Lok Sabha Question No. 2576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Funds for Drinking Water and Sanitation
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2576 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## Funds for Drinking Water and Sanitation

## † 2576. Dr. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ

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

- (a) the  amount  of  funds  provided  by  the  Union  Government  to  Uttar  Pradesh  for drinking  water  and  sanitation  separately  during  each  of  the  last  three  years andthe current year;
- (b) whether  the  said  amount  of  funds  were  insufficient  and  if  so,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (c) the volume of work still remaining to be done in the said areas in the State?

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

- (a) Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), the amount of funds  provided  by  this  Ministry  to  Uttar  Pradesh  for  drinking  water  during each of the last three years and current year is given as under:

| Year                            |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 | 2016-17                |
|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|
| Amount released (Rs. in crores) |    804.92 |   1073.22 |    490.31 | 342.97 (till 28.11.16) |

Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) {SBM(G)}, the Central share release to Government of Uttar Pradesh, during the last 3 years and in the current year is as under :

| Year                       |   Central share released (Rs. in crore) |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2013-14                    |                                  376.31 |
| 2014-15                    |                                  237.98 |
| 2015-16                    |                                  565.38 |
| 2016-17 (up to 28.11.2016) |                                  534.26 |

- (b) Under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP),  this  Ministry allocates  funds  to  the States  /  UTs  based  on  the  pre-approved  criteria which includes weightage for Rural population, Rural SC and ST population, States under Desert Development Programme(DDP),Drought Prone Area Programme(DPAP), Hill Area Development Programme (HADP) and special category Hill States in terms of rural areas and rural population managing rural drinking  water  supply  schemes  weighted  by  a  Management  Devolution Index(MDI). As  per  the  same,  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  been  allocated  its share of funds.
- (c) The status of coverage of rural habitations with drinking water supply in Uttar Pradesh as on 28.11.2016 as reported by the State in the Integrated Management Information System(IMIS) of the Ministry is as under:

lpcd - litres per capita per day

| Total Habitations   | Fully Covered Habitations(provided with 40 lpcd or more)   | Partially Covered Habitations(provided with less than 40 lpcd)   |   Quality Affected Habitations(where drinking water source is contaminated) |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2,60,801            | 2,59,386                                                   | 1,054                                                            |                                                                         361 |

Here, Partially Covered Habitations and Quality Affected Habitations are yet to covered with the present service norm of 40 lpcd.

Under  SBM (G), as on 28.11.2016, 157.35 lakh Individual household latrines are required to be constructed in Uttar Pradesh.