Lok Sabha Question No. 2522 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Works under Drinking Water Schemes
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, LAXMAN GILUWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2522 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## Works under Drinking Water Schemes

## †2522. SHRI  RAM  TAHAL CHOUDHARY;

## SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

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

- (a)  whether  assistance  is  being  provided  to  Jharkhand  under  the  drinking  water schemes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the works undertaken under the drinking water schemes; and
- (d) the achievements made there under?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## ANSWER (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) & (b) Yes Madam. This Ministry, as on 13.03.2017, has provided Rs. 98.13 crore to  the  State  Government  of  Jharkhand  for  the  financial  year  2016-17  under  its centrally sponsored scheme National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).
- (c) & (d) Under NRDWP, coverage of rural habitations getting safe drinking water has increased  over  the  years  and  the  proportion  of  habitations  getting  unsafe  drinking water  has  reduced  due  to  the  constant  co-ordinated  and  targeted  efforts  of  this Ministry.  As  on  14.03.2017,  out  of  17,14,438  rural  habitations  in  the  country, 13,19,860  has been fully covered (i.e. getting more than 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) safe drinking water), 330492 habitations are partially covered (i.e. getting less than  40  lpcd  safe  drinking  water)  and  64086  habitations  are  quality  affected  (i.e. containing at least one chemical contaminant). The details of target and achievement as on 14.03.2017 under NRDWP for all States (including Jharkhand) during 2016-17 are at Annexure .

| Annexure Annexure to be referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 2522 due for answer on 16.03.2017   | Annexure Annexure to be referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 2522 due for answer on 16.03.2017   | Annexure Annexure to be referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 2522 due for answer on 16.03.2017   | Annexure Annexure to be referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 2522 due for answer on 16.03.2017   |
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| Target &Achievement of Habitation (2016-2017)                                                               | Target &Achievement of Habitation (2016-2017)                                                               | Target &Achievement of Habitation (2016-2017)                                                               | Target &Achievement of Habitation (2016-2017)                                                               |
| Sr. No.                                                                                                     | State                                                                                                       | Target                                                                                                      | Achievement                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                           | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                           | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                              | 1005                                                                                                        | 1315                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                           | ARUNACHALPRADESH                                                                                            | 188                                                                                                         | 40                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                           | ASSAM                                                                                                       | 1752                                                                                                        | 212                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                           | BIHAR                                                                                                       | 7777                                                                                                        | 1085                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                           | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                 | 4169                                                                                                        | 901                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                           | GOA                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                           | GUJARAT                                                                                                     | 32                                                                                                          | 1418                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                           | HARYANA                                                                                                     | 263                                                                                                         | 225                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                            | 1300                                                                                                        | 781                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                           | 380                                                                                                         | 125                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                          | JHARKHAND                                                                                                   | 1430                                                                                                        | 2366                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                          | KARNATAKA                                                                                                   | 12000                                                                                                       | 10525                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                          | KERALA                                                                                                      | 463                                                                                                         | 288                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                          | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                              | 338                                                                                                         | 5851                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                          | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                 | 1955                                                                                                        | 778                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                          | MANIPUR                                                                                                     | 50                                                                                                          | 103                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                          | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                   | 110                                                                                                         | 30                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                          | MIZORAM                                                                                                     | 35                                                                                                          | 9                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                          | NAGALAND                                                                                                    | 54                                                                                                          | 148                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                          | ODISHA                                                                                                      | 9300                                                                                                        | 7009                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                          | PUNJAB                                                                                                      | 779                                                                                                         |                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 529                                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                                          | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                   | 2039                                                                                                        | 1564                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                          | SIKKIM                                                                                                      | 40                                                                                                          | 14                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                          | TAMILNADU                                                                                                   | 3269                                                                                                        | 2217                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                          | TELANGANA                                                                                                   | 915                                                                                                         | 866                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                          | TRIPURA                                                                                                     | 565                                                                                                         | 468                                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                                          | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                               | 1354                                                                                                        | 44                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                          | UTTARAKHAND Total                                                                                           | 495 56835                                                                                                   | 405 44226                                                                                                   |
| 31                                                                                                          | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                 | 4766                                                                                                        | 4910                                                                                                        |

(source: format-1)