Lok Sabha Question No. 825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Safe Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 825 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017

## Safe Drinking Water

## †825. SHRI  PRATAPRAO  JADHAV:

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

- (a) the initiative taken by the Union Government for providing safe drinking water in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra  including Buldhana during  the  last  three  years and the outcome thereof;
- (b) the quantum  of  funds  made available for the purpose during the said years, yearwise;
- (c) whether pure drinking water is being provided to general public in the said areas as a result of  efforts made by the Government;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor and the immediate initiatives likely to be taken in this regard so that pure drinking water is provided to people?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) &  (b)  Rural  drinking  water  supply  is  a  state  subject.  Under  National  Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), this Ministry provides technical & financial assistance to states for providing safe drinking water in rural areas. The responsibility of implementation and execution of the schemes under programme lies with the State. During the year 2017-18, under NRDWP, Rs. 338.13 Crore has been allocated to the State of Maharashtra out of which, Rs. 40.68 Crore has been released till 18.07.2017 to the State.

As per NRDWP guidelines, the Annual Action Plan is prepared and implemented in the State of Maharashtra including Vidarbha Region. The target and achievement of coverage  of  rural  habitations  with  drinking  water  supply  in    last  three  years  for Vidarbha region as informed by the State Government of Maharashtra is as under:-

| Year    |   Target |   Achievement |
|---------|----------|---------------|
| 2014-15 |      856 |           796 |
| 2015-16 |      328 |           282 |
| 2016-17 |      369 |           217 |

Similarly,  the  total  funds  available  to  Vidarbha  region  and  expenditure  met  during the  last  three  years  as  reported  by  the  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  is  given below:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year    |   Total fund available |   Expenditure |
|---------|------------------------|---------------|
| 2014-15 |                 320.33 |        289.33 |
| 2015-16 |                 165.15 |        147    |
| 2016-17 |                 164.71 |        134.33 |

Moreover, the district wise details of physical achievements in terms of habitations are given at Annexure-I. The details of Central Fund made available to Vidarbha Region and expenditure incurred District wise are given at Annexure II.

- (c) Yes Madam.
- (d) As per norms, 40 Litres per capita per day (LPCD) drinking water is provided in last three years for 1295 habitations. Further, 96 Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plants have been  installed.  In  addition,  60  RO  Plants  and  48  De-fluoridation  units  (DFU)  are proposed as  short  term  measures  in  the  Vidarbha  Region  to provide  safe  water  in quality  affected  areas.    Cumulatively,  as  on  01.04.2017,  there  are  13938  fully covered habitations out of 15444 total habitations in Vidarbha Region. The District wise details are enclosed in Annexure III .
- (e) Question does not arise.

| Annexure I                                                                                                                                                | Annexure I                                                                                                                                                | Annexure I                                                                                                                                                | Annexure I                                                                                                                                                | Annexure I                                                                                                                                                | Annexure I                                                                                                                                                | Annexure I                                                                                                                                                | Annexure I                                                                                                                                                | Annexure I                                                                                                                                                | Annexure I                                                                                                                                                | Annexure I                                                                                                                                                |
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| Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 NRDWP PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF VIDARBHA REGION IN LAST THREE YEARS | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 NRDWP PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF VIDARBHA REGION IN LAST THREE YEARS | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 NRDWP PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF VIDARBHA REGION IN LAST THREE YEARS | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 NRDWP PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF VIDARBHA REGION IN LAST THREE YEARS | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 NRDWP PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF VIDARBHA REGION IN LAST THREE YEARS | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 NRDWP PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF VIDARBHA REGION IN LAST THREE YEARS | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 NRDWP PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF VIDARBHA REGION IN LAST THREE YEARS | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 NRDWP PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF VIDARBHA REGION IN LAST THREE YEARS | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 NRDWP PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF VIDARBHA REGION IN LAST THREE YEARS | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 NRDWP PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF VIDARBHA REGION IN LAST THREE YEARS | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 NRDWP PHYSICAL PROGRESS OF VIDARBHA REGION IN LAST THREE YEARS |
| S. No                                                                                                                                                     | District                                                                                                                                                  | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                   |
| .                                                                                                                                                         | District                                                                                                                                                  | Target                                                                                                                                                    | Total Achiev.                                                                                                                                             | %of Achiev.                                                                                                                                               | Target                                                                                                                                                    | Total Achiev.                                                                                                                                             | %of Achiev.                                                                                                                                               | Target                                                                                                                                                    | Total Achiev.                                                                                                                                             | %of Achiev.                                                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                                                         | AMRAVATI                                                                                                                                                  | 76                                                                                                                                                        | 63                                                                                                                                                        | 82.89                                                                                                                                                     | 16                                                                                                                                                        | 13                                                                                                                                                        | 81.25                                                                                                                                                     | 22                                                                                                                                                        | 13                                                                                                                                                        | 59.09                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                                         | AKOLA                                                                                                                                                     | 25                                                                                                                                                        | 33                                                                                                                                                        | 132.00                                                                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                                                                         | 10                                                                                                                                                        | 142.86                                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                                                                         | WASHIM                                                                                                                                                    | 24                                                                                                                                                        | 18                                                                                                                                                        | 75.00                                                                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                                                                         | 7                                                                                                                                                         | 116.67                                                                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                                         | 40.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                                         | BULDANA                                                                                                                                                   | 113                                                                                                                                                       | 83                                                                                                                                                        | 73.45                                                                                                                                                     | 66                                                                                                                                                        | 39                                                                                                                                                        | 59.09                                                                                                                                                     | 112                                                                                                                                                       | 87                                                                                                                                                        | 77.68                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                         | YAVATMAL                                                                                                                                                  | 50                                                                                                                                                        | 48                                                                                                                                                        | 96.00                                                                                                                                                     | 31                                                                                                                                                        | 25                                                                                                                                                        | 80.65                                                                                                                                                     | 50                                                                                                                                                        | 32                                                                                                                                                        | 64.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                                         | NAGPUR                                                                                                                                                    | 115                                                                                                                                                       | 106                                                                                                                                                       | 92.17                                                                                                                                                     | 60                                                                                                                                                        | 37                                                                                                                                                        | 61.67                                                                                                                                                     | 57                                                                                                                                                        | 14                                                                                                                                                        | 24.56                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                                         | WARDHA                                                                                                                                                    | 58                                                                                                                                                        | 25                                                                                                                                                        | 43.10                                                                                                                                                     | 35                                                                                                                                                        | 34                                                                                                                                                        | 97.14                                                                                                                                                     | 36                                                                                                                                                        | 16                                                                                                                                                        | 44.44                                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                                         | BHANDARA                                                                                                                                                  | 40                                                                                                                                                        | 40                                                                                                                                                        | 100.00                                                                                                                                                    | 20                                                                                                                                                        | 27                                                                                                                                                        | 135.00                                                                                                                                                    | 10                                                                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                                                                         | 60.00                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                                         | GONDIA                                                                                                                                                    | 90                                                                                                                                                        | 112                                                                                                                                                       | 124.44                                                                                                                                                    | 26                                                                                                                                                        | 26                                                                                                                                                        | 100.00                                                                                                                                                    | 21                                                                                                                                                        | 12                                                                                                                                                        | 57.14                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                                        | CHANDRAPUR                                                                                                                                                | 141                                                                                                                                                       | 107                                                                                                                                                       | 75.89                                                                                                                                                     | 32                                                                                                                                                        | 30                                                                                                                                                        | 93.75                                                                                                                                                     | 18                                                                                                                                                        | 15                                                                                                                                                        | 83.33                                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                                        | GADCHIROLI                                                                                                                                                | 124                                                                                                                                                       | 161                                                                                                                                                       | 129.84                                                                                                                                                    | 29                                                                                                                                                        | 34                                                                                                                                                        | 117.24                                                                                                                                                    | 36                                                                                                                                                        | 20                                                                                                                                                        | 55.56                                                                                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                                                                                     | 856                                                                                                                                                       | 796                                                                                                                                                       | 92.99                                                                                                                                                     | 328                                                                                                                                                       | 282                                                                                                                                                       | 85.98                                                                                                                                                     | 369                                                                                                                                                       | 217                                                                                                                                                       | 58.81                                                                                                                                                     |

| Annexure II                                                                                | Annexure II                                                                                | Annexure II                                                                                | Annexure II                                                                                | Annexure II                                                                                | Annexure II                                                                                | Annexure II                                                                                | Annexure II                                                                                | Annexure II                                                                                | Annexure II                                                                                | Annexure II                                                                                |
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| Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 |
| NRDWP FINANCIAL PROGRESS OF VIDARBHA REGION IN LAST THREE YEARS                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            |                                                                                            | (Rs. in Cr.)                                                                               | (Rs. in Cr.)                                                                               | (Rs. in Cr.)                                                                               |
| S. No.                                                                                     |                                                                                            | 2014-15                                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                    |
|                                                                                            | District                                                                                   | Total available                                                                            | Expenditure incurred                                                                       | % of Expend.                                                                               | Total available                                                                            | Expend. incurred                                                                           | % of Expend.                                                                               | Total available                                                                            | Expend. incurred                                                                           | % of Expend.                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                          | AMRAVATI                                                                                   | 11.32                                                                                      | 10.86                                                                                      | 95.94                                                                                      | 11.68                                                                                      | 9.8                                                                                        | 83.90                                                                                      | 24.43                                                                                      | 20.9                                                                                       | 85.55                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                          | AKOLA                                                                                      | 19.54                                                                                      | 16.76                                                                                      | 85.77                                                                                      | 9.94                                                                                       | 8.11                                                                                       | 81.59                                                                                      | 6.24                                                                                       | 4.17                                                                                       | 66.83                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                          | WASHIM                                                                                     | 13.67                                                                                      | 9.82                                                                                       | 71.84                                                                                      | 5.83                                                                                       | 5.4                                                                                        | 92.62                                                                                      | 2.34                                                                                       | 1.81                                                                                       | 77.35                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                          | BULDANA                                                                                    | 154.04                                                                                     | 142.98                                                                                     | 92.82                                                                                      | 54.42                                                                                      | 51.04                                                                                      | 93.79                                                                                      | 32.87                                                                                      | 29                                                                                         | 88.23                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                          | YAVATMAL                                                                                   | 22.85                                                                                      | 19.26                                                                                      | 84.29                                                                                      | 12.45                                                                                      | 7.51                                                                                       | 60.32                                                                                      | 10.75                                                                                      | 7.12                                                                                       | 66.23                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                          | NAGPUR                                                                                     | 28.85                                                                                      | 26.8                                                                                       | 92.89                                                                                      | 21.11                                                                                      | 20.37                                                                                      | 96.49                                                                                      | 53.42                                                                                      | 48.69                                                                                      | 91.15                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                          | WARDHA                                                                                     | 10.43                                                                                      | 9.48                                                                                       | 90.89                                                                                      | 12.46                                                                                      | 11.83                                                                                      | 94.94                                                                                      | 2.68                                                                                       | 2.54                                                                                       | 94.78                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                          | BHANDARA                                                                                   | 8.18                                                                                       | 7.99                                                                                       | 97.68                                                                                      | 5.35                                                                                       | 4.84                                                                                       | 90.47                                                                                      | 7.02                                                                                       | 2.31                                                                                       | 32.91                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                          | GONDIA                                                                                     | 22.78                                                                                      | 21.84                                                                                      | 95.87                                                                                      | 10.96                                                                                      | 10.66                                                                                      | 97.26                                                                                      | 11.65                                                                                      | 6                                                                                          | 51.50                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                         | CHANDRAPUR                                                                                 | 12.86                                                                                      | 11.15                                                                                      | 86.70                                                                                      | 11.79                                                                                      | 10.71                                                                                      | 90.84                                                                                      | 8.47                                                                                       | 7.85                                                                                       | 92.68                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                         | GADCHIROLI                                                                                 | 15.81                                                                                      | 12.39                                                                                      | 78.37                                                                                      | 9.16                                                                                       | 6.73                                                                                       | 73.47                                                                                      | 4.84                                                                                       | 3.94                                                                                       | 81.40                                                                                      |
| Total                                                                                      | Total                                                                                      | 320.33                                                                                     | 289.33                                                                                     | 90.32                                                                                      | 165.15                                                                                     | 147                                                                                        | 89.01                                                                                      | 164.71                                                                                     | 134.33                                                                                     | 81.56                                                                                      |

| Annexure III                                                                               | Annexure III                                                                               | Annexure III                                                                               | Annexure III                                                                               |
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| Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 | Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 825 for answer on 20.07.2017 |
| Drinking Water Status of Rural Habitations in Vidarbha Region as on 01.04.2017             | Drinking Water Status of Rural Habitations in Vidarbha Region as on 01.04.2017             | Drinking Water Status of Rural Habitations in Vidarbha Region as on 01.04.2017             | Drinking Water Status of Rural Habitations in Vidarbha Region as on 01.04.2017             |
| Sr. No.                                                                                    | District                                                                                   | Total Habitations                                                                          | Fully covered habitations                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                          | AMRAVATI                                                                                   | 1611                                                                                       | 1516                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                          | AKOLA                                                                                      | 852                                                                                        | 813                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                          | WASHIM                                                                                     | 689                                                                                        | 607                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                          | BULDANA                                                                                    | 1351                                                                                       | 1042                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                          | YAVATMAL                                                                                   | 2274                                                                                       | 2260                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                          | NAGPUR                                                                                     | 1585                                                                                       | 1381                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                          | WARDHA                                                                                     | 907                                                                                        | 750                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                          | BHANDARA                                                                                   | 788                                                                                        | 695                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                          | GONDIA                                                                                     | 1620                                                                                       | 1462                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                         | CHANDRAPUR                                                                                 | 1701                                                                                       | 1561                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                         | GADCHIROLI                                                                                 | 2066                                                                                       | 1851                                                                                       |
| Total                                                                                      | Total                                                                                      | 15444                                                                                      | 13938                                                                                      |