Lok Sabha Question No. 5402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Piped Drinking Water Supply
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5402

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## Piped Drinking Water Supply

## †5402. SHRI PANKAJCHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to supply piped drinking water to all villages of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  percentage  of  villages  which  are  being  provided  water  at  present  through taps under the piped drinking water scheme, State-wise; and
- (d) the number of villages which are targeted to be provided piped drinking water in the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FORJAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a)to (d)As announced in the Union Budget Speech 2019-20, it has been envisaged to  ensure  piped  water  supply  to  all  rural  households  by  2024  under  the  Jal Jeewan Mission. This Programme, under the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation,  will  focus  on  integrated  demand  and  supply  side  management  of water  at  the  local  level,  including  creation  of  local  infrastructure  for  source sustainability like rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and management of household wastewater for reuse.

Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), this department maintains information regarding coverage of tap water connections in terms of individual  households.As  per  information  entered  by  States  on  Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, State-wise details of individual householdstap connections through Piped Water Supply (PWS) and remaining households to be provided tap connections,is at Annexure.

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## Annexure

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| S.No.                                                            | State                                                            | Details of Individual Total Rural household as on (01/04/2018)   | household Total Household connections as on (18/07/2019)         | connections %of total household connections with PWS as on 18/07/2019 | Remaining households to be provided (as on 18/07/2019)           |
| 1                                                                | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR                                                 | 65096                                                            | 6604                                                             | 10.15                                                                 | 58492                                                            |
| 2                                                                | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                   | 9129939                                                          | 3060696                                                          | 33.52                                                                 | 6069243                                                          |
| 3                                                                | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                | 220826                                                           | 20069                                                            | 9.09                                                                  | 200757                                                           |
| 4                                                                | ASSAM                                                            | 5792987                                                          | 127962                                                           | 2.21                                                                  | 5665025                                                          |
| 5                                                                | BIHAR                                                            | 17846077                                                         | 336178                                                           | 1.88                                                                  | 17509899                                                         |
| 6                                                                | CHHATTISGARH                                                     | 4317108                                                          | 385417                                                           | 8.93                                                                  | 3931691                                                          |
| 7                                                                | GOA                                                              | 161459                                                           | 0                                                                | 0                                                                     | 161459                                                           |
| 8                                                                | GUJARAT                                                          | 6477917                                                          | 5082540                                                          | 78.46                                                                 | 1395377                                                          |
| 9                                                                | HARYANA                                                          | 3288145                                                          | 1758292                                                          | 53.47                                                                 | 1529853                                                          |
| 10                                                               | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                 | 1348841                                                          | 759047                                                           | 56.27                                                                 | 589794                                                           |
| 11                                                               | JAMMU& KASHMIR                                                   | 1636151                                                          | 491152                                                           | 30.02                                                                 | 1144999                                                          |
| 12                                                               | JHARKHAND                                                        | 5028402                                                          | 288992                                                           | 5.75                                                                  | 4739410                                                          |
| 13                                                               | KARNATAKA                                                        | 8072422                                                          | 3536476                                                          | 43.81                                                                 | 4535946                                                          |
| 14                                                               | KERALA                                                           | 9175250                                                          | 1536707                                                          | 16.75                                                                 | 7638543                                                          |
| 15                                                               | MADHYAPRADESH                                                    | 10890226                                                         | 1328100                                                          | 12.2                                                                  | 9562126                                                          |
| 16                                                               | MAHARASHTRA                                                      | 13203245                                                         | 5074878                                                          | 38.44                                                                 | 8128367                                                          |
| 17                                                               | MANIPUR                                                          | 438943                                                           | 24512                                                            | 5.58                                                                  | 414431                                                           |
| 18                                                               | MEGHALAYA                                                        | 460527                                                           | 4359                                                             | 0.95                                                                  | 456168                                                           |
| 19                                                               | MIZORAM                                                          | 103949                                                           | 16359                                                            | 15.74                                                                 | 87590                                                            |
| 20                                                               | NAGALAND                                                         | 317975                                                           | 15559                                                            | 4.89                                                                  | 302416                                                           |
| 21                                                               | ODISHA                                                           | 8125852                                                          | 319955                                                           | 3.94                                                                  | 7805897                                                          |
| 22                                                               | PUDUCHERRY                                                       | 82258                                                            | 41418                                                            | 50.35                                                                 | 40840                                                            |
| 23                                                               | PUNJAB                                                           | 3301599                                                          | 1759212                                                          | 53.28                                                                 | 1542387                                                          |
| 24                                                               | RAJASTHAN                                                        | 9284150                                                          | 1149036                                                          | 12.38                                                                 | 8135114                                                          |
| 25                                                               | SIKKIM                                                           | 88013                                                            | 87431                                                            | 99.34                                                                 | 582                                                              |
| 26                                                               | TAMILNADU                                                        | 9862767                                                          | 2933243                                                          | 29.74                                                                 | 6929524                                                          |
| 27                                                               | TELANGANA                                                        | 5409686                                                          | 1813791                                                          | 33.53                                                                 | 3595895                                                          |
| 28                                                               | TRIPURA                                                          | 859052                                                           | 27358                                                            | 3.18                                                                  | 831694                                                           |
| 29                                                               | UTTAR PRADESH                                                    | 25881064                                                         | 345452                                                           | 1.33                                                                  | 25535612                                                         |
| 30                                                               | UTTARAKHAND                                                      | 1509758                                                          | 216182                                                           | 14.32                                                                 | 1293576                                                          |
| 31                                                               | WEST BENGAL                                                      | 16335210                                                         | 214683                                                           | 1.31                                                                  | 16120527                                                         |
|                                                                  | Total                                                            | 178714894                                                        | 32761660                                                         | 18.33                                                                 | 145953234                                                        |

Source: IMIS, DDWS