.94                                            | 1.62                                            | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0.98                                                    | 0.72                                                    | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0.98                                  | 0.83                                  | 32.74                                 | 24.82                                 |
| 23.     | Punjab            | 26.04       | 96.89   | 147.95       | 159.05  | 14.94                                           | 93.88                                           | 97.38                                           | 90.23                                           | 22.1                                                    | 39.77                                                   | 42.79                                                   | 36.57                                                   | 28.31 39.18                           |                                       | 9.19                                  | 9.04                                  |
| 24.     | Rajasthan         | 389.85      | 1231.05 | 1332.49      | 1572.96 | 199.22                                          | 1194.46                                         | 1304.64                                         | 1386.79                                         | 117.07                                                  | 547.18                                                  | 526.75                                                  | 480.21                                                  | 163.61                                | 1059.21                               | 21.61                                 | 14.28                                 |
| 25.     | Sikkim            | 44.95       | 16.88   | 26.56        | 71.25   | 1.31                                            | 30.38                                           | 31.7                                            | 32.03                                           | 0.98                                                    | 10.64                                                   | 12.05                                                   | 12.49                                                   | 0.54                                  | 7.63                                  | 96.84                                 | 51.68                                 |
| 26.     | Tamil Nadu        | 185.44      | 273.63  | 387.11       | 527.57  | 44.97 0.00                                      | 367.36                                          | 382.46                                          | 432.39 189.25                                   | 5.48                                                    | 137.5                                                   | 182.35                                                  | 164.85                                                  | 27.49                                 | 126.72                                | 0.29                                  | 0                                     |
| 27.     | Telangana         | -           | -       |              | -       |                                                 | 200.65                                          | 212.24                                          |                                                 |                                                         | 88.77                                                   |                                                         | 106.42                                                  | 16.72                                 | 101.01                                | 36.88                                 | 37.62                                 |
| 28.     | Tripura           | 6.27        | 59.29   | - 89.93      | 94.19   | 3.40                                            | 62.06                                           | 68.31                                           | 64.81                                           | 22.99                                                   | 28.08                                                   | 97.71 31.68                                             | 39.97                                                   | 0.80                                  | 26.60                                 | 1008.25                               | 268.66                                |
| 29.     | Uttarakhand       | 174.27      | 923.18  |              | 858.5   | 485.61                                          | 962.43                                          | 1073.22                                         |                                                 | 8.18                                                    | 477.69                                                  |                                                         | 690.46                                                  | 272.38                                | 427.38                                | 7.28 124.32                           | 2.74                                  |
| 30.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 539.18      | 145.58  | 804.92 87.61 | 138.59  | 124.32                                          | 135.01                                          | 111.48                                          | 1146.18 152.94                                  | 412.65 82.87                                            | 63.57                                                   | 490.31 60.06                                            | 98.91                                                   | 44.01                                 | 69.99                                 |                                       | 77.93                                 |
| 31.     | West              | 398.59      | 490.63  | 485.83       |         | 143.68                                          | 436.53                                          | 431.09                                          | 480.72                                          | 96.94                                                   | 199.68                                                  |                                                         | 288.75                                                  | 25.49                                 | 369.27                                | 97.12                                 | 90.16                                 |
|         | Bengal            |             |         |              | 757.11  |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                         |                                                         | 216.85                                                  |                                                         |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |

| Annexure-III             | Annexure-III                             | Annexure-III                                             | Annexure-III                                                       |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Annexure referred S. No. | to in part (d) of Lok Name of the State. | Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 113 Hydro Geo- Morphological Maps. | due for reply on 02.02.2017 HGMMaps with Ground Water Quality Maps |
| 1                        | Andhra Pradesh                           | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 2.                       | Andaman Nicobar (UT)                     | Under progress                                           | Under progress                                                     |
| 3                        | Arunachal Pradesh                        | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 4                        | Assam                                    | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 5                        | Bihar                                    | Under progress                                           | Under progress                                                     |
| 6                        | Chhattisgarh                             | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 7                        | Chandigarh (UT)                          | Under progress                                           | Under progress                                                     |
| 8                        | Delhi                                    | Under progress                                           | Under progress                                                     |
| 9                        | Daman &Diu (UT)                          | completed                                                | completed                                                          |
| 10                       | Dadar &Nagar Haveli (UT)                 | completed                                                | completed                                                          |
| 11                       | Goa                                      | completed                                                | completed                                                          |
| 12                       | Gujarat                                  | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 13                       | Haryana                                  | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 14                       | Himachal Pradesh                         | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 15                       | Jammu &Kashmir                           | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 16                       | Jharkhand                                | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 17                       | Karnataka                                | completed                                                | completed                                                          |
| 18                       | Kerala                                   | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 19                       | Lakshadweep Islands (UT)                 | Under progress                                           | Under Progress                                                     |
| 20                       | Madhya Pradesh                           | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 21                       | Maharashtra                              | Completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 22                       | Manipur                                  | Under progress                                           | Under progress                                                     |
| 23                       | Meghalaya                                | Under progress                                           | Under progress                                                     |
| 24                       | Mizoram                                  | Under progress                                           | Under progress                                                     |
| 25                       | Nagaland                                 | Under progress                                           | Under progress                                                     |
| 26                       | Orissa                                   | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 27                       | Punducherry                              | Under progress                                           | Under progress                                                     |
| 28                       | Punjab                                   | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 29                       | Rajasthan                                | completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 30                       | Sikkim                                   | Under progress                                           | Under progress                                                     |
| 31                       | Tamil Nadu                               | Completed                                                | completed                                                          |
| 32                       | Telangana                                | competed                                                 | completed                                                          |
| 33                       | Tripura                                  | Under progress                                           | Under progress                                                     |
| 34                       | Uttar Pradesh                            | Under Progress                                           | Under progress                                                     |
| 35                       | Uttarakhand                              | Completed                                                | Under progress                                                     |
| 36                       | West Bengal                              | completed                                                | completed                                                          |