Lok Sabha Question No. 1048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Per Capita Availability of Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1048 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2017

## Per Capita Availability of Drinking Water

## 1048.  SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.; SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN; SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN

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

- (a) the details of the figures relating to per capita availability of safe drinking water in the country  as compared  to  levels  fixed  by  World  Health Organization (WHO);
- (b) whether the per capita availability of safe drinking water is much lower than the levels fixed by WHO and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the present status of per capita availability of safe drinking water, Statewise;
- (d) the  details  of  projects  and  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Union Government for increasing per capita availability of safe drinking water and the expenditure incurred for the purpose during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has taken any steps to allocate adequate funds to respective States/UTs particularly to Tamil Nadu in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether the Union Government has allocated any funds to the Tamil Nadu Government to generate drinking water from sea water; and
- (g) if  so,  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  to  the  State  for  the  desalination projects during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- a) & (b) Per capita availability of drinking water in the country is not monitored by the Ministry. However, under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines, the per capita norm for drinking water in rural areas is at least 40 litres per  capita  per  day  (lpcd).  As  per  information  provided  by  States  /  UTs  on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of Ministry, as on 01.04.2011, out of total rural habitations in the country, 70.12 % habitations were fully covered with the availability of 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd), whereas as on  19.12.2017,  77.41%  of  total  rural  habitations  have  been  fully  covered  with availability  of  40  lpcd  of  potable  water.  However,  States  are  free  to  fix  higher norms based on water availability, demand, capital cost involved, affordability etc. During the 12th Five Year Plan period the Ministry intends to provide 55 lpcd to the  rural population of the  country  subject  to  availability  of  water  and  financial

resources. Further, as per World Health Organisation (WHO) report on requirement of water, approximately 50 litre per capita per day water is required to meet most of the daily requirement like drinking, washing clothes, maintaining hygiene etc. This shows that despite the presence of varied physiography of the country and inadequate resources, coverage in rural areas with providing minimum norms of 40 lpcd of potable water is approximately well in line  with norms set by WHO.

- c) Under  NRDWP,  state-wise  details  of  habitations  which  are  Fully  Covered  (i.e. getting  more  than  40  litre  per  capita  per  day  safe  drinking  water),  Partially Covered (i.e. getting less than 40 litre per capita per day safe drinking water) and Quality Affected (i.e. containing at least one contaminant) is at Annexure-I.
- d) Rural  drinking  water  supply  is  a  state  subject.  However  to  assist  the  efforts  of States  /  UTs  in  this  regard,  this  Ministry  provides  technical  and  financial assistance to them through Centrally Sponsored Scheme, National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). States are empowered to plan, design, implement and execute projects under NRDWP which are approved by State Level Scheme Sanctioning  Committee  (SLSSC).Further,  the  state-wise  details  of  expenditure incurred  under  NRDWP  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  is  at Annexure-II .
3. (e) Funds under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) are allocated and released to States based on pre-approved criteria as outlined under NRDWP guideline  in  which population of  the  State,  geographical  area  etc.  are  taken  into consideration. Moreover, as per the recommendation of 14th Finance Commission, there has been an enhanced devolution of funds to the States from 32% to 42%, part of which can be used in strengthening the rural drinking water supply systems. There is also direct funding of substantial amount to rural local bodies for various basic services including water supply. Further, the states have also  been  advised  to  pool  more  funds  from  their  own  resources  /  loan  from external agencies. The allocation and release of funds to the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years and current year is as below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Years                      |   Allocation |   Release |
|----------------------------|--------------|-----------|
| 2014-15                    |       367.36 |    382.46 |
| 2015-16                    |       169.5  |    182.35 |
| 2016-17                    |       174.05 |    174.68 |
| 2017-18 (as on 18.12.2017) |       123.83 |    101.77 |

- (f) This Ministry has not allocated any funds to the Tamil Nadu Government to generate drinking water from sea water.
- (g) Does not arise.

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1048 due for reply on 21.12.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1048 due for reply on 21.12.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1048 due for reply on 21.12.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1048 due for reply on 21.12.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1048 due for reply on 21.12.2017   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                     | State                                                                                                     | No of Fully Covered Habitations                                                                           | No of Partially Covered Habitations                                                                       | No of Quality Affected Habitations                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                         | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR                                                                                       | 324                                                                                                       | 76                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                         | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                            | 33258                                                                                                     | 14687                                                                                                     | 418                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                         | 2918                                                                                                      | 4633                                                                                                      | 31                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                         | ASSAM                                                                                                     | 52826                                                                                                     | 24249                                                                                                     | 11024                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                         | BIHAR                                                                                                     | 67376                                                                                                     | 38627                                                                                                     | 4231                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                         | CHATTISGARH                                                                                               | 70488                                                                                                     | 3027                                                                                                      | 1170                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                         | GOA                                                                                                       | 345                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                         | GUJARAT                                                                                                   | 36063                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                         | HARYANA                                                                                                   | 7597                                                                                                      | 223                                                                                                       | 128                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                          | 42790                                                                                                     | 10814                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                         | 8993                                                                                                      | 6948                                                                                                      | 17                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                        | JHARKHAND                                                                                                 | 116970                                                                                                    | 898                                                                                                       | 2896                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                        | KARNATAKA                                                                                                 | 23399                                                                                                     | 35784                                                                                                     | 1065                                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                                        | KERALA                                                                                                    | 4909                                                                                                      | 16279                                                                                                     | 363                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                        | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                            | 127793                                                                                                    | 81                                                                                                        | 187                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                        | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                               | 87075                                                                                                     | 12374                                                                                                     | 283                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                        | MANIPUR                                                                                                   | 2227                                                                                                      | 1561                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                        | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                 | 1758                                                                                                      | 8685                                                                                                      | 32                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                        | MIZORAM                                                                                                   | 468                                                                                                       | 270                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                        | NAGALAND                                                                                                  | 680                                                                                                       | 742                                                                                                       | 30                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                        | ODISHA                                                                                                    | 138916                                                                                                    | 15806                                                                                                     | 3051                                                                                                      |
| 22                                                                                                        | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                | 153                                                                                                       | 113                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                                        | PUNJAB                                                                                                    | 9975                                                                                                      | 1764                                                                                                      | 3645                                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                        | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                 | 55873                                                                                                     | 45882                                                                                                     | 19893                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                        | SIKKIM                                                                                                    | 750                                                                                                       | 1334                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                                        | TAMILNADU                                                                                                 | 93468                                                                                                     | 6538                                                                                                      | 198                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                        | TELANGANA                                                                                                 | 13709                                                                                                     | 9503                                                                                                      | 1350                                                                                                      |
| 28                                                                                                        | TRIPURA                                                                                                   | 4576                                                                                                      | 1603                                                                                                      | 2544                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                        | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                             | 256302                                                                                                    | 2346                                                                                                      | 1379                                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                                        | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                               | 22229                                                                                                     | 17115                                                                                                     | 16                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                        | WEST BENGAL                                                                                               | 51084                                                                                                     | 36009                                                                                                     | 18812                                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                                     | 1335292                                                                                                   | 317976                                                                                                    | 72763                                                                                                     |

(source: format C-17)

| Annexure-II                                                                                                                                   | Annexure-II                                                                                                                                   | Annexure-II                                                                                                                                   | Annexure-II                                                                                                                                   | Annexure-II                                                                                                                                   | Annexure-II                                                                                                                                   |
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| Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1048 due for reply on 21.12.2017 (Amount in Rs. Crore) (Central share) | Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1048 due for reply on 21.12.2017 (Amount in Rs. Crore) (Central share) | Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1048 due for reply on 21.12.2017 (Amount in Rs. Crore) (Central share) | Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1048 due for reply on 21.12.2017 (Amount in Rs. Crore) (Central share) | Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1048 due for reply on 21.12.2017 (Amount in Rs. Crore) (Central share) | Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1048 due for reply on 21.12.2017 (Amount in Rs. Crore) (Central share) |
| S.No.                                                                                                                                         | State                                                                                                                                         | 2014-15                                                                                                                                       | 2015-16                                                                                                                                       | 2016-17                                                                                                                                       | 2017-18 (as on 19.12.2017)                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                                             | Andaman and Nicobar                                                                                                                           | 0.43                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                | 427.08                                                                                                                                        | 190.6                                                                                                                                         | 157.38                                                                                                                                        | 130.99                                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                             | 119.5                                                                                                                                         | 66.23                                                                                                                                         | 113.71                                                                                                                                        | 4.07                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                                                         | 586.88                                                                                                                                        | 216.2                                                                                                                                         | 206.61                                                                                                                                        | 139.05                                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                                                         | 381.9                                                                                                                                         | 295.38                                                                                                                                        | 473.29                                                                                                                                        | 120.03                                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                  | 173.08                                                                                                                                        | 64.64                                                                                                                                         | 65.66                                                                                                                                         | 36.9                                                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                             | 3.35                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                                                       | 491.44                                                                                                                                        | 274.78                                                                                                                                        | 265.16                                                                                                                                        | 132.49                                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                                                       | 228.82                                                                                                                                        | 150.74                                                                                                                                        | 116.42                                                                                                                                        | 52.11                                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                              | 120.18                                                                                                                                        | 69.88                                                                                                                                         | 66.04                                                                                                                                         | 52.77                                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                                            | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                                             | 458.03                                                                                                                                        | 222.16                                                                                                                                        | 219.94                                                                                                                                        | 90.81                                                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                     | 206.88                                                                                                                                        | 133.7                                                                                                                                         | 157.89                                                                                                                                        | 94.85                                                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                                                            | Karnataka                                                                                                                                     | 622.37                                                                                                                                        | 366.68                                                                                                                                        | 341.33                                                                                                                                        | 87.21                                                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                                                                        | 131.86                                                                                                                                        | 64.45                                                                                                                                         | 74.21                                                                                                                                         | 24.78                                                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                | 399.94                                                                                                                                        | 381.15                                                                                                                                        | 212.48                                                                                                                                        | 75.36                                                                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                                                            | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                   | 901.96                                                                                                                                        | 584                                                                                                                                           | 412.32                                                                                                                                        | 106.19                                                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                                                                       | 92.25                                                                                                                                         | 43.44                                                                                                                                         | 18.87                                                                                                                                         | 41.94                                                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                     | 81.02                                                                                                                                         | 30.92                                                                                                                                         | 49.29                                                                                                                                         | 18.87                                                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                                                       | 39.81                                                                                                                                         | 23.16                                                                                                                                         | 24.82                                                                                                                                         | 8.65                                                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                                                      | 86.45                                                                                                                                         | 61.9                                                                                                                                          | 40.2                                                                                                                                          | 13                                                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                                                            | Odisha                                                                                                                                        | 272.83                                                                                                                                        | 165.25                                                                                                                                        | 100.59                                                                                                                                        | 27.94                                                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                                                            | Puducherry                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                                                            | Punjab                                                                                                                                        | 90.23                                                                                                                                         | 36.57                                                                                                                                         | 53.56                                                                                                                                         | 28.76                                                                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                                                                            | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                     | 1386.79                                                                                                                                       | 480.21                                                                                                                                        | 681.21                                                                                                                                        | 400.07                                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                                                                        | 32.03                                                                                                                                         | 12.49                                                                                                                                         | 16.51                                                                                                                                         | 6.43                                                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                    | 432.39                                                                                                                                        | 164.85                                                                                                                                        | 188.98                                                                                                                                        | 62.88                                                                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                                                                            | Telangana                                                                                                                                     | 189.25                                                                                                                                        | 106.42                                                                                                                                        | 111.89                                                                                                                                        | 386.8                                                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                                                                       | 64.81                                                                                                                                         | 39.97                                                                                                                                         | 38.73                                                                                                                                         | 20.13                                                                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 1146.18                                                                                                                                       | 690.46                                                                                                                                        | 639.54                                                                                                                                        | 363.62                                                                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                   | 138.05                                                                                                                                        | 99.79                                                                                                                                         | 99.95                                                                                                                                         | 55.92                                                                                                                                         |
| 31                                                                                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                                                                                   | 480.72                                                                                                                                        | 288.75                                                                                                                                        | 444.86                                                                                                                                        | 198.38                                                                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                                                                         | Total                                                                                                                                         | 9783.16                                                                                                                                       | 5324.77                                                                                                                                       | 5394.79                                                                                                                                       | 2781                                                                                                                                          |

(Source: format D-I))