Lok Sabha Question No. 1920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Piped Potable Water Scheme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1920 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## PIPED POTABLE WATER SCHEME

## †1920.KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether  ten  per  cent  of  the  contribution  towards  the  cost  of  basic  infrastructure  is  to  be borne  by  the  community  for  implementation  of  piped  potable  water  scheme  under  Jal  Jeevan Mission (JJM);

(b) whether consent of atleast eighty per cent families will be sought by calling the meeting of Gram Sabhas for the said contribution; and

(c) if  so,  whether  the  poor  villagers  be  able  to  give  the  said  contribution  in  order  to  get the benefit of the scheme?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) To instill the 'sense of ownership' among local community over in-village water supply infrastructure to be created under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), there is a provision of community contribution to the extent of  5%  of  the capital cost of 'only in-village  water  supply infrastructure'  in  case  of  North  Eastern  &  Himalayan  States,  forested/  hilly  areas,  SC/  ST dominated villages and 10% in rest of the areas. After successful commissioning of the scheme, the community would be given back an amount to the tune of 10% of the total cost of in-village infrastructure.This would serve as a revolving fund to meet any unforeseen expenditure due to major  break  down,  requiring  emergency  repair,  thereby  ensuring  assured  water  supply  to households.

(b)& (c) Under JJM, local community is at the centre of the programme. There is a provision for preparation and finalization of Village Action Plan (VAP) indicating various works,like local drinking water source strengthening, in-village water supply infrastructure, grey-water management & reuse, operation & maintenance of these systems by dovetailing of funds which inter-alia includes  15th  Finance  Commission  grants  to  PRIs,  MGNREGS,  Swachh  Bharat

Mission - Gramin, CAMPA fund, District Mineral Development Fund (DMDF), MP/ MLA Local Area  Development  Fund,  CSR  fund,  voluntary  contribution,  etc.as  well  as  community's  own contribution.

To ensure transparency and enable rural communities to take a well-informed decision,VAPs to be approved by Gram Sabha with the consent of 80% of the villagers present in the meeting. This provision  aims  at  empowering  the  local  communities  to  have  a  decision-making  role  so  as  to enable them to manage, operate and maintain the water supply system for assured potable water supply on long-term and regular basis.

Gram Panchayat and/  or  its  sub-committee,  i.e.  Village  Water  &  Sanitation  Committee/  Paani Samiti/  User  Group,  etc.  may  exempt  individual  contribution  from  poor,  infirm,  divyangjan  or widow with no source of steady income. Further, community contribution can be in the form of cash and/ or kind and/ or labour.

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