Lok Sabha Question No. 1682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Allocations under NRDWP
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1682 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2018

## Allocations under NRDWP

## 1682. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH

Will the Minister of DRINKINGWATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds allocated to the State of Punjab under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) during the last four years including the current year;
- (b) the basis/criterion on which the Centre allocates money to a State Government under this scheme;
- (c)  whether the Punjab State Government has repeatedly raised the issue of inadequate funds  being allocated towards  it  under the scheme,  if so, the reply of the Government; and
- (d) the number of areas where arsenic is present in water above the permissible limits in Punjab and the steps taken to reduce it under this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  The  funds  allocated  and  released  to  the  State  of  Punjab under  the  National  Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) during the last four years including the current year is as under:

| Financial Year           |   Funds allocated |   (Amount in Rs. Crore) Funds released |
|--------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                  |             93.88 |                                  97.38 |
| 2015-16                  |             39.77 |                                  42.79 |
| 2016-17                  |             46.02 |                                  51.89 |
| 2017-18                  |            115.25 |                                 173.29 |
| 2018-19 (as on 17.12.18) |            104.92 |                                  73.51 |

(b)&  (c)As  per  restructured  NRDWP  guideline,  allocation  of  funds  to  all  States including Punjab is made as per following:

| Criteria                                                                                                                                                           |   Weightage(%) |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Rural Population ( as per last Census )                                                                                                                            |             40 |
| Rural SC and ST population ( as per last Census )                                                                                                                  |             10 |
| States under DDP, DPAP, HADP and special category Hill States in terms of rural areas                                                                              |             40 |
| Population ( as per IMIS ) residing in habitations having affected by chemical contaminants including heavy metals (as on 31 st March of preceding financial year) |             10 |
| Total                                                                                                                                                              |            100 |

(d)  As  reported  by  Government  of  Punjab  on  the  online  Integrated  Management Information  System  (IMIS)  of  the  Ministry,  as  on  31.03.2018,  there  are  652  Arsenic affected habitations. These can be addressed by the State while using NRDWP coverage funding.In  addition  to  this,  the  State  may  use  focus  funding  made  available  under  the recommendations  of  NITI  (National  Institution  for  Transforming  India)  Aayog  and National Water Quality Sub-Mission.