Lok Sabha Question No. 2116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Accessibility to Safe Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2116 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2018

## Accessibility to Safe Drinking Water

## 2116. SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  country  has  more  people  in  rural  areas  living  without  access  to  safe drinking water than any other country according to a national/international agency and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to reduce the urban-rural disparity in terms of sanitation and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether this disparity has large State-wise variation; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, Statewise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI S.S.AHLUWALIA)

(a) As per the report published by WaterAid, a leading Non Profitable Organization, based in London, UK regarding access to safe drinking water, about 63.4 million people living in rural areas are without access to clean water than any other country in the world. However, as per information entered by States on Integrated Management Information System, 4.14 %  of  rural  habitations  (i.e.  48.17  million  rural  populations)  are  Quality  Affected  (i.e. containing at least one chemical contaminant like Iron, Arsenic, Fluoride etc.)

(b) The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) (SBM (G)) has been launched on 2nd October, 2014,  which  aims  at  attaining  Swachh  Bharat  by  2 nd October  2019.  The  focus  of  the Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  is  on  behavior  change  and  usage  of  toilets.  The programme  provides  flexibility  to  the  States  in  the  implementation.  There  is  a  greater emphasis  on  capacity  building,  especially  in  community  approaches  and  programme management. The programme is being run as a janandolan with cooperation of all sections of  the  society  including  the  NGOs,  Corporate,  youth  etc.  The  Panchayats  are  being actively involved.

(c) to (d) State/UT-wise Sanitation Coverage in Rural and Urban areas of the Country as per Census 2011 is at Annexure-1.

Annexure-1. Statement referred in part (c) and (d) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question

## No.2116 due for reply on 08-03-2018

| State/UT-wise Sanitation Coverage in Rural and Urban areas as per Census 2011   | State/UT-wise Sanitation Coverage in Rural and Urban areas as per Census 2011   | State/UT-wise Sanitation Coverage in Rural and Urban areas as per Census 2011   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                        | Sanitation Coverage(Rural)                                                      | Sanitation Coverage(Urban)                                                      |
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                        | 61.08                                                                           | 92.23                                                                           |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                  | 34.88                                                                           | 88.09                                                                           |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                               | 55.75                                                                           | 93.27                                                                           |
| ASSAM                                                                           | 61.54                                                                           | 95.01                                                                           |
| BIHAR                                                                           | 18.61                                                                           | 71.12                                                                           |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                      | 94.31                                                                           | 96.85                                                                           |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                    | 14.85                                                                           | 65.56                                                                           |
| DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI                                                              | 29.28                                                                           | 88.89                                                                           |
| DAMAN &DIU                                                                      | 65.80                                                                           | 95.89                                                                           |
| GOA                                                                             | 72.60                                                                           | 90.49                                                                           |
| GUJARAT                                                                         | 34.24                                                                           | 91.26                                                                           |
| HARYANA                                                                         | 57.71                                                                           | 91.22                                                                           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                | 67.45                                                                           | 93.12                                                                           |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                  | 41.71                                                                           | 89.26                                                                           |
| JHARKHAND                                                                       | 8.33                                                                            | 69.01                                                                           |
| KARNATAKA                                                                       | 31.89                                                                           | 89.28                                                                           |
| KERALA                                                                          | 94.41                                                                           | 98.33                                                                           |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                                     | 98.34                                                                           | 98.13                                                                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                  | 13.58                                                                           | 77.52                                                                           |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                     | 44.20                                                                           | 92.31                                                                           |
| MANIPUR                                                                         | 87.73                                                                           | 97.65                                                                           |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                       | 56.94                                                                           | 97.60                                                                           |
| MIZORAM                                                                         | 87.10                                                                           | 99.12                                                                           |
| NAGALAND                                                                        | 77.69                                                                           | 97.78                                                                           |
| NCT OF DELHI                                                                    | 86.50                                                                           | 96.97                                                                           |
| ODISHA                                                                          | 15.32                                                                           | 66.83                                                                           |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                                      | 40.41                                                                           | 87.83                                                                           |
| PUNJAB                                                                          | 71.89                                                                           | 94.20                                                                           |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                       | 20.13                                                                           | 83.33                                                                           |
| SIKKIM                                                                          | 85.14                                                                           | 97.81                                                                           |
| TAMILNADU                                                                       | 26.73                                                                           | 83.79                                                                           |
| TRIPURA                                                                         | 84.59                                                                           | 98.73                                                                           |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                   | 22.87                                                                           | 85.18                                                                           |
| UTTARAKHAND                                                                     | 54.96                                                                           | 95.28                                                                           |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                     | 48.70                                                                           | 88.75                                                                           |
| INDIA                                                                           | 32.67                                                                           | 87.37                                                                           |