Lok Sabha Question No. 758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Drinking Water Scarcity
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 758 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2019

## Drinking Water Scarcity

## 758. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  drinking  water  resources  are
- polluted and drinking water crisis is lying ahead;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the measures taken by the Government to face the challenges of drinking water scarcity in future;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  initiatives  taken  or  implemented  by  the  Government  to preserve the drinking water;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  projects  started  by  the  Government  to  distribute  drinking water among water scarcity regions;
- (e)  the  details  of  the  current  status  of  the  projects  started  by  the  Government  to clean  the  polluted  water  resources  along  with  the  outcome  during  the  last  two years; and
- (f)  the  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  in  this  regard  during  the  said period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTEROF STATEIN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a)  to  (d)  Rural  water  supply  is  a  State  subject  and  Government  of  India supplements the efforts of the States byproviding financial and technical assistance. State Governments plan, approve, and implement water supply schemesto provide potable water to rural population. As reported by States/ UTs, as  on  16.11.2019,  81.24%  rural  habitations  having  76.58%  population  are  fully covered with provision of 40 litre or  more per capita per day (lpcd) and 15.53% rural habitations having 19.67%  population are partially covered, i.e. with provision  of  less  than  40  lpcd  whereas  3.23%  rural  habitations  having  3.75% population is having  water  sources  with  quality issues.  Thus  a very large population have access to potable drinking water.

To  enable  every  rural  household  to  have  Functional  Household  Tap  Connection (FHTC) by  2024,  Government  of  India  has  launched  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM), with an outlay of 3.60 lakh Crore.

To  spread  awareness  among  all  stakeholders  about  compelling  need  of  water conservation, Government of India has launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 256 water-stressed  districts  of  the  country  to  promote  water  conservation  and  water resource  management  by  focusing  on  accelerated  implementation  of  five  target interventions,  viz.  water  conservation  &  rainwater  harvesting,  renovation  of traditional  and  other  water  bodies/  tanks,  reuse  and  recharge  of  bore  wells, watershed development and intensive afforestation.

(e) In March  2016,  with  the  recommendation  of  NITI Aayog,  an amount  of 1,000  Crores  was  released  to  various  Arsenic  &  Fluoride   affected   States  for installation  of Community water  purification  plants and commissioning of piped water supply schemes.

Further,  in  March  2017,  National  Water  Quality  Sub-Mission  (NWQSM)  was launched as a part of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), which has now been subsumed under Jal Jeevan Mission, to provide safe drinking water to  27,544  Arsenic/  Fluoride  affected  rural  habitations  in  the  country.State  wise physical progress under NWQSM is at Annexure-I.

- (f) The year-wise release and expenditure incurred by the states under NWQSM is as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

| S.No.   | Financial Year   | Release   |   Expenditure |
|---------|------------------|-----------|---------------|
| 1       | 2016-17          | 814.13    |        384.36 |
| 2       | 2017-18          | 2011.55   |        934.57 |
| 3       | 2018-19          | 864.66    |        665.94 |
| 4       | 2019-20          | -         |        209.8  |
| Total   | Total            | 3690.34   |       2194.67 |

Annexure-I: referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 758 due for reply on 21/11/2019

State wise physical progress under NWQSM

| S. No   | State Name     | Nos. of Habs as on 18/08/2016   | Covered Habs   | Habs covered through state schemes or quality improved on retesting   | Habs being covered   | Habs under planning stage   |
|---------|----------------|---------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh | 421                             | 249            | 65                                                                    | 25                   | 82                          |
| 2       | Assam          | 3,881                           | 458            | 254                                                                   | 3,169                | -                           |
| 3       | Bihar          | 2,120                           | 367            | 879                                                                   | 466                  | 408                         |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh   | 75                              | 16             | 37                                                                    | 20                   | 2                           |
| 5       | Haryana        | 245                             | 37             | 124                                                                   | 80                   | 4                           |
| 6       | Jharkhand      | 1,128                           | 196            | 837                                                                   | 88                   | 7                           |
| 7       | Karnataka      | 1,059                           | 877            | 62                                                                    | 37                   | 83                          |
| 8       | Kerala         | 73                              | 38             | 6                                                                     | 13                   | 16                          |
| 9       | Madhya Pradesh | 136                             | 125            | 8                                                                     | -                    | 3                           |
| 10      | Maharashtra    | 100                             | 47             | 19                                                                    | 21                   | 13                          |
| 11      | Odisha         | 65                              | 25             | 3                                                                     | 1                    | 36                          |
| 12      | Punjab         | 777                             | 214            | 44                                                                    | 518                  | 1                           |
| 13      | Rajasthan      | 6,849                           | 3,158          | 963                                                                   | 2,002                | 726                         |
| 14      | Telangana      | 1,041                           | 1,040          | 1                                                                     | -                    | -                           |
| 15      | Uttar Pradesh  | 462                             | 155            | 46                                                                    | 196                  | 65                          |
| 16      | West Bengal    | 9,112                           | 4,979          | 749                                                                   | 3,086                | 298                         |
| Total   | Total          | 27,544                          | 11,981         | 4,097                                                                 | 9,722                | 1,744                       |

Source : IMIS, DDWS

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