Lok Sabha Question No. 3826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Allocation of Funds for NRDWP
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3826 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2019

## Allocation of Funds for NRDWP

## 3826. DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

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

- (a) whether central allocation and release of funds under the National Rural Drinking Water Supply  Programme(NRDWP)  has  been  reduced  drastically  for  many  States  including Odisha and especially for the Jagatsingpur district in the last three financial years, if so, the details thereof, year-wise and State-wise since 2014-15;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  impact  of  this  reduction  of  outlay  on  the  physical  and  financial performance of NRDWP thereof;
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  significantly  increase  the  release  of  the  central assistance under NRDWP especially to Odisha; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to significantly  increase  the absorption  capacity  of Odisha under NRDWP since 2014-15?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to ( c) As per the  recommendation made by the 14th Finance Commission the share of States in the net proceeds of the shareable Central taxes was increased from 32% to 42% whereby  Gram Panchayats could spend more funds effectively for drinking  water and sanitation as per local requirements. The State-wise details of funds allocated and released to States including Odisha under NRDWP are at Annexure. The Ministryallocates funds toStates as per criteria laid down in the NRDWP Guidelines. The States in turn release funds to districts asper their assessment of requirement of funds.
- (d) Rural drinking water supply is a state subject.The pace of expenditure of funds under NRDWP varies in States based on conditions specific to a State. This Ministry time to time suggests to the State Governments on expeditious absorption of the funds.

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|                                                              |                                                              | 2014-15                                                      | 2014-15                                                      | 2015-16                                                      | 2015-16                                                      | 2016-17                                                      | 2016-17                                                      | 2017-18                                                      | 2017-18                                                      |                                                              |                                                              |
| Sr. No.                                                      | State                                                        | Allocation                                                   | Release                                                      | Allocation                                                   | Release                                                      | Allocation                                                   | Release                                                      | Allocation                                                   | Release                                                      | Allocation                                                   | Release                                                      |
| 1                                                            | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR                                             | 0.86                                                         | 0.81                                                         | 0.38                                                         | 0.16                                                         | 0.45                                                         | 0.22                                                         | 0.43                                                         | 0                                                            | 0.62                                                         | 0.31                                                         |
| 2                                                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                                               | 364.3                                                        | 369.65                                                       | 156.69                                                       | 170.05                                                       | 181.02                                                       | 204                                                          | 159.51                                                       | 233.09                                                       | 187.37                                                       | 139.01                                                       |
| 3                                                            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                            | 64.21                                                        | 86.83                                                        | 58.08                                                        | 65.4                                                         | 82.89                                                        | 92.84                                                        | 77.51                                                        | 63.08                                                        | 96.95                                                        | 66.65                                                        |
| 4                                                            | ASSAM                                                        | 500.53                                                       | 585.32                                                       | 261.34                                                       | 277.58                                                       | 401.43                                                       | 348.06                                                       | 524.1                                                        | 474.8                                                        | 457.56                                                       | 202.01                                                       |
| 5                                                            | BIHAR                                                        | 437.64                                                       | 399.11                                                       | 227.65                                                       | 202.73                                                       | 314.79                                                       | 373.81                                                       | 394.53                                                       | 355.6                                                        | 406.01                                                       | 234.84                                                       |
| 6                                                            | CHHATTISGARH                                                 | 159.08                                                       | 150.74                                                       | 63.69                                                        | 60.83                                                        | 70.65                                                        | 84.28                                                        | 64.33                                                        | 49.84                                                        | 94.57                                                        | 48.19                                                        |
| 7                                                            | GOA                                                          | 4.61                                                         | 0                                                            | 2.08                                                         | 1.66                                                         | 2.44                                                         | 1.19                                                         | 2.32                                                         | 0                                                            | 3.34                                                         | 1.67                                                         |
| 8                                                            | GUJARAT                                                      | 509.48                                                       | 405.58                                                       | 230.68                                                       | 229.46                                                       | 281.14                                                       | 278.5                                                        | 231.62                                                       | 290.86                                                       | 237.09                                                       | 222.27                                                       |
| 9                                                            | HARYANA                                                      | 213.04                                                       | 272.93                                                       | 97.65                                                        | 122.65                                                       | 114.53                                                       | 111.53                                                       | 118.95                                                       | 88.82                                                        | 81.88                                                        | 76.76                                                        |
| 10                                                           | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                             | 131.84                                                       | 120.89                                                       | 59.58                                                        | 58.77                                                        | 69.65                                                        | 83.31                                                        | 66.02                                                        | 101.85                                                       | 91.12                                                        | 85.43                                                        |
| 11                                                           | JAMMU&KASHMIR                                                | 441.33                                                       | 454.41                                                       | 199.4                                                        | 192.12                                                       | 232.88                                                       | 225.14                                                       | 222.26                                                       | 325.33                                                       | 309.07                                                       | 154.53                                                       |
| 12                                                           | JHARKHAND                                                    | 169.86                                                       | 175.18                                                       | 126.85                                                       | 132.09                                                       | 115.86                                                       | 131.74                                                       | 172.68                                                       | 209.09                                                       | 207.97                                                       | 66.48                                                        |
| 13                                                           | KARNATAKA                                                    | 605.38                                                       | 546.1                                                        | 307.62                                                       | 278.08                                                       | 360.07                                                       | 343.72                                                       | 290.86                                                       | 365.81                                                       | 312.33                                                       | 174.87                                                       |
| 14                                                           | KERALA                                                       | 115.59                                                       | 124.1                                                        | 52.78                                                        | 48.05                                                        | 62.54                                                        | 75.22                                                        | 56.88                                                        | 95.16                                                        | 88.25                                                        | 84.86                                                        |
| 15                                                           | MADHYAPRADESH                                                | 397.18                                                       | 440.18                                                       | 181.76                                                       | 193.73                                                       | 213.87                                                       | 232.26                                                       | 195.67                                                       | 135.51                                                       | 272.83                                                       | 175.41                                                       |
| 16                                                           | MAHARASHTRA                                                  | 780.06                                                       | 748.23                                                       | 344.16                                                       | 330.88                                                       | 413.57                                                       | 404.45                                                       | 338.13                                                       | 282.47                                                       | 470.2                                                        | 239.06                                                       |
| 17                                                           | MANIPUR                                                      | 90.35                                                        | 88.54                                                        | 28.98                                                        | 27.92                                                        | 40.6                                                         | 39.38                                                        | 32.2                                                         | 66.25                                                        | 40.25                                                        | 37.73                                                        |
| 18                                                           | MEGHALAYA                                                    | 44.61                                                        | 54.5                                                         | 30.52                                                        | 31.24                                                        | 42.02                                                        | 40.42                                                        | 41.86                                                        | 85.91                                                        | 52.43                                                        | 36.05                                                        |
| 19                                                           | MIZORAM                                                      | 42.43                                                        | 34.5                                                         | 17.71                                                        | 17.32                                                        | 25.33                                                        | 24.49                                                        | 22.4                                                         | 46.1                                                         | 28                                                           | 26.25                                                        |
| 20                                                           | NAGALAND                                                     | 103.19                                                       | 96.44                                                        | 35.27                                                        | 34.53                                                        | 37.93                                                        | 36.84                                                        | 27.66                                                        | 17.88                                                        | 34.72                                                        | 17.36                                                        |
| 21                                                           | ODISHA                                                       | 205.69                                                       | 230.67                                                       | 96.9                                                         | 103.19                                                       | 114.99                                                       | 134.96                                                       | 102.69                                                       | 83.59                                                        | 154.99                                                       | 77.5                                                         |
| 22                                                           | PUDUCHERRY                                                   | 1.62                                                         | 0                                                            | 0.74                                                         | 0                                                            | 0.86                                                         | 0.29                                                         | 0.82                                                         | 0                                                            | 1.29                                                         | 0                                                            |
| 23                                                           | PUNJAB                                                       | 93.88                                                        | 97.38                                                        | 39.77                                                        | 42.79                                                        | 46.02                                                        | 51.89                                                        | 115.25                                                       | 173.29                                                       | 104.92                                                       | 73.51                                                        |
| 24                                                           | RAJASTHAN                                                    | 1,194.46                                                     | 1,304.64                                                     | 547.17                                                       | 526.75                                                       | 1,114.55                                                     | 1,072.92                                                     | 891.95                                                       | 714.24                                                       | 587.55                                                       | 508.52                                                       |
| 25                                                           | SIKKIM                                                       | 30.38                                                        | 31.7                                                         | 10.64                                                        | 12.05                                                        | 14.77                                                        | 19.42                                                        | 9.3                                                          | 17.51                                                        | 11.62                                                        | 10.89                                                        |
| 26                                                           | TAMIL NADU                                                   | 364.96                                                       | 382.46                                                       | 135.46                                                       | 150.35                                                       | 155.29                                                       | 174.68                                                       | 121.61                                                       | 185.1                                                        | 180.99                                                       | 123.41                                                       |
| 27                                                           | TELANGANA                                                    | 200.65                                                       | 212.24                                                       | 88.77                                                        | 97.71                                                        | 117.03                                                       | 133.09                                                       | 775.01                                                       | 843.56                                                       | 131.4                                                        | 90.34                                                        |
| 28                                                           | TRIPURA                                                      | 62.06                                                        | 68.31                                                        | 28.07                                                        | 31.68                                                        | 39.48                                                        | 43.73                                                        | 32.26                                                        | 83.93                                                        | 55.18                                                        | 37.93                                                        |
| 29                                                           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                | 958.28                                                       | 1,029.22                                                     | 454.93                                                       | 490.31                                                       | 628.08                                                       | 621.95                                                       | 539.09                                                       | 472.52                                                       | 698.78                                                       | 625.27                                                       |
| 30                                                           | UTTARAKHAND                                                  | 135.01                                                       | 111.48                                                       | 63.57                                                        | 60.06                                                        | 74.55                                                        | 71.86                                                        | 68.42                                                        | 110.28                                                       | 99.17                                                        | 49.58                                                        |
| 31                                                           | WEST BENGAL                                                  | 433.2                                                        | 431.09                                                       | 199.78                                                       | 216.85                                                       | 417.68                                                       | 418.97                                                       | 810.48                                                       | 996.68                                                       | 412.05                                                       | 788.29                                                       |
|                                                              | Total                                                        | 8,855.76                                                     | 9,053.23                                                     | 4,148.67                                                     | 4,206.99                                                     | 5,786.96                                                     | 5,875.16                                                     | 6,506.80                                                     | 6,968.15                                                     | 5,910.50                                                     | 4,474.98                                                     |