Lok Sabha Question No. 4744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Boring for Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4744

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## Boring for Drinking Water

## 4744. PROF.  CHINTAMANI  MALVIYA: DR.  RAVINDRA  KUMAR  RAY: SHRI  SHER  SINGH  GHUBAYA:

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

- (a)    whether  the  Government has imposed  a ban on boring  for drinking    water which is leading to shortage of drinking water in the country,  especially in the rural areas;
- (b)    if so, the steps being taken/likely to  be  taken  by  the  Government  for providing drinking water in the rural areas; and
- (c) the amount of funds provided to Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Punjab separately  for  providing  drinking  water  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) & (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). It is the State Governments who plan, design, execute and operate schemes for providing clean drinking water to the rural population. The  focus  of  this  Ministry  currently  is  on  early  completion  of  all  ongoing schemes  so  that  potable  drinking  water  is  made  available  to  more  rural population and no new schemes are being  allowed to be taken up by the States except  some  exceptions  like  arsenic  /  fluoride  areas,  Sansad  Adarsh  Gram Yojana  (SAGY)  villages,  Open  Defecation  Free(ODF)  verified  villages.  At present,  most  of  the  rural  drinking  water  supply  schemes  are  ground  water

based. States have been advised to focus on surface water based drinking water schemes instead of ground water based schemes to ensure long term sustainability of the schemes.

This Ministry has prepared a Strategic Plan for the rural drinking water sector for the period 2011-2022, which stresses on extending the piped water supply to more households in the rural areas. The interim goal till 2017 is to cover 50% of all  rural  households  with  piped  water  supply.  As  per  information  entered  by States on web portal Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, as on 24.03.2017, 53.78% of rural population have been covered with Piped Water Supply. By 2022, the goal is to cover 90% rural households with piped  water  supply.  States  have  been  asked  to  expedite  the  completion  of ongoing  schemes  on  priority  with  focus  on  water  quality  affected  areas especially with arsenic / fluoride contamination

- (c)  The  details  of  funds  provided  to  Madhya  Pradesh,  Jharkhand  and Punjab  for providing drinking water during the last three years and the current year are as under:-

(Amount in Rs. crore)

| Year    |   Madhya Pradesh |   Jharkhand |   Punjab |
|---------|------------------|-------------|----------|
| 2013-14 |           474.95 |      253.28 |   147.95 |
| 2014-15 |           440.18 |      175.18 |    97.38 |
| 2015-16 |           193.73 |      132.09 |    42.79 |
| 2016-17 |           199.96 |      110.63 |    45.79 |