Lok Sabha Question No. 129 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Fluoride and Arsenic in Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: George Baker

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.129 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## Fluoride and Arsenic in Drinking Water

- *129. SHRI GEORGE BAKER: Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) the details of the States affected due to fluoride and arsenic contamination in drinking water across the country; (b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide safe drinking water to these States; (c)  whether the Government is providing any special assistance to these States in this regard and if so, the details thereof and the targets fixed for these States, State/UT-wise; (d)  whether  the  Government  is  satisfied  with  the  achievements  made  in  these  States,  if  not,  the  reasons therefor and the action taken by the Government in this regard along with the future planning for next three years, State/UT-wise; and (e)  the  budgetary provisions made, funds released and utilized for tackling contamination in drinking water
- during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (e)   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.129  due for reply on 09.03.2017

- (a) As  reported  by  the  States  into  the  online  Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS),  the number of rural habitations affected with excess arsenic and fluoride in drinking water   as on 04/03/2017  is at Annexure-I.
- (b) Rural drinking water supply is a State subject. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India assists the State Governments technically and financially in providing safe drinking water through the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). Under NRDWP, upto 67% of funds earmarked to States can be utilized for coverage and tackling water quality problems thus ensuring provision of safe drinking water.

Since prolonged consumption of excess arsenic and fluoride   in drinking water can lead to variety of health problems,  Government  of  India  with  the  recommendation  of  NITI  Aayog    has  released  Rs  800  crore  for providing community water purification plants in arsenic and fluoride affected  habitations as a short term measure   so  that  8-10  litres  per  person  per  day  of  safe  water  is  made  available  for  drinking  an  d  cooking purposes till the long term solution of surface water based piped water supply scheme is commissioned which may take 3-4 years for completion, subject to availability of funds.

- (c) Under the centrally sponsored NRDWP, the Government has opened a new window called 'National Water Quality Sub-Mission' for remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations. This Sub-Mission provided financial assistance to States ring fencing the capital cost only to population of arsenic and fluoride affected habitations on cost sharing basis of 50:50 between Centre and State (90:10 for NE and Himalayan States). Cost of supply of safe water to enroute non-arsenic and non-fluoride affected habitations have to be met   fully by the respective State Government.     Funds to the tune of Rs 814.14 crore released to ongoing Sub-Mission schemes    during  2016-17  along  with  number  of  arsenic/  fluoride  affected  habitations  to  be  targeted  for coverage with safe drinking water is at Annexure-II.
- (d) Provision  of  safe  drinking  water  through  piped  water  supply  schemes  is  a  continuous  process  and would take certain time. However, this is a top priority area of the Government and every effort is put to ensure that safe water is made available in the arsenic and fluoride affected habitations.  In order to provide safe  drinking  water  in  all  remaining  arsenic  and  fluoride  affected  habitations  an  estimate  of  capital  cost required is  made by the Government and funds estimated for the next 3-4 years State/UT-wise is given at Annexure-III.  For the year 2017-18, under Sub-Mission programme, an amount of Rs 1,000 crore has been allocated as central share and depending upon the progress made by States, suitable allocation for the next three years will be made, subject to availability of adequate funds.
- (e) The  funds  allocated  released  and  utilized  under  the  NRDWP  (which  interalia  include  the  important component  of  tackling  contamination  of  drinking  water)  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  till 04.03.2017 is at Annexure-IV.

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## Annexure-I referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 129 due for reply on 09.03.2017

Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations and population which are yet to be provided safe drinking water as on 04/03/2017 (as reported by States into IMIS)

| S.No.   | Name of the State/UT   | Arsenic and fluoriude affected Fluoride   | Arsenic and fluoriude affected Fluoride   | habitations and Population   | habitations and Population   |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State/UT   | Habs                                      | Population                                | Habs                         | Population                   |
| 1       | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR    | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                            | 0                            |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH         | 442                                       | 307246                                    | 0                            | 0                            |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 0                                         | 0                                         | 341                          | 23278                        |
| 4       | ASSAM                  | 155                                       | 69520                                     | 3706                         | 1448683                      |
| 5       | BIHAR                  | 1013                                      | 1297526                                   | 1065                         | 1688609                      |
| 6       | CHATTISGARH            | 75                                        | 27669                                     | 0                            | 0                            |
| 7       | GOA                    | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                            | 0                            |
| 8       | GUJARAT                | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                            | 0                            |
| 9       | HARYANA                | 197                                       | 495251                                    | 45                           | 142944                       |
| 10      | HIMACHAL PRADESH       | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                            | 0                            |
| 11      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR      | 0                                         | 0                                         | 7                            | 5656                         |
| 12      | JHARKHAND              | 992                                       | 515136                                    | 126                          | 119554                       |
| 13      | KARNATAKA              | 884                                       | 515126                                    | 20                           | 51912                        |
| 14      | KERALA                 | 73                                        | 210067                                    | 3                            | 7651                         |
| 15      | MADHYA PRADESH         | 109                                       | 32115                                     | 0                            | 0                            |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA            | 92                                        | 212400                                    | 1                            | 87                           |
| 17      | MANIPUR                | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                            | 0                            |
| 18      | MEGHALAYA              | 0                                         | 0                                         | 1                            | 169                          |
| 19      | MIZORAM                | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                            | 0                            |
| 20      | NAGALAND               | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                            | 0                            |
| 21      | ODISHA                 | 62                                        | 20340                                     | 2                            | 146                          |
| 22      | PUDUCHERRY             | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                            | 0                            |
| 23      | PUNJAB                 | 281                                       | 335604                                    | 476                          | 569515                       |
| 24      | RAJASTHAN              | 6538                                      | 4527018                                   | 3                            | 6020                         |
| 25      | SIKKIM                 | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                            | 0                            |
| 26      | TAMIL NADU             | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                            | 0                            |
| 27      | TELANGANA              | 1041                                      | 1420415                                   | 0                            | 0                            |
| 28      | TRIPURA                | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                            | 0                            |
| 29      | UTTAR PRADESH          | 200                                       | 328219                                    | 262                          | 345089                       |
| 30      | UTTARAKHAND            | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                            | 0                            |
| 31      | WEST BENGAL            | 1036                                      | 606925                                    | 7820                         | 10431989                     |

## Annexure-II referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 129 due for reply on 09.03.2017

State-wise Funds released during 2016-17 to Arsenic and Fluoride affected States along with targeted habitations under ongoing Sub-Mission Schemes

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | Arsenic affected habitations   | Fluoride affected habitations   |   Amount Released during 2016-17 for ongoing schemes in Rs Crore (Central Share) |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 0                              | 2                               |                                                                             0.12 |
| 2        | Assam               | 453                            | 9                               |                                                                            45.17 |
| 3        | Bihar               | 28                             | 48                              |                                                                            20.97 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh        | 0                              | 3                               |                                                                             0.02 |
| 5        | Haryana             | 0                              | 5                               |                                                                             2.01 |
| 6        | Jharkhand           | 2                              | 18                              |                                                                             1.07 |
| 7        | Karnataka           | 6                              | 90                              |                                                                             8.28 |
| 8        | Kerala              | 0                              | 38                              |                                                                             2.31 |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh      | 0                              | 49                              |                                                                             3.15 |
| 10       | Maharashtra         | 0                              | 49                              |                                                                            14.83 |
| 11       | Odisha              | 0                              | 3                               |                                                                             1.12 |
| 12       | Rajasthan           | 0                              | 1,381                           |                                                                           490.65 |
| 13       | Telangana           | 0                              | 69                              |                                                                            12.63 |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh       | 37                             | 40                              |                                                                            26.3  |
| 15       | West Bengal         | 1,003                          | 186                             |                                                                           185.51 |
| Total    | Total               | 1,529                          | 1,990                           |                                                                           814.14 |

## Annexure-III referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 129 due for reply on 09.03.2017

State-wise anticipated Capital cost for providing safe drinking water in remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations through piped water supply schemes under National Water Quality Sub-Mission of NRDWP for the next 3-4 years (as per data entered by the States as on 18/8/2016)

coverage

| S. No.   | Name of the State / UT   | Arsenic affected habitations   | Fluoride affected habitations   | Estimated capital cost required for coverage (Rs. in Crore )   |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH           | -                              | 419                             | 437.88                                                         |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 334*                           | -                               | 20.46                                                          |
| 3        | ASSAM                    | 3,498                          | 53                              | 1,155.13                                                       |
| 4        | BIHAR                    | 1,049                          | 848                             | 3,203.92                                                       |
| 5        | CHATTISGARH              | -                              | 66                              | 36.60                                                          |
| 6        | GUJARAT                  | -                              | 11                              | 28.52                                                          |
| 7        | HARYANA                  | 45*                            | 195                             | 859.47                                                         |
| 8        | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 150*                           | -                               | 29.8                                                           |
| 9        | JAMMUANDKASHMIR          | 2*                             | -                               | 3.31                                                           |
| 10       | JHARKHAND                | 123                            | 953                             | 826.09                                                         |
| 11       | KARNATAKA                | 12                             | 755                             | 759.34                                                         |
| 12       | KERALA                   | 3*                             | 36                              | 144.49                                                         |
| 13       | MADHYAPRADESH            | 401*                           | 39                              | 220.68                                                         |
| 14       | MAHARASHTRA              | 1*                             | 52                              | 167.96                                                         |
| 15       | MEGHALAYA                | 1*                             | -                               | 0.15                                                           |
| 16       | ODISHA                   | 2*                             | 62                              | 32.35                                                          |
| 17       | PUNJAB                   | 491                            | 283                             | 1038.26                                                        |
| 18       | RAJASTHAN                | -                              | 4,925                           | 4463.03                                                        |
| 19       | TELANGANA                | -                              | 966                             | 1942.5                                                         |
| 20       | TRIPURA                  | 1*                             | -                               | 1.02                                                           |
| 21       | UTTAR PRADESH            | 154                            | 115                             | 450.86                                                         |
| 22       | WEST BENGAL              | 6,733                          | 837                             | 8,918.60                                                       |
| Total    | Total                    | 13,000                         | 10,615                          | 24,740.42                                                      |

## Annexure-IV referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 129 due for reply on 09.03.2017

State/UT wise funds allocated, released and utilized under NRDWP during the last three years and current year till 04.03.2017 (in Rs crore)

|       |                     | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17    | 2016-17                 | 2016-17   |
|-------|---------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-------------------------|-----------|
| S.No. | State               | Allocation | Release   | Expn.     | Allocation | Release   | Expn.     | Allocation | Release   | Expn.     | Allocation | Release upto 01/03/2017 | Expn.     |
| 1     | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR | 1.04       | 0.09      | 0.64      | 0.86       | 0.81      | 0.43      | 0.38       | 0.16      | 0.00      | 0.44       | 0.22                    | 0.00      |
| 2     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 635.44     | 631.52    | 662.40    | 372.43     | 377.78    | 427.08    | 156.69     | 170.05    | 190.60    | 147.79     | 172.56                  | 121.02    |
| 3     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 218.23     | 237.32    | 230.97    | 87.21      | 109.83    | 119.50    | 58.08      | 65.40     | 66.23     | 81.59      | 100.50                  | 51.37     |
| 4     | ASSAM               | 470.00     | 524.97    | 635.18    | 501.10     | 585.32    | 586.88    | 268.26     | 284.11    | 216.20    | 334.23     | 246.74                  | 152.35    |
| 5     | BIHAR               | 432.38     | 348.94    | 307.43    | 441.07     | 399.11    | 381.90    | 229.60     | 202.73    | 295.38    | 286.30     | 299.11                  | 315.97    |
| 6     | CHATTISGARH         | 136.13     | 135.20    | 172.38    | 159.08     | 150.74    | 173.08    | 63.69      | 60.83     | 64.64     | 65.85      | 65.49                   | 45.45     |
| 7     | GOA                 | 5.50       | 0.00      | 2.22      | 4.61       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 2.08       | 1.66      | 0.00      | 2.38       | 1.19                    | 3.35      |
| 8     | GUJARAT             | 533.73     | 515.07    | 627.95    | 509.48     | 405.58    | 491.44    | 240.13     | 238.91    | 274.78    | 238.12     | 207.89                  | 197.52    |
| 9     | HARYANA             | 229.46     | 229.52    | 301.15    | 218.09     | 277.98    | 228.82    | 97.65      | 122.65    | 150.74    | 109.32     | 111.01                  | 54.34     |
| 10    | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 150.51     | 130.81    | 153.33    | 131.84     | 120.89    | 120.18    | 65.20      | 64.38     | 69.88     | 67.58      | 63.31                   | 55.98     |
| 11    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 462.43     | 414.82    | 499.79    | 461.33     | 474.41    | 458.03    | 199.40     | 192.12    | 222.16    | 227.50     | 209.11                  | 100.69    |
| 12    | JHARKHAND           | 172.85     | 253.28    | 277.96    | 169.86     | 175.18    | 206.88    | 126.85     | 132.09    | 133.70    | 112.98     | 98.13                   | 127.92    |
| 13    | KARNATAKA           | 868.76     | 897.29    | 928.81    | 623.20     | 563.91    | 622.37    | 307.62     | 278.08    | 366.68    | 306.51     | 331.34                  | 167.75    |
| 14    | KERALA              | 155.58     | 212.04    | 265.10    | 115.59     | 124.10    | 131.86    | 52.78      | 48.05     | 64.45     | 60.35      | 44.77                   | 29.97     |
| 15    | MADHYA PRADESH      | 404.81     | 474.95    | 483.98    | 397.18     | 440.18    | 399.94    | 181.76     | 193.73    | 387.62    | 203.17     | 196.36                  | 106.12    |
| 16    | MAHARASHTRA         | 788.48     | 690.27    | 657.46    | 780.06     | 748.23    | 901.96    | 344.16     | 330.88    | 584.00    | 359.75     | 368.92                  | 234.61    |
| 17    | MANIPUR             | 58.75      | 55.30     | 57.17     | 90.35      | 88.54     | 92.25     | 28.98      | 27.92     | 43.44     | 27.65      | 26.76                   | 18.66     |
| 18    | MEGHALAYA           | 92.18      | 103.40    | 114.81    | 59.61      | 69.50     | 81.02     | 30.52      | 31.24     | 30.92     | 34.35      | 40.42                   | 25.85     |
| 19    | MIZORAM             | 38.41      | 44.89     | 33.37     | 42.43      | 34.50     | 39.81     | 17.71      | 17.32     | 23.16     | 18.38      | 24.49                   | 9.14      |
| 20    | NAGALAND            | 61.31      | 61.07     | 52.38     | 108.19     | 101.44    | 86.45     | 39.27      | 38.53     | 61.90     | 22.70      | 36.84                   | 14.28     |
| 21    | ODISHA              | 244.25     | 317.07    | 288.08    | 205.69     | 230.67    | 257.29    | 96.90      | 103.19    | 150.64    | 106.12     | 106.73                  | 69.74     |
| 22    | PUDUCHERRY          | 1.59       | 0.06      | 0.00      | 1.62       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.74       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.83       | 0.29                    | 0.00      |
| 23    | PUNJAB              | 96.89      | 147.95    | 159.05    | 93.88      | 97.38     | 90.23     | 39.77      | 42.79     | 36.57     | 39.18      | 45.79                   | 43.89     |
| 24    | RAJASTHAN           | 1231.05    | 1332.49   | 1572.96   | 1194.46    | 1304.64   | 1386.79   | 547.17     | 526.75    | 480.21    | 1059.21    | 1063.56                 | 274.49    |
| 25    | SIKKIM              | 16.88      | 26.56     | 71.25     | 30.38      | 31.70     | 32.03     | 10.64      | 12.05     | 12.49     | 7.63       | 14.42                   | 5.92      |
| 26    | TAMILNADU           | 304.63     | 387.11    | 527.57    | 367.36     | 382.46    | 432.39    | 169.50     | 182.35    | 164.85    | 126.72     | 155.19                  | 124.74    |
| 27    | TELANGANA           | -          | -         | -         | 200.65     | 212.24    | 189.25    | 88.77      | 97.71     | 106.42    | 101.01     | 113.14                  | 92.22     |
| 28    | TRIPURA             | 59.29      | 89.93     | 94.19     | 62.06      | 68.31     | 64.81     | 28.07      | 31.68     | 39.97     | 26.60      | 38.26                   | 24.08     |
| 29    | UTTAR PRADESH       | 923.18     | 804.92    | 858.50    | 1006.43    | 1073.22   | 1146.18   | 477.69     | 490.31    | 690.46    | 537.38     | 520.24                  | 257.19    |
| 30    | UTTARAKHAND         | 159.66     | 87.61     | 138.59    | 135.01     | 111.48    | 152.94    | 63.57      | 60.06     | 98.91     | 86.32      | 68.33                   | 58.03     |
| 31    | WEST BENGAL         | 490.63     | 485.83    | 757.11    | 436.53     | 431.09    | 480.72    | 199.68     | 216.85    | 288.75    | 390.45     | 437.55                  | 114.05    |
|       | Total               | 9444.03    | 9640.28   | 10931.78  | 9007.64    | 9191.22   | 9782.51   | 4233.31    | 4264.58   | 5315.75   | 5188.39    | 5208.66                 | 2896.69   |