Lok Sabha Question No. 3816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Foreign Assistance for Safe Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: Raghu Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3816 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2018

## Foreign Assistance for safe drinking water

## †3816 DR. RAGHU SHARMA:

Will the Minister of DRINKINGWATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  State  Governments  have  submitted  their  proposals to  the  Union Government seeking foreign assistance for providing safe drinking water to all households;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   the number of the households likely to be covered under this scheme;
- (d) the details of drinking water projects provided foreign assistance during each of the last four years and the amount provided to each of these projects and their current status; and
- (e) the details of the funds provided to Rajasthan in this regard?

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

- (a) to  (c)Yes  Madam.  The  Drinking  Water  project  proposals  of  the  States  seeking  foreign assistance  from  Institutions  like  World  Bank,  Japan  International  cooperation  agency (JICA),  Asian  Development  Bank  (ADB),  New  Development  Bank  (NDB),  Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank  (AIIB)  are received in this Ministry for technical examination. After the technical examination, the proposals are recommended  to Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance for further necessary action. The details of such projects received during last two years and the population planned to be benefitted by these proposals is at Annexure.
- (d)  &  (e)  Oncesuch  project  proposalsare  posed  by  DEAto  External  Financial  Institutions  and subsequently approved  by  them,  theyenter into a bilateral  agreement.  As  per  the agreement, the funds are provided directly to the State Government. However, for World Bank assisted  Rural  Water  Supply  & Sanitation  Projects  for  Low  Income  States  (being implemented in Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand & Uttar Pradesh) for which agreement was made by  this  Ministry  in  2013-14,  the  fund  (external  aid  component  under  the  project)  were provided to the states in various years is as under:

| Year    |   Amount in Rs. crore |
|---------|-----------------------|
| 2013-14 |                 39.96 |
| 2014-15 |                135    |
| 2015-16 |                160    |
| 2016-17 |                249.98 |
| 2017-18 |                299.98 |

## Annexure

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3816 due for answer on 09.08.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3816 due for answer on 09.08.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3816 due for answer on 09.08.2018                                 | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3816 due for answer on 09.08.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3816 due for answer on 09.08.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3816 due for answer on 09.08.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3816 due for answer on 09.08.2018   |
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| S. No .                                                                                                     | State                                                                                                       | Project Proposal                                                                                                                          | Financial Institution                                                                                       | Total Project cost (in Rs. Crore)                                                                           | Habitation / Population planned to be covered                                                               | Status / Action taken / Outcome                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                              | Multi Village rural water Supply Schemes (Gandhi Sagar-I &II)                                                                             | JICA                                                                                                        | 3000.00                                                                                                     | 2399315                                                                                                     | Recommended to DEA.                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh Rural Water Supply Project                                                                                                 | AIIB                                                                                                        | 4500.00                                                                                                     | 69.69 lakhs                                                                                                 | Recommended to DEA.                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                                   | Telangana Drinking Water Supply project (Mission Bhagiratha )                                                                             | AIIB                                                                                                        | 3180.00                                                                                                     | 1033394                                                                                                     | Recommended to DEA.                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                                   | water supply in the peripheral villages outside Greater Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits                                               | JICA                                                                                                        | 628.29                                                                                                      | 689853                                                                                                      | Proposal was deficient for requisite documents.                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                     | 5 Drinking Water Supply projects                                                                                                          | AIIB                                                                                                        | 911.60                                                                                                      | 10.13 Lakhs                                                                                                 | Recommended to DEA. But not agreed by AIIB. Now being considered under State Funds.                         |
| 6                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                   | 5 drinking water Supply Projects                                                                                                          | JICA                                                                                                        | 2736.86                                                                                                     | 2492972                                                                                                     | Project proposal has been recommended to DEA                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                              | Multi village Rural Water Supply Schemes                                                                                                  | ADB                                                                                                         | 4700.00                                                                                                     | 40 lakhs                                                                                                    | Proposal was deficient for requisite documents.                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                           | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                             | Loan assistance for water supply                                                                                                          | JICA                                                                                                        | 855.00                                                                                                      | 35.08 lakhs                                                                                                 | Proposal was deficient for requisite documents.                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                                     | Loan assistance for water supply                                                                                                          | JICA                                                                                                        | 1519.15                                                                                                     | All the rural population                                                                                    | State Govt. is required to resubmit the proposal as per the observation of this Ministry.                   |
| 10                                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                                     | Providing Drinking water supply to rural areas                                                                                            | JICA                                                                                                        | 1310.00                                                                                                     | 14,01,123                                                                                                   | State Govt. is required to resubmit / clarify the proposal.                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                       | Assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Construction of Rural Water Supply Schemes under MukhyaMantriGraminPeyjalN ishchayYojana | ADB                                                                                                         | 3716                                                                                                        | 49,82,697                                                                                                   | The project proposal has been recommended to DEA.                                                           |