Lok Sabha Question No. 3122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Per Capita Water Availability
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3122

ANSWERED ON 12 .0 3.2020

## PER CAPITA WATER AVA ILABILITY

## 3122. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the per capita availability of water is constantly decreasing in th

(b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years, year and State/UT - wise;

(c) whe ther the Government is taking any measures to augment the per capita availability of water;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) & (b) Water availability per person is dependent on population of the country and for India, p availability  in  the  country  is  reducing  due  to  increase  in  population.  The  average  annual  p availability in the years 2001 and 2011 was assessed as 1816 cubic meters and 1545 cubic meters resp which may further reduce to 1486 cubic meters in the year 2021.

(c) & (d) Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient manageme f water resources are primarily undertaken by the respective State Governments. In order to supplement the State Governments, Central Government provides technical and financial assistance to them th schemes and programmes.

Min istry of Jal Shakti launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA), a campaign for water conser water security, in water - stressed districts of the country.

Central  Government  has  formulated  a  National  Perspective  Plan  (NPP)  for  Water  Re Development which envisages transfer of water from water surplus basins to water deficit basin availability of water.

Government  of  India  has  launched  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transfor (AMRUT) in select 500 cities across the country wi th focus on development of basic civic amenities in Mission  cities.  Under  the  Mission,  projects  related  to  rain  water  harvesting,  rejuvenation specifically for drinking water supply, recharging of ground water, etc., can be taken up by the Sta es/UTs to enhance water supply in the Mission cities.

The Government of India has launched Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), which aims at providing f household tap connections to every rural household by 2024 at the service level of 55 litre pe r capita per day.

Government  of  India  has  approved  Atal  Bhujal  Yojna  (Atal  Jal),  a  Central  Sector  S of estimated  cost  of  Rs. 6000  crore,  for  sustainable  management  of  ground  water  resources  with  comm participation in water stressed blocks of Guja rat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajast and Uttar Pradesh.

Some initiatives/measures taken by Central Government to control water depletion and pr water harvesting / conservation are available at the URL:

http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf