Lok Sabha Question No. 4688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Sources of Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: Adhikari Dibyendu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4688 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## Sources of Drinking Water

## 4688. SHRI DIBYENDUADHIKARI:

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

- (a) whether  despite  different  programmes  on  supply  of  drinking  water  to  every household in the country, many villages are still dependent on wells as a source of water for every purpose and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether large number of villages are still without piped supply of safe drinking water;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to provide safe drinking water through pipes in all the rural areas of the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Rural  drinking  water  supply  is  a  state  subject.  This  Ministry  through  National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)  provides technical and financial assistance to states in their efforts to improve the coverage for safe drinking water in rural areas. This Ministry maintains data regarding coverage of drinking water supply to rural population in terms of habitation and not in terms of household. As reported by the States in the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS)of the Ministry, as on 28.03.2017,  the  details  of  habitations  and  population  dependent  on  wells  and  other traditional sources  for drinking water are at Annexure-I .

(b)  &  (c)  As  per  data  entered  by  the  States  in  the  IMIS  of  this  Ministry,  as  on 27.03.2017, state wise detail of coverage of habitations for 40 litres per capita per day and piped water supply are at Annexure-II .

(d) As per   Strategic Plan   in  the  NRDWP  guidelines  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.  By  2022,  the  goal  is  to  cover  90%  of  rural households with piped water supply. This Ministry has taken following steps to ensure the availability of safe drinking water to all in rural areas of the country:

- i. All states can  utilize  up to  67%  of  total  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP) fund to provide safe drinking water in rural areas.
- ii. 5%  of  NRDWP  fund  has  been  earmarked  for  water  quality  to  ensure  the availability of safe drinking water.
- iii. In  2016-17,  Rs.  814.13  crore  has  been  released  under  National  Water  Quality Sub-mission  programme  for  various  ongoing  schemes  covering  Arsenic  and Fluoride affected habitations.
- iv. In  March 2016,  NITI  Aayog  has provided  Rs.  1000  crore  to  various  states  for immediate solutions in Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations like installation of community water purification plants to ensure at least 8 to 10 litres of drinking water or for last mile connectivity in these areas.
- v. States have been allowed to take up new scheme in arsenic and fluoride affected areas.
- vi. States  have been advised to take up surface water based projects with external aid from agencies like World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) etc. and through internal borrowings.

| Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   |
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| S. No.                                                                                                   | State                                                                                                    | Habs wher e Open well Exist s                                                                            | Populatio n of Habs where Open well Exists                                                               | Habs where Khadins/ Nadis/ Tankas/ Ponds/ Wells / Ooranis Exists                                         | Population of Habs where Khadins/ Nadis/ Tankas/ Ponds/ Wells / Ooranis Exists                           | Habs where Infiltrati on well Exists                                                                     | Population of Habs where Infiltration well Exists                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                        | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                        | 3007                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 5                                                                                                        | 3040                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                        | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                           | 2264                                                                                                     | 1037850                                                                                                  | 301                                                                                                      | 530048                                                                                                   | 879                                                                                                      | 974308                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                        | 245                                                                                                      | 113684                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                        | ASSAM                                                                                                    | 2131 3                                                                                                   | 8159155                                                                                                  | 72                                                                                                       | 24728                                                                                                    | 729                                                                                                      | 310881                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                        | BIHAR                                                                                                    | 879                                                                                                      | 1236280                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 187                                                                                                      | 271593                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                        | CHATTISGARH                                                                                              | 1722                                                                                                     | 535607                                                                                                   | 122                                                                                                      | 27172                                                                                                    | 372                                                                                                      | 99761                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                        | GOA                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                        | GUJARAT                                                                                                  | 516                                                                                                      | 660240                                                                                                   | 16                                                                                                       | 31240                                                                                                    | 13                                                                                                       | 14153                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                        | HARYANA                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                        | 12506                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 68                                                                                                       | 238266                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                         | 437                                                                                                      | 91176                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                        | 923                                                                                                      | 380                                                                                                      | 67512                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                        | 27                                                                                                       | 27797                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                       | JHARKHAND                                                                                                | 2226                                                                                                     | 802394                                                                                                   | 60                                                                                                       | 10802                                                                                                    | 155                                                                                                      | 78523                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                       | KARNATAKA                                                                                                | 9687                                                                                                     | 4243236                                                                                                  | 21                                                                                                       | 12077                                                                                                    | 52                                                                                                       | 90191                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                       | KERALA                                                                                                   | 188                                                                                                      | 434807                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                       | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                           | 4601                                                                                                     | 3376052                                                                                                  | 33                                                                                                       | 39221                                                                                                    | 56                                                                                                       | 52708                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                       | MAHARASHTR A                                                                                             | 1319 6                                                                                                   | 7214405                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                        | 1791                                                                                                     | 145                                                                                                      | 32378                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                       | MANIPUR                                                                                                  | 18                                                                                                       | 19023                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                       | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                | 2353                                                                                                     | 569270                                                                                                   | 62                                                                                                       | 9764                                                                                                     | 161                                                                                                      | 28254                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                       | MIZORAM                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 28                                                                                                       | 12457                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                       | NAGALAND                                                                                                 | 12                                                                                                       | 13142                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                       | ODISHA                                                                                                   | 5095                                                                                                     | 1276333                                                                                                  | 34                                                                                                       | 12112                                                                                                    | 1820                                                                                                     | 261196                                                                                                   |

| 22    | PUDUCHERRY    | 0      | 0         |    0 |       0 |    0 |       0 |
|-------|---------------|--------|-----------|------|---------|------|---------|
| 23    | PUNJAB        | 58     | 82750     |    0 |       0 |    2 |     386 |
| 24    | RAJASTHAN     | 3557   | 3936184   |  305 |  482493 |  414 |  330412 |
| 25    | SIKKIM        | 0      | 0         |    0 |       0 |    0 |       0 |
| 26    | TAMIL NADU    | 306    | 185737    |    6 |    1756 |  186 |   92135 |
| 27    | TELANGANA     | 553    | 1018948   |    0 |       0 |  434 |  564499 |
| 28    | TRIPURA       | 1971   | 1105032   |    1 |      68 |  137 |   42482 |
| 29    | UTTAR PRADESH | 6503   | 1122138 5 |    1 |     249 |  477 |  631654 |
| 30    | UTTARAKHAND   | 1      | 104       |    3 |     244 |    6 |    1787 |
| 31    | WEST BENGAL   | 2688   | 2282564   |  112 |  225662 |    9 |   12449 |
| Total | Total         | 8042 3 | 4965866 8 | 1185 | 1422807 | 6687 | 4198568 |

Annexure-I

(source: format B-18 of IMIS)

## Annexure-II

| Annexure referred in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   | Annexure referred in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4688 to be answered on 30.03.2017   |
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| S.No .                                                                                                         | State                                                                                                          | Total No of Habitations                                                                                        | Nos. of Fully Covered Habitations (i.e. getting more than 40 litre per capita per day safe drinking water)     | Nos. of Fully Covered Habitations (i.e. getting more than 40 litre per capita per day safe drinking water)     | Nos. of Partially Covered Habitations (i.e. getting less than 40 litre per capita per day safe drinking water) | Nos. of Partially Covered Habitations (i.e. getting less than 40 litre per capita per day safe drinking water) | Nos. of Quality Affected Habitations (i.e. Containing at least one chemical contaminant)                       | Nos. of Quality Affected Habitations (i.e. Containing at least one chemical contaminant)                       |
|                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | With PWS                                                                                                       | Without PWS                                                                                                    | With PWS                                                                                                       | Without PWS                                                                                                    | With PWS                                                                                                       | Without PWS                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                              | ANDMAN and NICOBAR                                                                                             | 400                                                                                                            | 241                                                                                                            | 83                                                                                                             | 19                                                                                                             | 57                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                              | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                 | 48342                                                                                                          | 27479                                                                                                          | 5571                                                                                                           | 9562                                                                                                           | 5213                                                                                                           | 459                                                                                                            | 58                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                              | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                              | 7577                                                                                                           | 2005                                                                                                           | 777                                                                                                            | 1303                                                                                                           | 3104                                                                                                           | 305                                                                                                            | 83                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                              | ASSAM                                                                                                          | 88099                                                                                                          | 25077                                                                                                          | 28681                                                                                                          | 6456                                                                                                           | 18137                                                                                                          | 3920                                                                                                           | 5828                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                              | BIHAR                                                                                                          | 110234                                                                                                         | 3992                                                                                                           | 60734                                                                                                          | 1942                                                                                                           | 39205                                                                                                          | 688                                                                                                            | 3673                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                              | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                   | 74647                                                                                                          | 23709                                                                                                          | 46856                                                                                                          | 863                                                                                                            | 2366                                                                                                           | 435                                                                                                            | 418                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                              | GOA                                                                                                            | 347                                                                                                            | 200                                                                                                            | 145                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                              | GUJARAT                                                                                                        | 36066                                                                                                          | 32463                                                                                                          | 3603                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                              | HARYANA                                                                                                        | 7948                                                                                                           | 7360                                                                                                           | 113                                                                                                            | 222                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                              | 242                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                             | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                               | 53604                                                                                                          | 40255                                                                                                          | 1482                                                                                                           | 11596                                                                                                          | 271                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                             | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                              | 15958                                                                                                          | 8499                                                                                                           | 291                                                                                                            | 6424                                                                                                           | 735                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                             | JHARKHAND                                                                                                      | 120067                                                                                                         | 16006                                                                                                          | 97069                                                                                                          | 573                                                                                                            | 3253                                                                                                           | 981                                                                                                            | 2185                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                             | KARNATAKA                                                                                                      | 60248                                                                                                          | 25368                                                                                                          | 3839                                                                                                           | 22383                                                                                                          | 7180                                                                                                           | 1464                                                                                                           | 14                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                             | KERALA                                                                                                         | 11883                                                                                                          | 3603                                                                                                           | 17                                                                                                             | 7781                                                                                                           | 44                                                                                                             | 437                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                             | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                 | 128067                                                                                                         | 21374                                                                                                          | 106494                                                                                                         | 31                                                                                                             | 43                                                                                                             | 78                                                                                                             | 47                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                             | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                    | 100066                                                                                                         | 59661                                                                                                          | 28910                                                                                                          | 8407                                                                                                           | 2724                                                                                                           | 339                                                                                                            | 25                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                             | MANIPUR                                                                                                        | 2868                                                                                                           | 2224                                                                                                           | 39                                                                                                             | 476                                                                                                            | 129                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                             | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                      | 10475                                                                                                          | 1523                                                                                                           | 154                                                                                                            | 4521                                                                                                           | 4266                                                                                                           | 10                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                             | MIZORAM                                                                                                        | 738                                                                                                            | 421                                                                                                            | 26                                                                                                             | 239                                                                                                            | 52                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                             | NAGALAND                                                                                                       | 1530                                                                                                           | 728                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                              | 690                                                                                                            | 66                                                                                                             | 43                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                             | ODISHA                                                                                                         | 156468                                                                                                         | 33320                                                                                                          | 95035                                                                                                          | 5470                                                                                                           | 20829                                                                                                          | 369                                                                                                            | 1445                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                             | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                     | 266                                                                                                            | 120                                                                                                            | 33                                                                                                             | 95                                                                                                             | 18                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                             | PUNJAB                                                                                                         | 15384                                                                                                          | 9455                                                                                                           | 343                                                                                                            | 1721                                                                                                           | 740                                                                                                            | 2773                                                                                                           | 352                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                             | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                      | 121648                                                                                                         | 18867                                                                                                          | 36779                                                                                                          | 17069                                                                                                          | 28583                                                                                                          | 7584                                                                                                           | 12766                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                             | SIKKIM                                                                                                         | 2084                                                                                                           | 731                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 1347                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |

| 26    | TAMIL NADU    |   100204 |   92344 |    612 |   6580 |    413 |   255 |     0 |
|-------|---------------|----------|---------|--------|--------|--------|-------|-------|
| 27    | TELANGANA     |    24582 |   12590 |    798 |   8121 |   1678 |  1331 |    64 |
| 28    | TRIPURA       |     8723 |    3902 |    491 |    996 |    825 |  1601 |   908 |
| 29    | UTTAR PRADESH |   260801 |   22782 | 236399 |   1051 |     23 |   171 |   375 |
| 30    | UTTARAKHAND   |    39209 |   20365 |   1363 |  17059 |    406 |    15 |     1 |
| 31    | WEST BENGAL   |   105905 |   27442 |  19699 |  13794 |  32759 |  8006 |  4205 |
| Total | Total         |  1714438 |  544106 | 776439 | 156792 | 173133 | 31515 | 32453 |

(source: format C-17 of IMIS)