Lok Sabha Question No. 3858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Drinking Water as Fundamental Right
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3858 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2016

## Drinking Water as Fundamental Right

## 3858. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any  steps  for  the  declaration  that access  to  safe  drinking  water  is  a  fundamental  right  of  every  citizen  of  the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   the  total  number  of  rural  habitations  in  the  country  and  the  number  of  them provided with safe drinking water facility, State/UT-wise; and
- (c)   whether  the  Government  proposes  to  chalk  out  an  action  plan  to  achieve  100 percent coverage of habitations/villages in regard to safe drinking water by 2020 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)No Madam.

(b)The State-wise details of total number of rural habitations in the country which are getting safe drinking water is at Annexure .

(c)  Yes  Madam.  This  Ministry  has  prepared  a  Strategic  Plan  for  the  rural  drinking water sector for the period 2011-2022. The interim goal till 2017 is to cover 50% of all rural households with piped water supply and by 2022, the goal is to cover 90% of rural households with piped water supply .

(source: format C-17)

Annexure

| Annexure 08.12.2016   | referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 3858 due for reply on   | referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 3858 due for reply on   | referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 3858 due for reply on   | referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 3858 due for reply on   |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                 | State                                                                                  | Total No of Habitations                                                                | Fully Covered Habitations (getting at least 40 Litres per capita per day)              | Partially Covered Habitations (getting less than 40 Litres per capita per day)         |
| 1                     | ANDMAN and NICOBAR                                                                     | 400                                                                                    | 324                                                                                    | 76                                                                                     |
| 2                     | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                         | 48342                                                                                  | 32952                                                                                  | 14864                                                                                  |
| 3                     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                      | 7577                                                                                   | 2847                                                                                   | 4675                                                                                   |
| 4                     | ASSAM                                                                                  | 88099                                                                                  | 55844                                                                                  | 23473                                                                                  |
| 5                     | BIHAR                                                                                  | 110234                                                                                 | 64826                                                                                  | 40148                                                                                  |
| 6                     | CHHATTISGARH                                                                           | 74647                                                                                  | 70556                                                                                  | 2968                                                                                   |
| 7                     | GOA                                                                                    | 347                                                                                    | 345                                                                                    | 2                                                                                      |
| 8                     | GUJARAT                                                                                | 36066                                                                                  | 36061                                                                                  | 5                                                                                      |
| 9                     | HARYANA                                                                                | 7948                                                                                   | 7500                                                                                   | 242                                                                                    |
| 10                    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                       | 53604                                                                                  | 41492                                                                                  | 12112                                                                                  |
| 11                    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                      | 15958                                                                                  | 8714                                                                                   | 7239                                                                                   |
| 12                    | JHARKHAND                                                                              | 120067                                                                                 | 113033                                                                                 | 429                                                                                    |
| 13                    | KARNATAKA                                                                              | 60220                                                                                  | 27115                                                                                  | 31195                                                                                  |
| 14                    | KERALA                                                                                 | 11883                                                                                  | 3551                                                                                   | 7676                                                                                   |
| 15                    | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                         | 128067                                                                                 | 127867                                                                                 | 47                                                                                     |
| 16                    | MAHARASHTRA                                                                            | 100066                                                                                 | 88164                                                                                  | 11510                                                                                  |
| 17                    | MANIPUR                                                                                | 2868                                                                                   | 2239                                                                                   | 629                                                                                    |
| 18                    | MEGHALAYA                                                                              | 10475                                                                                  | 1670                                                                                   | 8795                                                                                   |
| 19                    | MIZORAM                                                                                | 738                                                                                    | 447                                                                                    | 291                                                                                    |
| 20                    | NAGALAND                                                                               | 1530                                                                                   | 707                                                                                    | 780                                                                                    |
| 21                    | ODISHA                                                                                 | 156468                                                                                 | 127887                                                                                 | 25914                                                                                  |
| 22                    | PUDUCHERRY                                                                             | 266                                                                                    | 153                                                                                    | 113                                                                                    |
| 23                    | PUNJAB                                                                                 | 15384                                                                                  | 9858                                                                                   | 1817                                                                                   |
| 24                    | RAJASTHAN                                                                              | 121648                                                                                 | 54896                                                                                  | 46029                                                                                  |
| 25                    | SIKKIM                                                                                 | 2084                                                                                   | 731                                                                                    | 1353                                                                                   |
| 26                    | TAMIL NADU                                                                             | 100204                                                                                 | 91287                                                                                  | 8566                                                                                   |
| 27                    | TELANGANA                                                                              | 24582                                                                                  | 13031                                                                                  | 10070                                                                                  |
| 28                    | TRIPURA                                                                                | 8723                                                                                   | 4242                                                                                   | 519                                                                                    |
| 29                    | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                          | 260801                                                                                 | 259386                                                                                 | 1054                                                                                   |
| 30                    | UTTARAKHAND                                                                            | 39209                                                                                  | 21643                                                                                  | 17548                                                                                  |
| 31                    | WEST BENGAL                                                                            | 105905                                                                                 | 51600                                                                                  | 44515                                                                                  |
| Total                 | Total                                                                                  | 1714410                                                                                | 1320968                                                                                | 324654                                                                                 |
| Percentage 77.05      | Percentage 77.05                                                                       | Percentage 77.05                                                                       | Percentage 77.05                                                                       | 18.94                                                                                  |