Lok Sabha Question No. 371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Non-Availability of Safe Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.371 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## Non-Availability  of Safe  DrinkingWater

## 371.    SHRI  MD.  BADARUDDOZAKHAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  DRINKING WATER  AND  SANITATIONbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that India is among top  10  countries  in  the  world  with  the largest  number  of  people  living  without access to safe drinking water;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  people  living without  access  to  safe  drinking  water  in the country, State-wise; and
- (c)  the details  of  the  steps  taken  by Government to provide safe drinking water?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) As per the report of Water Aid released on World Water Day i.e. 22nd March,  2016,  India  is  among  top  10  countries  in  the  world  with  the  largest absolute number of people living without access to safe water. However, the said report  envisages  the  comprehensive  details  of  the  whole  country  i.e.  including rural  and  urban  population  of  the  country.  In percentage  terms, the  report says that 5.9 % of total population in India is without access to safe drinking water. However, as per  information  provide  by  States  on  online  portal  i.e.  Integrated Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  of  this  Ministry,  417.56  Lakhs  rural population or about 4.62 % of the rural population in the country do not have access  to  safe  drinking  water.  The  State-wise  details  of  population  without access of safe drinking water are at Annexure.

(c)  Rural Drinking Water Supply is a State subject. The States are vested with power  to  select,  design,  approve,  execute  and  monitor  drinking  water  supply facilities  for  providing  safe  drinking  water  to  their  rural  populace.  Under National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP),  this  Ministry  provides financial & technical assistance to States to supplement their efforts to improve the drinking water supply to rural population.

This Ministry has also prepared a strategic plan to provide safe drinking water to 90% of the rural population of the country through piped water supply schemes by  the  year  2022,  subject  to  availability  of  funds.  Currently  the  Ministry  is having discussions with the States with regard to their strategy and total funds requirements in achieving the goal of 90 % household with piped water supply. Every year between February and April Annual Action Plan (AAP) meetings are held with the Departments of the State Governments dealing with rural drinking water  supply,  wherein  the  progress  achieved  under  different  components  of NRDWP  is  reviewed  and  targets  for  the  next  financial  year  are  fixed.  The physical  &  financial  progress  of  NRDWP  is  also  monitored  in  National  / Regional  /  State  level  review  meetings,  conferences  and  video  conferences. Officers of the Ministry are also deputed to States to make field visits and review the  progress  of  implementation.  Further,  Area  Officers  are  nominated  for  all States  and  they  participate  in  the  State  level  Scheme  Sanctioning  Committees (SLSSC) so as to ensure that the project proposals are as per the mutually agreed Action  Plan.  Monitoring  of  drinking  water  supply  to  the  rural  population  is  a dynamic and continuous process.

| Annexure                                                                                         | Annexure                                                                                         | Annexure                                                                                         | Annexure                                                                                         | Annexure                                                                                         | Annexure                                                                                         |
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| Annexure referred to in part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 371 for answer on 17.11.2016 | Annexure referred to in part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 371 for answer on 17.11.2016 | Annexure referred to in part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 371 for answer on 17.11.2016 | Annexure referred to in part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 371 for answer on 17.11.2016 | Annexure referred to in part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 371 for answer on 17.11.2016 | Annexure referred to in part (a) &(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 371 for answer on 17.11.2016 |
| Status S. No.                                                                                    | State                                                                                            | Total No of Habitations                                                                          | Total No of Habitations                                                                          | No of Quality Affected Habitations                                                               | No of Quality Affected Habitations                                                               |
| Status S. No.                                                                                    | State                                                                                            | Total habitations                                                                                | Total Population(in lakh)                                                                        | Total habitations                                                                                | Total Population (in lakh)                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                | Andaman and Nicobar                                                                              | 400                                                                                              | 2.65                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   | 48342                                                                                            | 366.33                                                                                           | 528                                                                                              | 4.08                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                | 7577                                                                                             | 12.51                                                                                            | 57                                                                                               | 0.14                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                | Assam                                                                                            | 88099                                                                                            | 296.58                                                                                           | 8791                                                                                             | 33.46                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                            | 110234                                                                                           | 994.54                                                                                           | 5260                                                                                             | 50.02                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                                       | 18                                                                                               | 1.00                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                     | 74647                                                                                            | 197.95                                                                                           | 1123                                                                                             | 3.46                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                              | 70                                                                                               | 2.16                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                | Daman &Diu                                                                                       | 21                                                                                               | 0.84                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                               | Goa                                                                                              | 347                                                                                              | 7.31                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                          | 36066                                                                                            | 371.18                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                          | 7948                                                                                             | 184.08                                                                                           | 206                                                                                              | 5.15                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 53604                                                                                            | 66.86                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                               | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                | 15958                                                                                            | 102.17                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                | 0.02                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                        | 120067                                                                                           | 269.00                                                                                           | 6644                                                                                             | 22.13                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                        | 60220                                                                                            | 401.75                                                                                           | 1910                                                                                             | 12.91                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                           | 11883                                                                                            | 268.75                                                                                           | 656                                                                                              | 14.98                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                                                      | 9                                                                                                | 0.51                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                   | 128067                                                                                           | 528.14                                                                                           | 153                                                                                              | 0.50                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                      | 100066                                                                                           | 644.45                                                                                           | 392                                                                                              | 8.20                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                          | 2868                                                                                             | 23.29                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                        | 10475                                                                                            | 26.68                                                                                            | 10                                                                                               | 0.08                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                          | 738                                                                                              | 5.23                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                         | 1530                                                                                             | 17.27                                                                                            | 43                                                                                               | 0.22                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                           | 156468                                                                                           | 356.53                                                                                           | 2710                                                                                             | 7.86                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                                       | 266                                                                                              | 4.38                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                           | 15384                                                                                            | 179.90                                                                                           | 3720                                                                                             | 43.34                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                        | 121648                                                                                           | 508.07                                                                                           | 20825                                                                                            | 85.20                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                           | 2084                                                                                             | 4.59                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       | 100204                                                                                           | 396.18                                                                                           | 351                                                                                              | 1.68                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                        | 24582                                                                                            | 227.39                                                                                           | 1484                                                                                             | 21.75                                                                                            |
| 32                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                          | 8723                                                                                             | 44.92                                                                                            | 3982                                                                                             | 17.21                                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    | 260801                                                                                           | 1687.69                                                                                          | 361                                                                                              | 5.24                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                      | 39209                                                                                            | 72.01                                                                                            | 18                                                                                               | 0.90                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                      | 105905                                                                                           | 746.37                                                                                           | 9790                                                                                             | 79.03                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                            | 1714528                                                                                          | 9019.26                                                                                          | 69021                                                                                            | 417.56                                                                                           |