Lok Sabha Question No. 3406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Piped Water Supply Scheme
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI, BAHADUR SINGH KOLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3406 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2018

## Piped Water Supply Scheme

## 3406. SHRI JOSE K. MANI : SHRI BAHADUR SINGH KOLI :

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

- (a) whether the Government is providing piped water connections to the villages declared ODF on priority so that toilet usage can be improved;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the State/UT-wise indicating the number of ODF villages having piped water supply;
- (c) the steps taken to expedite the process of providing piped water supply to the villages yet to be covered;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  restart  piped  water  supply  scheme  for  domestic  tap connections which are lying closed; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI S. S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a)  Yes, Madam. In order to increase the usage of toilets, priority is given for piped water supply schemes in ODF villages under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).
- (b)  As per information submitted by States on the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, the State wise details of habitations in ODF declared villages having piped water supply is at Annexure.
- (c)  Rural  drinking  water  supply  is  a  state  subject.  Under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme  (NRDWP),  this  Ministry  provides  technical  &  financial  assistance  to  states  to improve the coverage of safe drinking water in rural areas. The responsibility of implementation and execution of various water supply schemes under the programme lies with the State. This Ministry has directed the States to cover the rural households with Piped Water Supply  with  sustainable  safe  source.  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  14th Finance Commission and to arrange external assistance or loan from lending institutions over and  above  the  funding  from  this  Ministry  under  NRDWP.  There  is  also  direct  funding  of substantial amount to rural local bodies for various basic services including water supply. In arsenic & fluoride affected habitations as a short term measure the Ministry has advised the States  to  provide  8  to  10  litres  water  per  capita  per  day  by  installing  community  water purification  plants.    In  2017-18,  there  is  an  allocation  of  Rs.7050  Crores  under  NRDWP (which includes Rs. 2000 crore earmarked for National Water Quality Sub-Mission to tackle problems  in  Arsenic  /  Fluoride  affected  habitations)  and  till  10.03.2018,  an  amount  of  Rs. 6232.30 Crores has already been released to State Governments.
- (d) & (e) State has been advised to keep all the NRDWP schemes functional by converging funds from other State resources, enhanced funds under 14 th Finance Commission and other schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) etc. to maintain the proper Operation and Maintenance (O&M). To encourage the higher functionality of the schemes, 25% of total allocation under restructured NRDWP would be provided to States on the basis of functionality of the NRDWP schemes in their States.

|       |                   |                                              | Annexure    |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------|
| S.No. | State             | Nos. of ODF declared with Piped Water Supply | habitations |
| 1     | Andaman &Nicobar  |                                              | 107         |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh    |                                              | 15946       |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh |                                              | 3414        |
| 4     | Assam             |                                              | 9913        |
| 5     | Bihar             |                                              | 750         |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh      |                                              | 13512       |
| 7     | Goa               |                                              | 0           |
| 8     | Gujarat           |                                              | 31632       |
| 9     | Haryana           |                                              | 7501        |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh  |                                              | 46720       |
| 11    | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                              | 1389        |
| 12    | Jharkhand         |                                              | 6554        |
| 13    | Karnataka         |                                              | 34713       |
| 14    | Kerala            |                                              | 18403       |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh    |                                              | 8759        |
| 16    | Maharashtra       |                                              | 63619       |
| 17    | Manipur           |                                              | 731         |
| 18    | Meghalaya         |                                              | 5220        |
| 19    | Mizoram           |                                              | 550         |
| 20    | Nagaland          |                                              | 662         |
| 21    | Odisha            |                                              | 5563        |
| 22    | Puducherry        |                                              | 14          |
| 23    | Punjab            |                                              | 11737       |
| 24    | Rajasthan         |                                              | 32325       |
| 25    | Sikkim            |                                              | 2036        |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu        |                                              | 69214       |
| 27    | Telangana         |                                              | 7081        |
| 28    | Tripura           |                                              | 85          |
| 29    | Uttar Pradesh     |                                              | 2551        |
| 30    | Uttarakhand       |                                              | 36345       |
| 31    | West Bengal       |                                              | 28810       |
| Total | Total             | Total                                        | 465856      |