Lok Sabha Question No. 6258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Sanitation/Drinking Water Facilities to Tribal Population
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6258 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05-04-2018

## Sanitation/Drinking Water Facilitiesto Tribal Population

## 6258. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

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

- (a) whether as per 2011 census,75 per cent of India's tribal populationdefecates in the open and 33 per cent doesnot have access to safe source of drinkingwater;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the factual data in this regard; and
- (c) the action taken by theGovernment and the current status in thisregard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a)  and  (b)  As  per  2011  census,  overall  75%  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  households  in  the country were defecating in the open. Further, 26.66% of total tribal population in the country did not have access to safe source of drinking water.

(c)  The  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  [SBM(G)]  was  launched  on  2nd  October, 2014 with the aim at attaining Swachh Bharat by 2 nd October 2019by providing access to toilet facilities to all rural households in the country.The focus of the scheme is on behavior change and usage of toilets. The following steps have been taken under the programme:-

- 10% of annual budget allocation is earmarked for Scheduled Tribes (STs).
- Focus  is  being  given  on  community  based  collective  behavior  change  by  massive campaigning at the national and States level.
- Focus is also on creation of complete ODF villages, rather than only on construction of individual toilets.
- Given the vast socio-economic-cultural diversity of India, and also from the point of view  of  promoting  innovations,  the  programme  provides  flexibility  to  the  States  to choose the strategy best suited to them in its implementation.
- Greater  emphasis  is  being  given  on  capacity  building,  especially  in  community approaches  and  programme  management,  by  imparting  training  to  the  States  and selected  organizations  called  Key  Resource  Centres  (KRCs),  involving  District Collectors to provide leadership to the programme at the district level.
- The programme is being run as a janandolan with cooperation of all sections of the society including the NGOs, corporates, youth etc. The Panchayats are being actively involved.
- There is an emphasis on streamlining administrative and financial procedures, both to cut down on time, as well as to increase accountability.
- Innovations  in  technology  is  being  promoted  at  the  National  and  State  levels.  A national  Committee  under  the  chairmanship  of  Prof.  R.A.  Mashelkar  has  been constituted to examine all the new technologies from the point of view of safety and feasibility.
- ZilaSwachhataPreraks have been engaged for support of districts.

As per data available in the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of SBM(G), 85%STs households have access to toilets as on 28.3.2018.

Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), 10% of the total allocation of funds  is  earmarked  to  be  used  for  the  supply  of  drinking  water  to  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST) dominated habitations. States have been directed to take special care for the implementation of its schemes / programmes in tribal areas and report its progress separately on the online Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  of  the  Ministry.  As  per  information provided by States on the IMIS, out of total number of 3,65,052 rural tribal habitations in the country, 3,01,894 (82.70 %) habitations are fully covered (getting 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd) of drinking water), 53,072 (14.54 %) habitations are partially covered (getting less than 40  lpcd  of  drinking  water)  and  10,086  (2.76  %)  habitations  are  quality  affected  where drinking water is chemically contaminated.

Further, as per restructured NRDWP guideline, the focus is mainly on providing Piped Water Supply  to  rural  population  ultimately  by  2030  to  honour  the  commitment  made  by  the country in the international forum while agreeing for United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-2030.