Lok Sabha Question No. 4354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: NRDWP
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4354 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020

## NRDWP

## 4354. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB :

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  made  anyassessment  of  the  success  of  implementing  the NationalRural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) in thecountry;
- (b) if so, the details and outcome thereof and if not,the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of rural households provided drinkingwater under the said Programme across the countryduring each of the last three years and the current year,State/UT-wise;
- (d) the cases of irregularities in implementation ofthe said programme which came to the notice of theGovernment during the said period, State/UT-wise alongwith action taken thereon; and
- (e) the  other  steps taken  by  the  Government toachieve  the  objectives  of  the  said  programme within thestipulated time frame?

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

- (a)  to  (b)      Under  erstwhile  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP),  now subsumed  under  the  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM),  the  coverage  was  monitored  in  terms  of habitations having provision of minimum 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) of potable drinking water  with  sources  at  a  reasonable  distance.  As  reported  by  States/  UTs,  as  on15.03.2020, 81.76%  rural  habitations  having  77.54%  population  have  provision  of  minimum  40  litre  per capita  per  day  (lpcd)  of  potable  drinking  water  and  15.32%  rural  habitations  having  19.23% population have service level of less than 40 lpcd potable water, whereas 2.91% rural habitations having  3.24%  population  with  water  sources  having  quality  issues.  State/  UT-wise  details  of coverage of rural habitations are placed at Annex I .
- (c)  As  stated  above,  under  erstwhile  NRDWP,  the  coverage  was  monitored  in  terms  of habitations,  however,  in  August,  2019,  Government  of  India,  in  partnership  with  States,  has launched  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM),  which  aims  at  providing  potable  water  to  every  rural household  through  Functional  Household  Tap  Connection  (FHTC)  by  2024.  As  reported  by

States,  as  on  01.04.2019,  the  State/  UT-wise  number  of  rural  households  which  were  having household tap connection is placed at Annex II .

(d)  Water being State subject, State Govts. plan, design, implement, operate & maintain the rural water supply  schemes.Further, whenever any grievance  is received  in this regard, the  same  is forwarded to the respective State Government for appropriate corrective measures.

(e) After the launch of JJM, a conference of Minister in-charge of rural water supply of various States was held in New Delhi followed by five regional workshops to discuss the modalities of the implementation of the Mission. Moreover, in consultations with State Governments & other stakeholders in water sector, Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the Mission has been  released  on  25.12.2019.  Further,  one-day  national  conference  with  all  stakeholders  was organized  in  February,  2020  to  enable  States  to  prioritize  quality-affected  areas  &  expedite provision  of  piped  water  supply  with  FHTCs.  Also  a  conference  on  the  Springshed  Water Management was convened in Uttarakhand in February, 2020 in Nainital, Uttarakhand to ensure drinking  water  security  in  the  mountain  regions  of  India  through  Science  based  participatory Springshed Management approach.

In 2019-20, a budgetary allocation of Rs.10,000.66 Crore has been made and as on 06.03.2020, an amount of Rs. 9,542.89 Crore has been released to the States/ UTs .

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## Annex I referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4354 due for reply on 19.03.2020

## State/ UT-wise details of coverage of rural habitations

As on 15.03.2020

| S.No.   | State                        | Total no of rural habitations   | No. of rural habitations provided with 40 lpcd or more of potable water   | No. of rural habitations provided with less than 40 lpcd of potable water   | No. of rural habitations having water sources with quality issues   |
|---------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andaman& Nicobar Islands     | 400                             | 324                                                                       | 76                                                                          | 0                                                                   |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh               | 48,663                          | 34,703                                                                    | 13,685                                                                      | 275                                                                 |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh            | 7,525                           | 3,353                                                                     | 4,148                                                                       | 24                                                                  |
| 4.      | Assam                        | 88,076                          | 55,868                                                                    | 24,159                                                                      | 8,049                                                               |
| 5.      | Bihar                        | 1,10,218                        | 71,025                                                                    | 36,008                                                                      | 3,185                                                               |
| 6.      | Chhattisgarh                 | 74,753                          | 72,896                                                                    | 1,370                                                                       | 487                                                                 |
| 7.      | Goa                          | 347                             | 345                                                                       | 2                                                                           | 0                                                                   |
| 8.      | Gujarat                      | 35,996                          | 35,996                                                                    | 0                                                                           | 0                                                                   |
| 9.      | Haryana                      | 7,655                           | 7,329                                                                     | 264                                                                         | 62                                                                  |
| 10.     | Himachal Pradesh             | 54,469                          | 42,926                                                                    | 11,543                                                                      | 0                                                                   |
| 11.     | Jammu & Kashmir              | 14,625                          | 8,781                                                                     | 5,833                                                                       | 11                                                                  |
| 12.     | (including Ladakh) Jharkhand | 1,20,591                        | 1,19,741                                                                  | 426                                                                         | 424                                                                 |
| 13.     | Karnataka                    | 59,774                          | 34,641                                                                    | 24,692                                                                      | 441                                                                 |
| 14.     | Kerala                       | 21,520                          | 6,169                                                                     | 15,027                                                                      | 324                                                                 |
| 15.     | Ladakh                       | 1,153                           | 731                                                                       | 422                                                                         | 0                                                                   |
| 16.     | Madhya Pradesh               | 1,28,231                        | 1,28,087                                                                  | 1                                                                           | 143                                                                 |
| 17.     | Maharashtra                  | 99,641                          | 85,011                                                                    | 14,465                                                                      | 165                                                                 |
| 18.     | Manipur                      | 2,976                           | 2,053                                                                     | 923                                                                         | 0                                                                   |
| 19.     | Meghalaya                    | 10,470                          | 4,131                                                                     | 6,332                                                                       | 7                                                                   |
| 20.     | Mizoram                      | 720                             | 490                                                                       | 230                                                                         | 0                                                                   |
| 21.     | Nagaland                     | 1,450                           | 742                                                                       | 708                                                                         | 0                                                                   |
| 22.     | Odisha                       | 1,57,013                        | 1,54,509                                                                  | 126                                                                         | 2,378                                                               |
| 23.     | Puducherry                   | 266                             | 153                                                                       | 113                                                                         | 0                                                                   |
| 24.     | Punjab                       | 15,190                          | 10,538                                                                    | 1,572                                                                       | 3,080                                                               |
| 25.     | Rajasthan                    | 1,21,526                        | 64,095                                                                    | 41,214                                                                      | 16,217                                                              |
| 26.     | Sikkim                       | 2,337                           | 862                                                                       | 1,475                                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 27.     | Tamil Nadu                   | 1,00,014                        | 96,885                                                                    | 3,129                                                                       | 0                                                                   |
| 28.     | Telangana                    | 24,597                          | 16,748                                                                    | 7,588                                                                       | 261                                                                 |
| 29.     | Tripura                      | 8,723                           | 5,066                                                                     | 1,311                                                                       | 2,346                                                               |
| 30.     | Uttar Pradesh                | 2,60,018                        | 2,56,915                                                                  | 1,949                                                                       | 1,154                                                               |
| 31.     | Uttarakhand                  | 39,311                          | 23,346                                                                    | 15,956                                                                      | 9                                                                   |
| 32.     | West Bengal                  | 1,07,328                        | 66,455                                                                    | 29,689                                                                      | 11,184                                                              |
|         | Total                        | 17,25,576                       | 14,10,914                                                                 | 2,64,436                                                                    | 50,226                                                              |
|         |                              | Percentage                      | 81.76                                                                     | 15.32                                                                       | 2.92                                                                |

(

Source: IMIS, DDWS )

## Annex II referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4354 due for reply on 19.03.2020

## State/ UT-wise details of Household Tap Connection

As on 01.04.2019

| S. No.   | State                             | Total Rural household   | Household Connections with PWS   | Household Connections that are yet to be provided with tap connection   |   Percentage of household connections that are yet to be provided with tap connection |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | Total                             | 17,87,14,894            | 3,27,61,588                      | 14,59,53,306                                                            |                                                                                 81.67 |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands          | 65,096                  | 6,604                            | 58,492                                                                  |                                                                                 89.85 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                    | 91,29,939               | 30,60,696                        | 60,69,243                                                               |                                                                                 66.48 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 2,20,826                | 20,069                           | 2,00,757                                                                |                                                                                 90.91 |
| 4        | Assam                             | 57,92,987               | 1,27,962                         | 56,65,025                                                               |                                                                                 97.79 |
| 5        | Bihar                             | 1,78,46,077             | 3,36,178                         | 1,75,09,899                                                             |                                                                                 98.12 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh                      | 43,17,108               | 3,85,417                         | 39,31,691                                                               |                                                                                 91.07 |
| 7        | Goa                               | 1,61,459                | 0                                | 1,61,459                                                                |                                                                                100    |
| 8        | Gujarat                           | 64,77,917               | 50,82,540                        | 13,95,377                                                               |                                                                                 21.54 |
| 9        | Haryana                           | 32,88,145               | 17,58,292                        | 15,29,853                                                               |                                                                                 46.53 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh                  | 13,48,841               | 7,59,047                         | 5,89,794                                                                |                                                                                 43.73 |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir (including Ladakh) | 16,36,151               | 4,91,152                         | 11,44,999                                                               |                                                                                 69.98 |
| 12       | Jharkhand                         | 50,28,402               | 2,88,992                         | 47,39,410                                                               |                                                                                 94.25 |
| 13       | Karnataka                         | 80,72,422               | 35,36,476                        | 45,35,946                                                               |                                                                                 56.19 |
| 14       | Kerala                            | 91,75,250               | 15,36,707                        | 76,38,543                                                               |                                                                                 83.25 |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh                    | 1,08,90,226             | 13,28,100                        | 95,62,126                                                               |                                                                                 87.8  |
| 16       | Maharashtra                       | 1,32,03,245             | 50,74,813                        | 81,28,432                                                               |                                                                                 61.56 |
| 17       | Manipur                           | 4,38,943                | 24,512                           | 4,14,431                                                                |                                                                                 94.42 |
| 18       | Meghalaya                         | 4,60,527                | 4,359                            | 4,56,168                                                                |                                                                                 99.05 |
| 19       | Mizoram                           | 1,03,949                | 16,359                           | 87,590                                                                  |                                                                                 84.26 |
| 20       | Nagaland                          | 3,17,975                | 15,559                           | 3,02,416                                                                |                                                                                 95.11 |
| 21       | Odisha                            | 81,25,852               | 3,19,955                         | 78,05,897                                                               |                                                                                 96.06 |
| 22       | Puducherry                        | ,82,258                 | 41,418                           | 40,840                                                                  |                                                                                 49.65 |
| 23       | Punjab                            | 33,01,599               | 17,59,205                        | 15,42,394                                                               |                                                                                 46.72 |
| 24       | Rajasthan                         | 92,84,150               | 11,49,036                        | 81,35,114                                                               |                                                                                 87.62 |
| 25       | Sikkim                            | ,88,013                 | 87,431                           | 582                                                                     |                                                                                  0.66 |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu                        | 98,62,767               | 29,33,243                        | 69,29,524                                                               |                                                                                 70.26 |
| 27       | Telangana                         | 54,09,686               | 18,13,791                        | 35,95,895                                                               |                                                                                 66.47 |
| 28       | Tripura                           | 8,59,052                | 27,358                           | 8,31,694                                                                |                                                                                 96.82 |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh                     | 2,58,81,064             | 3,45,452                         | 2,55,35,612                                                             |                                                                                 98.67 |
| 30       | Uttarakhand                       | 15,09,758               | 2,16,182                         | 12,93,576                                                               |                                                                                 85.68 |
| 31       | West Bengal                       | 1,63,35,210             | 2,14,683                         | 1,61,20,527                                                             |                                                                                 98.69 |
|          | Total                             | 17,87,14,894            | 3,27,61,588                      | 14,59,53,306                                                            |                                                                                 81.67 |

( Source: IMIS, DDWS )