Lok Sabha Question No. 3073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Drive for Supplying Safe Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: ANUPAM HAZRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3073 TO BE ANSWEREDON 03.08.2017

## Drive for Supplying Safe Drinking Water

## 3073. DR. ANUPAM HAZRA:

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

- (a) the number of people getting safe drinking water throughout the year and during drought season, State-wise;
- (b)   whether the Government has launched any special drive to provide safe drinking water in rural areas during 2016-17;
- (c) if so, the details of the number of beneficiaries thereunder, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether there is any State-wise scheme for providing safe drinking water during 2017-18 and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) This Ministry under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)provides  all  weather  continuous  supply  of  safe  drinking  water  to  rural population  through  the  joint  effort  of  State  Government  irrespective  of  ill  effect  of long term inadequate rainfall resulting in drought. As reported by States on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), as on 31.07.2017, state-wise rural population getting safe drinking water is at Annexure-I .

(b) and (c) This Ministry has launched a National Water Quality Sub-Mission under NRDWP on22nd March 2017 to provide safe drinking water to about 28,000 arsenic and  fluoride  affected  habitations  in  the  country  in  a  span  of  4  years,  subject  to availability  of  funds.  Further,  this  Ministry  has  advised  the  State  to  expedite  the coverage of ongoing schemes on priority with focus on water quality affected areas especially with arsenic and fluoride contamination , coverage of SansadAdarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) villages  and declared /verified  Open Defecation Free (ODF) villages with piped water supply. As  reported  by States  on  Integrated  Management Information System (IMIS), 5127 Quality Affected (containing at least one chemical contaminant) habitationhas been covered with safe drinking water against the 12812 target  habitations  in  2016-17.  The  state-wise  details  of  target  and  achievement  of Quality Affected habitation during 2016-17 is at Annexure-II .

(d) As reported by States on IMIS, as on 31.07.2017, state-wise details of ongoing schemes for providing safe drinking water is at Annexure-III .

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No - 3073 due for reply on   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No - 3073 due for reply on   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No - 3073 due for reply on   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No - 3073 due for reply on   |
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| S.No.                                                                                            | State                                                                                            | Total Fully Covered Rural Population (getting more than 40 litres per capita per day-lpcd)       | Total Partially Covered Rural Population (getting less than 40 lpcd)                             |
| 1                                                                                                | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR                                                                              | 2.35                                                                                             | 0.3                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                   | 225.88                                                                                           | 137.25                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                | ARUNACHALPRADESH                                                                                 | 5.37                                                                                             | 7.08                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                | ASSAM                                                                                            | 164.28                                                                                           | 90.7                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                | BIHAR                                                                                            | 555.13                                                                                           | 391.01                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                | CHATTISGARH                                                                                      | 185.27                                                                                           | 9.62                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                | GOA                                                                                              | 7.3                                                                                              | 0.01                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                | GUJARAT                                                                                          | 371.14                                                                                           | 0.04                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                | HARYANA                                                                                          | 175.22                                                                                           | 5.3                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                               | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                 | 54.41                                                                                            | 12.45                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                               | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                | 61.12                                                                                            | 40.69                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                               | JHARKHAND                                                                                        | 257.24                                                                                           | 3.79                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                               | KARNATAKA                                                                                        | 164.43                                                                                           | 228.24                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                               | KERALA                                                                                           | 102.67                                                                                           | 354.54                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                               | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                   | 526.54                                                                                           | 0.74                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                               | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                      | 514.97                                                                                           | 117.83                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                               | MANIPUR                                                                                          | 17.46                                                                                            | 8.33                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                               | MEGHALAYA                                                                                        | 5.75                                                                                             | 20.82                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                               | MIZORAM                                                                                          | 3.43                                                                                             | 1.8                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                               | NAGALAND                                                                                         | 8.55                                                                                             | 8.51                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                               | ODISHA                                                                                           | 290.8                                                                                            | 58.14                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                               | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                       | 3.06                                                                                             | 1.32                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                               | PUNJAB                                                                                           | 120.08                                                                                           | 14.75                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                               | RAJASTHAN                                                                                        | 226.35                                                                                           | 197.45                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                               | SIKKIM                                                                                           | 1.43                                                                                             | 3.16                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                               | TAMILNADU                                                                                        | 369.62                                                                                           | 25.6                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                               | TELANGANA                                                                                        | 110.84                                                                                           | 95.71                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                               | TRIPURA                                                                                          | 24.59                                                                                            | 8.14                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                               | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                    | 1646.32                                                                                          | 14.05                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                               | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                      | 40.95                                                                                            | 30.38                                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                               | WEST BENGAL                                                                                      | 288.59                                                                                           | 263.12                                                                                           |
| Total                                                                                            | Total                                                                                            | 6531.14                                                                                          | 2150.87                                                                                          |

(source: format C-17 of IMIS)

## Annexure-II

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No - 3073 due for reply on 3.08.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No - 3073 due for reply on 3.08.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No - 3073 due for reply on 3.08.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No - 3073 due for reply on 3.08.2017   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                      | State                                                                                                      | Quality Affected Habitations (2016-17) Target                                                              | Ach                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                          | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                             | 367                                                                                                        | 53                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                          | ARUNACHALPRADESH                                                                                           | 11                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                          | ASSAM                                                                                                      | 662                                                                                                        | 112                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                          | BIHAR                                                                                                      | 1977                                                                                                       | 587                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                          | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                | 1148                                                                                                       | 25                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                          | GOA                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                          | GUJARAT                                                                                                    | 25                                                                                                         | 25                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                          | HARYANA                                                                                                    | 13                                                                                                         | 10                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                         | HIMACHALPRADESH                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                         | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                                                                  | 1000                                                                                                       | 261                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                                                                  | 1900                                                                                                       | 999                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                         | KERALA                                                                                                     | 100                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                         | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                             | 273                                                                                                        | 189                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                | 149                                                                                                        | 80                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                         | MANIPUR                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                         | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                         | MIZORAM                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                         | NAGALAND                                                                                                   | 16                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                         | ODISHA                                                                                                     | 800                                                                                                        | 128                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                         | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                         | PUNJAB                                                                                                     | 429                                                                                                        | 157                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                         | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                  | 1200                                                                                                       | 900                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                         | SIKKIM                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                         | TAMILNADU                                                                                                  | 351                                                                                                        | 55                                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                                         | TELANGANA                                                                                                  | 180                                                                                                        | 40                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                         | TRIPURA                                                                                                    | 524                                                                                                        | 208                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                              | 300                                                                                                        | 69                                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                                         | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                | 1366                                                                                                       | 1218                                                                                                       |
| Total                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                      | 12812                                                                                                      | 5127                                                                                                       |

(source: format-1 of IMIS )

## Annexure-III

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No - 3073 due for reply on 3.08.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No - 3073 due for reply on 3.08.2017   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No - 3073 due for reply on 3.08.2017   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                      | State                                                                                                      | No. of ongoing Schemes                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                             | 369                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                          | ARUNACHALPRADESH                                                                                           | 406                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                          | ASSAM                                                                                                      | 7722                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                          | BIHAR                                                                                                      | 684                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                          | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                | 3804                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                          | GOA                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                          | GUJARAT                                                                                                    | 1507                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                          | HARYANA                                                                                                    | 230                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                           | 541                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                         | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                          | 2419                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                                                                  | 2792                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                                                                  | 15336                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                         | KERALA                                                                                                     | 323                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                         | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                             | 3683                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                | 7235                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                         | MANIPUR                                                                                                    | 688                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                         | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                  | 1257                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                         | MIZORAM                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                         | NAGALAND                                                                                                   | 91                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                         | ODISHA                                                                                                     | 5517                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                         | PUNJAB                                                                                                     | 258                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                         | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                  | 1861                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                         | SIKKIM                                                                                                     | 185                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                         | TAMILNADU                                                                                                  | 31                                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                                         | TELANGANA                                                                                                  | 1552                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                         | TRIPURA                                                                                                    | 2274                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                              | 5889                                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                | 253                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                         | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                | 1366                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                      | 68280                                                                                                      |

(source: format C-39 of IMIS)