Lok Sabha Question No. 4555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Fluoride-Affected Areas
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4555 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22/03/2018

## Fluoride-Affected Areas

## 4555. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

- Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the States affected with fluoride, are installing community water purification plants as recommended byNITIAayog; (b) if so, the details thereof including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, State-wise; (c) the details of funds allocated and released for installing community water purification plants in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during each of the last three years, year-wise  and district-wise; and the  details  of  habitations  identified  under  National  Water  Quality  Sub-Mission  in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the work undertaken for such habitations under the sub-
- (d) mission?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF DRINKING   WATER AND SANITATION

## (SHRI S.S.AHLUWALIA)

- (a) to (c) :To deal with arsenic and fluoride contamination, with the recommendation of NITI Aayog, Government  of India had released Rs 1,000 crore in March  2016 for commissioning  of  Community  Water  Purification  Plants  (CWPPs)  and  surface  water  based piped  water  supply  schemes.  Out  of  which,  Rs.  21.26  Crore  and  Rs.  94.58  Crore  had  been released  to  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Government  of  Telangana  for  installing Community Water Purification Plants in fluoride affected habitations. Later, on the request of Government of Telangana, funds have been allowed to utilize in providing surface water based piped  water  supply  schemes.  State-wise  funds  released  and  number  of  community  water purification  plants  (CWPPs)  installed  in  fluoride  affected  habitations  as  reported  by  the Statesinto Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 19 th  March,

2018 is at Annexure. Rural drinking water supply is a state subject. For improving the coverage of safe drinking water  to  rural  population,  this  Ministry  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  states  by  providing them with technical and financial assistance through the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). It is the State Government who plan, design, approve, execute  and  operate  &  maintain  the  schemes  for  providing  safe  drinking  water  to  rural population. The funds provided to the States under NRDWP can be utilized for coverage and tackling water quality problems with priority to arsenic and fluoride affected habitations. No separate funds are allocated / released to States for installing community water purification plants under NRDWP. (d) The  habitations  affected  by  arsenic  and  fluoride  as  reported  by  the  States  into Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 18 th  August, 2016 are considered  under  National Water  Quality  Sub-Mission  (NWQSM).  As  per  NWQSM,  there  are 421  and  1,041  numbers  of  fluoride  affected  habitations  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telangana States respectively. During 2016-17, Rs. 0.12 Crore had been released under NWQSM to Government of Andhra  Pradesh  to  cover  02  fluoride  affected  habitation  through  02  ongoing  piped  water supply schemes and work is under progress. InMarch 2018, Rs. 15.43 Crore had been released under NWQSM to Government of Andhra Pradesh to cover 158 fluoride affected habitations.

During 2016-17, Rs. 12.63 Crore had been released under NWQSM to Government of Telangana to cover 75 fluoride affected habitations through 30 ongoing piped water supply schemes.  As  reported  by  the  States  into  IMIS  of  the  Ministry  as  on  19 th   March,  2018,  23 schemes  have  been  completed.  During  2017-18,  Rs.  687.60  Crore  had  been  released  under NWQSM to Government of Telangana to cover 966 fluoride affected habitations through 27 surface water based piped water supply schemes and work is under progress.

State-wise funds released and number of community water purification plants (CWPPs) installed in fluoride affected habitations as reported by the States into Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  of  the  Ministry  as  on  19 th March, 2018

| S. No.   | Nameof the State   |   Funds Release for installing CWPPs (Rs. in Crore) | Number of CWPPs installed in fluoride affected habitations   |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH      |                                               21.26 | 261                                                          |
| 2        | ASSAM              |                                               11.57 | 0                                                            |
| 3        | BIHAR              |                                               22.83 | 101                                                          |
| 4        | CHHATTISGARH       |                                                1.05 | 0                                                            |
| 5        | HARYANA            |                                                2.66 | 0                                                            |
| 6        | JAMMU &KASHMIR     |                                                0.47 | 0                                                            |
| 7        | JHARKHAND          |                                                1.5  | 0                                                            |
| 8        | KARNATAKA          |                                               59.9  | 203                                                          |
| 9        | KERALA             |                                               19.73 | 0                                                            |
| 10       | MADHYAPRADESH      |                                               15.85 | 66                                                           |
| 11       | MAHARASHTRA        |                                               24.08 | 0                                                            |
| 12       | ODISHA             |                                                2    | 2                                                            |
| 13       | PUNJAB             |                                               39.35 | 66                                                           |
| 14       | RAJASTHAN          |                                              297.99 | 879                                                          |
| 15       | UTTAR PRADESH      |                                               13.39 | 113                                                          |
| 16       | UTTARAKHAND        |                                                0.62 | 0                                                            |
| 17       | WEST BENGAL        |                                              136.98 | 0                                                            |
| Total    | Total              |                                              671.23 | 1,691                                                        |