Lok Sabha Question No. 133 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Water-related Diseases
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.133 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## Water-related Diseases

*133. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN: Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION pleased to state: (a) the percentage of population drawing drinking water from potentially unsafe private wells; (b)  the  percentage  of  population  in  the  country  who  are  suffering  from  water-borne diseases; (c) the percentage increase in the total population that has access to safe drinking water during the last two plan periods and in recent years, State/UT-wise; and (d) the steps taken by the Government to solve the problem of unsafe drinking water?

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

(a) to (d)   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.133  due for reply on 09.03.2017

(a)  & (b) There are 9.25 lakh private drinking water sources which interalia include both open  well  and  tube  well)  in  rural  India  as  reported  by  the  States  into  the  online  Integrated Management  Information  System  of  the  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation.  Since bacteriological  contamination  is  highly  dynamic  in  nature,  the  data  on  percentage  of  private unsafe wells is not maintained at the Central level by the Ministry. As reported by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, during the period 2014 to 2016, due to water borne  diseases  like  Cholera,  Enteric  fever  (Typhoid),  Acute  Diarrhoeal  diseases  and  Viral Hepatitis, 3,95,56,856 persons have been affected and cases reported in the country. (c) This  Ministry  has  started  monitoring  the  progress  of  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP) through the Integrated Management Information System   (IMIS) since its launching on 01/04/2009.  As such, the Ministry has State-wise data available since 1/4/2009 only.  Further, the Ministry categorises the habitations for the coverage as under: (i) Fully Covered Habitation - At least 40 litres per capita per day (LPCD) of safe water available. (ii) Partially Covered Habitation - Having coverage of less than 40 LPCD of safe water available. (iii)  Quality  Affected  Habitation  -  Where  at  least  one  of  the  source  of  water  is  chemically contaminated. The  population  residing  in  these  categories  of  habitations  in  various  States  as  on 1/4/2009 (the earliest data available with the Ministry), 31/3/2012 (closing date for the 11 th Five  Year  Plan    period)  and  01/03/2017  (first  day  of  the  concluding  month  of  the  12 th Plan Period)  has  been  given  at  Annexures  I,  II,  and  III  respectively.    The  rural  population  having access  to  safe  drinking  water  has  increased  from  87.18%  as  on  1/4/2009  to  94.57%  as  on 1/3/2017. (d) Government of India has suggested both short term and long term measures to States for providing safe drinking water. Short term measures include provision of community water  purification  system  to  an  existing  source  (especially  in  arsenic  or  fluoride  affected habitations) so that 8-10 litres per person per day of safe water is made available immediately for  drinking and cooking purposes. Long term measures include laying of piped water supply schemes preferably from safe and sustainable surface water bodies. Rural drinking water supply is a State subject. However, Government of India assists the States technically and financially in providing  safe  drinking  water  through  the  centrally  sponsored  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP). Under NRDWP, upto 67% of funds provided to States can be utilized for coverage  and  tackling  water  quality  problems  so  that  provision  of  safe  drinking  water  is ensured.

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Annexure-I referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred question no. 133 due for reply on 09.03.2017

State-wise status of rural population having access to safe drinking water as on 1/4/2009

| Sno           | Name of the State/UT                   |   Total Pop |   Total PC Pop |   Total FC Pop |   %Access |
|---------------|----------------------------------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|-----------|
| 1             | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR (data not entered) |           0 |              0 |              0 |      0    |
| 2             | ANDHRA PRADESH                         |    61381994 |        3492656 |       56704743 |     98.07 |
| 3             | ARUNACHALPRADESH                       |      975059 |         533053 |         334379 |     88.96 |
| 4             | ASSAM                                  |    26317849 |        8959792 |        8027312 |     64.55 |
| 5             | BIHAR                                  |    90415338 |       43623957 |       19074163 |     69.34 |
| 6             | CHATTISGARH                            |    18378854 |       13733343 |        2685078 |     89.33 |
| 7             | GOA                                    |      754931 |         118382 |         636549 |    100    |
| 8             | GUJARAT                                |    36071891 |        1236223 |       33325479 |     95.81 |
| 9             | HARYANA                                |    17503346 |        3488009 |       13591633 |     97.58 |
| 10            | HIMACHALPRADESH                        |     6247229 |        2145607 |        4088004 |     99.78 |
| 11            | JAMMUANDKASHMIR                        |     9640806 |        6687759 |        2945833 |     99.93 |
| 12            | JHARKHAND                              |    24375274 |         405720 |       23768733 |     99.18 |
| 13            | KARNATAKA                              |    38168224 |       19049023 |        9460726 |     74.69 |
| 14            | KERALA                                 |    25471476 |              0 |       21450138 |     84.21 |
| 15            | MADHYA PRADESH                         |    52691600 |       37553027 |       12379972 |     94.76 |
| 16            | MAHARASHTRA                            |    64733738 |       12528409 |       45471933 |     89.6  |
| 17            | MANIPUR                                |     2478842 |        1623422 |         851837 |     99.86 |
| 18            | MEGHALAYA                              |     2318324 |        1132223 |        1142002 |     98.1  |
| 19            | MIZORAM                                |      522543 |         324050 |         198493 |    100    |
| 20            | NAGALAND                               |     1721522 |         615918 |         962626 |     91.69 |
| 21            | ODISHA                                 |    34741553 |       19802188 |        7044036 |     77.27 |
| 22            | PUDUCHERRY                             |      356996 |          66371 |         280904 |     97.28 |
| 23            | PUNJAB                                 |    17656601 |        4003482 |       12763097 |     94.96 |
| 24            | RAJASTHAN                              |    51995399 |       10438463 |       27432621 |     72.84 |
| 25            | SIKKIM                                 |      540848 |         187013 |         353835 |    100    |
| 26            | TAMILNADU                              |    34801439 |        3489577 |       31019878 |     99.16 |
| 27 Andhra     | TELANGANA (included in Pradesh)        |           0 |              0 |              0 |      0    |
| 28            | TRIPURA                                |     2813306 |            755 |         490741 |     17.47 |
| 29            | UTTARPRADESH                           |   157042060 |              0 |      150727783 |     95.98 |
| 30            | UTTARAKHAND                            |     7060095 |        1695561 |        5363783 |     99.99 |
| 31 WESTBENGAL |                                        |    64924448 |        2428229 |       50881143 |     82.11 |
| Total         | Total                                  |   852101585 |      199362212 |      543457454 |     87.18 |

PC= Partially covered

FC= Fully covered

State-wise status of rural population having access to safe drinking water as on 31/3/2012

| Sno                  | Nmeof the State/UT                     | Total Pop          | Total PC Pop      | Total FC Pop       | %Access     |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------|
| 1                    | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR                    | 241964             | 14965             | 226999             | 100.00      |
| 2                    | ANDHRA PRADESH                         | 61277079           | 22232418          | 38770465           | 99.55       |
| 3                    | ARUNACHALPRADESH                       | 975640             | 483995            | 459074             | 96.66       |
| 4                    | ASSAM                                  | 26411324           | 6898028           | 14107242           | 79.53       |
| 5                    | BIHAR                                  | 90415338           | 11390687          | 71531217           | 91.71       |
| 6                    | CHATTISGARH                            | 18350304           | 7840941           | 8227283            | 87.56       |
| 7                    | GOA                                    | 754931             | 118382            | 636549             | 100.00      |
| 8                    | GUJARAT                                | 36071891           | 1079576           | 34540738           | 98.75       |
| 9                    | HARYANA                                | 17503346           | 3985877           | 13473055           | 99.75       |
| 10                   | HIMACHALPRADESH                        | 6228454            | 1118969           | 5109485            | 100.00      |
| 11                   | JAMMUANDKASHMIR                        | 10089910           | 5314941           | 4730433            | 99.56       |
| 12                   | JHARKHAND                              | 22965457           | 512137            | 22350270           | 99.55       |
| 13                   | KARNATAKA                              | 38351278           | 17103054          | 15339394           | 84.59       |
| 14                   | KERALA                                 | 25471476           | 0                 | 23511286           | 92.30       |
| 15                   | MADHYA PRADESH                         | 52727433           | 19508849          | 31973098           | 97.64       |
| 16                   | MAHARASHTRA                            | 65076411           | 11729612          | 49813034           | 94.57       |
| 17                   | MANIPUR                                | 2478842            | 1012795           | 1466047            | 100.00      |
| 18                   | MEGHALAYA                              | 2321775            | 1184499           | 1096633            | 98.25       |
| 19                   | MIZORAM                                | 522543             | 103137            | 419406             | 100.00      |
| 20                   | NAGALAND                               | 1758184            | 363316            | 1271927            | 93.01       |
| 21                   | ODISHA                                 | 34753683           | 16710321          | 14073952           | 88.58       |
| 22                   | PUDUCHERRY                             | 358415             | 4678              | 337032             | 95.34       |
| 23                   | PUNJAB                                 | 18056763           | 2697556           | 15318206           | 99.77       |
| 24                   | RAJASTHAN                              | 51995417           | 11267820          | 32722677           | 84.60       |
| 25                   | SIKKIM                                 | 540848             | 146480            | 394368             | 100.00      |
| 26                   | TAMILNADU                              | 34971435           | 4056132           | 30676339           | 99.32       |
| 27                   | TELANGANA (included in Andhra Pradesh) | 0                  | 0                 | 0                  | 0.00        |
| 28                   | TRIPURA                                | 2812940            | 67636             | 906500             | 34.63       |
| 29                   | UTTAR PRADESH                          | 157042060          | 7074777           | 149078251          | 99.43       |
| 30                   | UTTARAKHAND                            | 7061390            | 1629728           | 5392678            | 99.45       |
| 31 WEST BENGAL Total | 31 WEST BENGAL Total                   | 75088307 862674838 | 4000150 159651456 | 64539930 652493568 | 91.28 94.14 |

PC= Partially covered  FC= Fully covered

Annexure-III referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred question no. 133 due for reply on 09.03.2017

State-wise status of rural population having access to safe drinking water as on 1/3/2017

| Sno           | Name of the State/UT   | Total Pop          | Total PC Pop       | Total FC Pop       | %Access     |
|---------------|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|
| 1             | ANDAMANandNICOBAR      | 264870             | 29997              | 234873             | 100.00      |
| 2             | ANDHRA PRADESH         | 36632785           | 13608477           | 22584788           | 98.80       |
| 3             | ARUNACHALPRADESH       | 1250535            | 685983             | 530791             | 97.30       |
| 4             | ASSAM                  | 29658323           | 9181015            | 16681199           | 87.20       |
| 5             | BIHAR                  | 99454050           | 42618029           | 51105401           | 94.24       |
| 6             | CHATTISGARH            | 19795446           | 892766             | 18632104           | 98.63       |
| 7             | GOA                    | 730923             | 1153               | 729770             | 100.00      |
| 8             | GUJARAT                | 37117600           | 0                  | 37086495           | 99.92       |
| 9             | HARYANA                | 18407573           | 544147             | 17198545           | 96.39       |
| 10            | HIMACHAL PRADESH       | 6686071            | 1369489            | 5316582            | 100.00      |
| 11            | JAMMUANDKASHMIR        | 10216956           | 4182191            | 6026812            | 99.92       |
| 12            | JHARKHAND              | 26899888           | 983327             | 24509436           | 94.77       |
| 13            | KARNATAKA              | 40277798           | 15344692           | 23673563           | 96.87       |
| 14            | KERALA                 | 26874598           | 18254817           | 7595560            | 96.19       |
| 15            | MADHYA PRADESH         | 52813783           | 46487              | 52672022           | 99.82       |
| 16            | MAHARASHTRA            | 64445038           | 11304573           | 52337350           | 98.75       |
| 17            | MANIPUR                | 2329245            | 547889             | 1781356            | 100.00      |
| 18            | MEGHALAYA              | 2667743            | 2123655            | 536298             | 99.71       |
| 19            | MIZORAM                | 523137             | 195613             | 327524             | 100.00      |
| 20            | NAGALAND               | 1726992            | 799405             | 905990             | 98.75       |
| 21            | ODISHA                 | 35652623           | 8257581            | 26802730           | 98.34       |
| 22            | PUDUCHERRY             | 438075             | 132440             | 305635             | 100.00      |
| 23            | PUNJAB                 | 17989668           | 2205252            | 11763893           | 77.65       |
| 24            | RAJASTHAN              | 50806731           | 19824494           | 22340104           | 82.99       |
| 25            | SIKKIM                 | 458838             | 317492             | 141346             | 100.00      |
| 26            | TAMILNADU              | 39617768           | 2671013            | 36824900           | 99.69       |
| 27            | TELANGANA              | 22738920           | 9844708            | 10840015           | 90.97       |
| 28            | TRIPURA                | 4491866            | 716253             | 2508816            | 71.80       |
| 29            | UTTAR PRADESH          | 168768908          | 888473             | 167118709          | 99.55       |
| 30            | UTTARAKHAND            | 7200799            | 3064357            | 4046491            | 98.75       |
| 31 WESTBENGAL | Total                  | 74637222 901574772 | 28379065 199014833 | 30440306 653599404 | 78.81 94.57 |

PC= Partially covered  FC= Fully covered