Lok Sabha Question No. 2060 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Drinking Water and Sanitation Schemes
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, SRINIVAS KESINENI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2060 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

## Drinking Water and Sanitation Schemes

## 2060. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA: SHRI KESINENI NANI:

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

- (a) whether  there  is  delay  or  incomplete  works  under  the  drinking  water  and sanitation schemes/projects in the country including Andhra Pradesh and Odisha;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the  reasons  therefor  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Union  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP),  the Government provides financial and technical assistance to States to supplement their efforts to provide adequate safe drinking water to the rural population. The States have been delegated the powers to select, approve and implement the drinking water supply projects.  This  Ministry  does  not  monitors/maintains  the  data  regarding  number  of delayed/ incomplete works under the drinking water and sanitation schemes/ projects in the country. However, as per the information entered by the States in the Integrated Information Management System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 23.07.2017, there are 69,054 ongoing drinking water projects in different States of the country. The Statewise details are given in Annexure-1. Similarly, in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha there are 369 and 5,519 ongoing rural drinking water supply schemes respectively.

Generally,  drinking  water  projects  like  Hand  Pump/  Bore  well  are  completed within a year and multi village piped water schemes take time between 3 to 5 years. Some of the reasons for delay in commissioning of water supply schemes are:

- 1) Delay  in  disbursal  of  funds  from  the  State  Finance  Department  to  the  State implementing agencies.
- 2) Delay in physical progress of schemes for various reasons as under:
- a. Contractual problems including arbitration and litigations / public unrest and protests.
- b. Statutory  clearances  /  permissions  unavailable  from  respective  authorities, Source related problems,
- c. Non-availability / Possession problems of land,
- d. Source related problems
- e. Electricity / Power connection not available,
- f. Material not available / material out of production,
- g. Disputes while laying pipeline below / over ground,
- h. Transport  problems  /  inaccessibility  due  to  inclement  weather  /  natural calamity,

States are advised to complete these projects in time during review meetings/ annual action plan meetings/ video conferences by the Ministry on a regular basis.

Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) was launched on 2 nd October, 2014 with the aim to attain a  Swachh  Bharat  by  2 nd October  2019.  The  incentive  for  latrine  is  Rs.  12000  and  is provided  to  the  BPL  households  and  identified  Above  Poverty  Line  (APL).  Under SBM(G),  the  Government  provides  financial and technical assistance to States to supplement their efforts to provide sanitation facilities to the rural population. State-wise, Sanitation Coverage as on 2.10.2014 and 24.7.2017, Individual household latrines (IHHLs) constructed since 2.10.2014 and percentage of Open Defecation Free (ODF) villages is at Annexure-2. Under SBM(G), the target to become ODF is 02-10-2019,and there is no issue of delay in completion of projects.

Annexure-1

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State/UT-wise, Sanitation Coverage as on 2.10.2014 and 24.7.2017, Individual household latrines constructed since 2.10.2014 and % Open Defecation Free (ODF) villages

| State/UT          | %Coverage as on 2.10.2014   |   %Coverage as on 24.07.2017 |   Toilet constructed since 2.10.2014 | %ODF Villages   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------|
| A&NISLANDS        | 52.73                       |                        55.67 |                                 1245 | 0.93            |
| ANDHRAPRADESH     | 32.52                       |                        56.71 |                              1985952 | 23.16           |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 42.03                       |                        82.96 |                                74394 | 47.78           |
| ASSAM             | 40.25                       |                        73.67 |                              1846989 | 14.25           |
| BIHAR             | 21.39                       |                        31    |                              1925503 | 5.96            |
| CHHATTISGARH      | 36.65                       |                        85.59 |                              2350580 | 68.09           |
| D &NHAVELI        | 0.00                        |                        55.69 |                                  493 | 0.00            |
| DAMAN &DIU        | -                           |                        34.24 |                                  657 |                 |
| GOA               | 60.59                       |                        76.22 |                                28637 | 0.00            |
| GUJARAT           | 39.74                       |                        99.04 |                              3111323 | 87.63           |
| HARYANA           | 79.42                       |                       100    |                               656040 | 100.00          |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 88.13                       |                       100    |                               185613 | 100.00          |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 22.14                       |                        33.86 |                               181145 | 3.40            |
| JHARKHAND         | 26.53                       |                        56.22 |                              1443262 | 18.53           |
| KARNATAKA         | 37.32                       |                        67.83 |                              2401365 | 31.15           |
| KERALA            | 95.77                       |                        99.83 |                               235831 | 100.00          |
| MADHYAPRADESH     | 32.01                       |                        73.56 |                              4384514 | 32.69           |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 50.17                       |                        83.45 |                              3661352 | 60.85           |
| MANIPUR           | 51.06                       |                        77.59 |                               120411 | 6.39            |
| MEGHALAYA         | 57.67                       |                        86.1  |                               134763 | 55.78           |
| MIZORAM           | 64.14                       |                        75.07 |                                16171 | 35.37           |
| NAGALAND          | 57.12                       |                        81.18 |                                60966 | 29.91           |
| ODISHA            | 10.11                       |                        41.66 |                              2833574 | 10.67           |
| PUDUCHERRY        | 45.11                       |                        48.06 |                                 2611 | 0.00            |
| PUNJAB            | 73.43                       |                        83.52 |                               196045 | 44.74           |
| RAJASTHAN         | 25.16                       |                        80.36 |                              5905187 | 53.52           |
| SIKKIM            | 95.49                       |                       100    |                                 4514 | 100.00          |
| TAMIL NADU        | 49.19                       |                        74.95 |                              2992354 | 30.53           |
| TELANGANA         | 30.51                       |                        53    |                              1204054 | 18.41           |
| TRIPURA           | 51.78                       |                        70.75 |                               151803 | 0.48            |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 34.75                       |                        47.35 |                              3557143 | 8.23            |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 74.19                       |                       100    |                               521699 | 100.00          |
| WEST BENGAL       | 54.53                       |                        88.5  |                              4883387 | 51.80           |
| India             | 38.67                       |                        65.49 |                             47059577 | 35.09           |