Lok Sabha Question No. 3191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Safe Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAMESWAR TELI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3191 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## Safe Drinking Water

## 3191. SHRI RAMESWARTELI:

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

- (a) the percentage of population having access to safe drinking water in the country, State-wise; and
- (b)   the steps being taken by the Government to provide safe drinking waterfree of chemical and other pollutants to the rest of the population particularly in NorthEastern States?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## ANSWER (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a)  As reported by States on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), of the  Ministry  state-wise  details  of  percentage  of  population  having  access  to  safe drinking water in the country is at Annexure.
- (b)  Rural  drinking  water  supply  is  a  state  subject.  This  Ministry  supplements  the efforts of the States by providing them with technical and financial assistance through the  centrally  sponsored  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP)  for improving  the  coverage  of  clean  drinking  water  to  rural  population.  It  is  the  State Governments  who  plan,  design,  execute  and  operate  schemes  for  providing  safe drinking water. Up to 67% fund allocated to the States under NRDWP can be utilized for coverage and tackling water quality problems. Further, 5% of the NRDWP funds are  earmarked  for  Water  Quality  and  allocated  to  those  States  with  habitations affected by excess chemical/bacteriological  contamination. Further, 10% of the total NRDWP fund has been earmarked for North- Eastern States to be given on a 90:10 (Centre:State)  sharing  basis  in  comparison  to  rest  of  the  county  where  the  sharing pattern  is  50:50  (Centre:State).  Thus  the  North  Eastern  States  are  being  given preferential treatment with regard to allocation of funds under NRDWP which can be utilized for providing safe drinking water to rural population. Moreover, the Ministry has  advised  all  the  State  Governments  including  North-Eastern  States  to  provide drinking  water  from  safe  ground/  surface  water  sources,  after  adequate  treatment including disinfection.

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha UnstarredQ.No. 3191 due for reply on 03.08.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha UnstarredQ.No. 3191 due for reply on 03.08.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha UnstarredQ.No. 3191 due for reply on 03.08.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha UnstarredQ.No. 3191 due for reply on 03.08.2017    |
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| S.No.                                                                                                    | State                                                                                                    | Fully Covered (i.e. Getting more than 40 litre per capita per day safe drinking water) Population (%)    | Partially Covered (i.e. Getting less than 40 litre per capita per day safe drinking water) Population (%) |
| 1                                                                                                        | ANDAMANand NICOBAR                                                                                       | 88.68                                                                                                    | 11.32                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                        | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                           | 61.66                                                                                                    | 37.46                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                        | ARUNACHALPRADESH                                                                                         | 42.93                                                                                                    | 56.59                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                        | ASSAM                                                                                                    | 55.39                                                                                                    | 30.58                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                        | BIHAR                                                                                                    | 55.82                                                                                                    | 39.31                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                        | CHATTISGARH                                                                                              | 93.59                                                                                                    | 4.86                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                        | GOA                                                                                                      | 99.86                                                                                                    | 0.14                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                        | GUJARAT                                                                                                  | 99.99                                                                                                    | 0.01                                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                                        | HARYANA                                                                                                  | 95.43                                                                                                    | 2.89                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                         | 81.38                                                                                                    | 18.62                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                        | 59.82                                                                                                    | 39.83                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                       | JHARKHAND                                                                                                | 94.35                                                                                                    | 1.39                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                       | KARNATAKA                                                                                                | 40.82                                                                                                    | 56.67                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                       | KERALA                                                                                                   | 22.06                                                                                                    | 76.19                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                       | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                            | 99.70                                                                                                    | 0.14                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                       | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                              | 80.66                                                                                                    | 18.46                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                       | MANIPUR                                                                                                  | 67.70                                                                                                    | 32.30                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                       | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                | 21.55                                                                                                    | 78.04                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                       | MIZORAM                                                                                                  | 65.58                                                                                                    | 34.42                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                       | NAGALAND                                                                                                 | 49.51                                                                                                    | 49.28                                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                                       | ODISHA                                                                                                   | 81.01                                                                                                    | 16.20                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                       | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                               | 69.86                                                                                                    | 30.14                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                       | PUNJAB                                                                                                   | 66.75                                                                                                    | 8.20                                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                       | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                | 44.55                                                                                                    | 38.86                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                       | SIKKIM                                                                                                   | 31.15                                                                                                    | 68.85                                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                                       | TAMILNADU                                                                                                | 93.30                                                                                                    | 6.46                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                       | TELANGANA                                                                                                | 48.96                                                                                                    | 42.27                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                       | TRIPURA                                                                                                  | 54.74                                                                                                    | 18.12                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                       | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                            | 98.37                                                                                                    | 0.84                                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                                       | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                              | 56.78                                                                                                    | 42.12                                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                                       | WEST BENGAL                                                                                              | 38.66                                                                                                    | 35.25                                                                                                     |

(source: format C-17of IMIS)