Lok Sabha Question No. 3464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Main Source of Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3464 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## Main Source of Water

## 3464. SHRI  RAGHAV  LAKHANPAL:

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

(a)  the main sources of water used by households in the country  for other purposes such as cooking and hand washing; and

(b) the percentage of households that use that respective source?

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

(a) The main source of water for majority of rural households in the country for other purposes  such  as  cooking  and  hand  washing  are hand  pump  /  tube  well  /  well  and ground  water  /  surface  water  based  piped  water  supply  schemes  depending  on  the sources available as per geographical area.

(b)  This  Ministry  does  not  maintain  household-wise  information  regarding  drawing drinking water from different sources. However, as per data entered by the States on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, as on 20.03.2017, 54.67% rural population has access to Piped Water Supply and 15.39% of total  rural  household  have  tap  connection.  The  details  of  population  using  various rural  water  supply  schemes  like  PWS,  hand  pump  (hp),  rain  water  harvesting structures and others like spring, pond, canal etc. are at Annexure .

## Annexure

| Annexure referred to in in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3464 due for answer on 23.03.2017   | Annexure referred to in in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3464 due for answer on 23.03.2017   | Annexure referred to in in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3464 due for answer on 23.03.2017   | Annexure referred to in in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3464 due for answer on 23.03.2017   | Annexure referred to in in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3464 due for answer on 23.03.2017   | Annexure referred to in in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3464 due for answer on 23.03.2017   |
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| Rural Population Coverage by Rural water supply Schemes as on 20/03/2017                                       | Rural Population Coverage by Rural water supply Schemes as on 20/03/2017                                       | Rural Population Coverage by Rural water supply Schemes as on 20/03/2017                                       | Rural Population Coverage by Rural water supply Schemes as on 20/03/2017                                       | Rural Population Coverage by Rural water supply Schemes as on 20/03/2017                                       | Rural Population Coverage by Rural water supply Schemes as on 20/03/2017                                       |
| Sno                                                                                                            | State                                                                                                          | PWS Schemes                                                                                                    | HP/ Deep Tube Well/ Shallow Tube well                                                                          | RWHStructure/ Other Collection Structures                                                                      | Others (Spring, Pond, Canal, Lake, River, Stream)                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                              | ANDAMANand NICOBAR                                                                                             | 240770                                                                                                         | 782                                                                                                            | 6509                                                                                                           | 5309                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                              | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                 | 34156004                                                                                                       | 31852069                                                                                                       | 530048                                                                                                         | 973804                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                              | ARUNACHALPRADESH                                                                                               | 750685                                                                                                         | 75210                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                              | 40638                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                              | ASSAM                                                                                                          | 13610299                                                                                                       | 17982832                                                                                                       | 85106                                                                                                          | 201191                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                              | BIHAR                                                                                                          | 10349592                                                                                                       | 97894569                                                                                                       | 181685                                                                                                         | 624                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                              | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                    | 7548132                                                                                                        | 19644444                                                                                                       | 27399                                                                                                          | 6191                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                              | GOA                                                                                                            | 260337                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              | 1972                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                              | GUJARAT                                                                                                        | 35305620                                                                                                       | 9422036                                                                                                        | 38543                                                                                                          | 698255                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                              | HARYANA                                                                                                        | 18248236                                                                                                       | 3947475                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                              | 2004540                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                             | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                               | 6368847                                                                                                        | 2121734                                                                                                        | 4922                                                                                                           | 39986                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                             | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                              | 9614051                                                                                                        | 3663772                                                                                                        | 19447                                                                                                          | 7010                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                             | JHARKHAND                                                                                                      | 7253925                                                                                                        | 26130563                                                                                                       | 418470                                                                                                         | 68924                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                             | KARNATAKA                                                                                                      | 38764768                                                                                                       | 31689800                                                                                                       | 95707                                                                                                          | 1318263                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                             | KERALA                                                                                                         | 26739136                                                                                                       | 462228                                                                                                         | 74201                                                                                                          | 56417                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                             | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                                  | 20245581                                                                                                       | 52626981                                                                                                       | 114887                                                                                                         | 95334                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                             | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                    | 53738519                                                                                                       | 25598980                                                                                                       | 16857                                                                                                          | 173866                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                             | MANIPUR                                                                                                        | 2257187                                                                                                        | 293733                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                              | 88765                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                             | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                      | 1821292                                                                                                        | 165549                                                                                                         | 102743                                                                                                         | 148768                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                             | MIZORAM                                                                                                        | 482892                                                                                                         | 5341                                                                                                           | 20549                                                                                                          | 30257                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                             | NAGALAND                                                                                                       | 1644033                                                                                                        | 2766                                                                                                           | 5880                                                                                                           | 11694                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                             | ODISHA                                                                                                         | 15508429                                                                                                       | 34514696                                                                                                       | 12112                                                                                                          | 165918                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                             | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                     | 363814                                                                                                         | 211062                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                             | PUNJAB                                                                                                         | 17174766                                                                                                       | 5968026                                                                                                        | 2817                                                                                                           | 1544264                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                             | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                      | 27361235                                                                                                       | 33014069                                                                                                       | 2970478                                                                                                        | 441867                                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                                             | SIKKIM                                                                                                         | 456895                                                                                                         | 363                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 87717                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                             | TAMILNADU                                                                                                      | 39307918                                                                                                       | 28476991                                                                                                       | 22805                                                                                                          | 67662                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                             | TELANGANA                                                                                                      | 22126372                                                                                                       | 22315712                                                                                                       | 606                                                                                                            | 1117398                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                             | TRIPURA                                                                                                        | 3794003                                                                                                        | 2818021                                                                                                        | 10076                                                                                                          | 5616                                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                                             | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                  | 26129641                                                                                                       | 167646426                                                                                                      | 314103                                                                                                         | 22780                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                             | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                    | 5349441                                                                                                        | 2181382                                                                                                        | 11481                                                                                                          | 1558                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                             | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                    | 39279008                                                                                                       | 60422978                                                                                                       | 231091                                                                                                         | 611937                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                          | 486251428                                                                                                      | 681150590                                                                                                      | 5318522                                                                                                        | 10038525                                                                                                       |

Note : Here the sources may be overlapping as more than one source are available in one particular habitations.

(source: as provided by NIC)