Lok Sabha Question No. 398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Drinking Water through Solar Energy
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: MIDHUN REDDY, A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.398 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## Drinking Water through Solar Energy

## 398. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY: SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government had decidedto  install  solar  pumps  for   supply ofdrinking    water    in    certain    Left    WingExtremism    (LWE)    affected districts    of10    States    including    Andhra    Pradesh,Maharashtra  and Telangana;
- (b)  if    so,    the    number    of    solar    pumpsinstalled    so    far,    State-wise includingMaharashtra;
- (c) whether the said work is going on atvery slow pace;
- (d)  if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  theGovernment  to  speed  up  implementation of the scheme; and
- (e) the details of targets set and achievedunder  the  scheme  during  each  of the  lastthree  years  and  the  current  year  so  far  inthe  country  including
- Andhra  Pradesh,State/UT-wise?

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

(a) & (b) Yes Madam, In 2012-13, Government of India had started a scheme for installation  of  Solar  pumps  for  supply  of  drinking  water  in  certain  Left  Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts of 10 States including Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra and Telangana. Under the scheme, a target of 11,068 Solar  pump  schemes  assigned  to  these  States  against  which  as  per information  given  by  these  States,  the  State-wise  installation  of  Solar pumps is given at Annexure .

(c) to (e) The scheme was required to be completed within 18 months from its initiation. However, due to fiscal space of Government of India and low expenditure by States, the 2 nd instalment of funds under the scheme could be released to the States only in 2014-15. After release of 2 nd instalment,as per information given by States on the online portal of the Ministry, some of  the  States  like  Jharkhand,  Odisha,  West  Bengal,  Maharashtra,  Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarhhave shown very good progress under the scheme and the remaining States are yet to achieve their assigned targets as evident from Annexure .  The lagging states are being reminded repeatedly during various  review  meetings  for  speedy  completion  of  their  targets.  Further, under  the  scheme,  as  reported  by  the  States  on  Ministry's  website,  the target wasinstalment-wise and not year-wise. The total achievement under the scheme during each of the last three years and current year along with consolidated target is given at Annexure .

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|                                                                                         |                                                                                         | Total                                                                                   | Achievement (Nos. of Pumps)                                                             | Achievement (Nos. of Pumps)                                                             | Achievement (Nos. of Pumps)                                                             | Achievement (Nos. of Pumps)                                                             | TOTAL                                                                                   |
| Sr. No.                                                                                 | Name of the State                                                                       | Targeted schemes                                                                        | 2013- 14                                                                                | 2014- 15                                                                                | 2015- 16                                                                                | 2016- 17(as on 14.11.16)                                                                | TOTAL                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                       | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                          | 219                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 4                                                                                       | 58                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 62                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                       | BIHAR                                                                                   | 281                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                       | CHATTISGARH                                                                             | 2014                                                                                    | 916                                                                                     | 537                                                                                     | 508                                                                                     | 77                                                                                      | 2038                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                       | JHARKHAND                                                                               | 2249                                                                                    | 64                                                                                      | 1318                                                                                    | 280                                                                                     | 12                                                                                      | 1674                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                       | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                          | 1403                                                                                    | 146                                                                                     | 513                                                                                     | 262                                                                                     | 66                                                                                      | 987                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                       | MAHARASHTRA                                                                             | 80                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 28                                                                                      | 36                                                                                      | 64                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                       | ODISHA                                                                                  | 3696                                                                                    | 116                                                                                     | 1828                                                                                    | 1841                                                                                    | 688                                                                                     | 4473                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                       | TELANGANA                                                                               | 101                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 21                                                                                      | 6                                                                                       | 1                                                                                       | 28                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                       | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                           | 201                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 173                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 173                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                      | WEST BENGAL                                                                             | 824                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 705                                                                                     | 705                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                   | Total                                                                                   | 11068                                                                                   | 1242                                                                                    | 4394                                                                                    | 2983                                                                                    | 1585                                                                                    | 10204                                                                                   |