Lok Sabha Question No. 1820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Fluoride affected Habitations
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1820 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2019

## Fluoride affected Habitations

## † 1820. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of habitations and population affected by fluoride in Rajasthan, district-wise;
- (b) the details of the habitation and population affected by fluoride during each of the last five years, district-wise;
- (c)  the  funds  sought  by  the  Government  of  Rajasthan  under  'National  Drinking  Water Programme' to deal with problems related to fluoride; and
- (d) the details of suggestions given by the Union Government to the State Government?

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

(a)  &  (b)  As  reported  by  the  State  Government,  district-wise  number  of  Fluoride-affected habitations and population is at Annexure .

- (c) & (d) Rural drinking water supply is a State subject and Government of India assists States/ UTs by providing financial and technical assistance to provide potable water to rural population. Powers to plan, approve and implement rural water supply schemes are vested with States. The funds provided to the States under JJM can be utilized for taking up schemes in water qualityaffected areas on priority.

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. An amount of 431.29 crores was released to Rajasthan State.

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. An amount of 895.50 Crores has been released to Rajasthan State under NWQSM.

## Annexure referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1820 to be answered on 28/11/2019

## District-wise number of fluoride affected habitations and population for Rajasthan State

| S. No.                | District              | As on 01-Apr-2015 Habitatio ns Populati on   | As on 01-Apr-2015 Habitatio ns Populati on   | As on 01-Apr-2016 Habitatio ns Populati on ns   | As on 01-Apr-2016 Habitatio ns Populati on ns   | As on 01-Apr-2017 Habitatio Populati   | As on 01-Apr-2017 Habitatio Populati   | As on 01-Apr-2018 Habitatio ns Populati on   | As on 01-Apr-2018 Habitatio ns Populati on   | As on 01-Apr-2019 Habitatio ns Populati on   | As on 01-Apr-2019 Habitatio ns Populati on   | As on 21-Nov-2019 Habitatio ns Populati on   | As on 21-Nov-2019 Habitatio ns Populati on   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1                     | Ajmer                 | 100                                          | 39,685                                       | 20                                              | 8,821                                           | 57                                     | 37,272                                 | 57                                           | 37,272                                       | 24                                           | 9,612                                        | 24                                           | 9,612                                        |
| 2                     | Alwar                 | 287                                          | 2,21,966                                     | 207                                             | 1,36,748                                        | 203                                    | 1,39,333                               | 170                                          | 1,24,912                                     | 147                                          | 1,10,644                                     | 147                                          | 1,10,644                                     |
| 3                     | Banswara              | 139 1,13,198                                 |                                              | 288                                             | 2,46,367                                        | 233                                    | 1,76,000                               | 145                                          | 1,07,811                                     | 104                                          | 74,689                                       | 102                                          | 71,276                                       |
| 4                     | Baran                 | 8                                            | 6,268                                        | 8                                               | 6,268                                           | 8                                      | 6,268                                  | 2                                            | 1,060                                        | 2                                            | 1,060                                        | 2                                            | 1,060                                        |
| 5                     | Barmer                | 662                                          | 1,27,089                                     | 644                                             | 1,17,597                                        | 629                                    | 1,16,488                               | 625                                          | 1,14,512                                     | 549                                          | 1,06,449                                     | 543                                          | 1,02,074                                     |
| 6                     | Bharatpur             | 13                                           | 19,244                                       | 43                                              | 74,874                                          | 50                                     | 73,308                                 | 4                                            | 1,754                                        | 4                                            | 1,754                                        | 4                                            | 1,754                                        |
| 7                     | Bhilwara              | 76                                           | 22,423                                       | 74                                              | 23,647                                          | 130                                    | 74,841                                 | 116                                          | 69,533                                       | 66                                           | 32,482                                       | 65                                           | 31,970                                       |
| 8                     | Bikaner               | 36                                           | 54,121                                       | 16                                              | 20,645                                          | 12                                     | 19,006                                 | 8                                            | 11,930                                       | 6                                            | 8,484                                        | 6                                            | 8,484                                        |
| 9                     | Bundi                 | 26                                           | 24,003                                       | 36                                              | 35,499                                          | 98                                     | 97,529                                 | 69                                           | 61,084                                       | 57                                           | 44,340                                       | 56                                           | 43,729                                       |
| 10                    | Chittaurgarh          | 90                                           | 70,966                                       | 136                                             | 1,10,558                                        | 150                                    | 1,05,328                               | 147                                          | 1,02,766                                     | 141                                          | 1,00,527                                     | 133                                          | 94,316                                       |
| 11                    | Churu                 | 220                                          | 3,55,044                                     | 203                                             | 3,39,754                                        | 110                                    | 1,77,585                               | 94                                           | 1,56,349                                     | 41                                           | 51,270                                       | 20                                           | 27,088                                       |
| 12                    | Dausa                 | 37                                           | 25,307                                       | 151                                             | 1,54,478                                        | 154                                    | 1,58,968                               | 153                                          | 1,57,719                                     | 97                                           | 1,09,037                                     | 95                                           | 1,07,183                                     |
| 13                    | Dhaulpur              | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 14                    | Dungarpur             | 279                                          | 1,21,939                                     | 233                                             | 1,07,686                                        | 148                                    | 65,721                                 | 148                                          | 65,721                                       | 137                                          | 60,305                                       | 134                                          | 58,124                                       |
| 15                    | Ganganagar            | 16                                           | 4,695                                        | 5                                               | 2,346                                           | 4                                      | 1,266                                  | 3                                            | 1,264                                        | 2                                            | 822                                          | 2                                            | 822                                          |
| 16                    | Hanumangar h          | 4                                            | 985                                          | 4                                               | 2,113                                           | 2                                      | 784                                    | 2                                            | 784                                          | 2                                            | 784                                          | 2                                            | 784                                          |
| 17                    | Jaipur                | 397                                          | 3,26,964                                     | 366                                             | 2,95,546                                        | 444                                    | 3,40,718                               | 159                                          | 1,13,728                                     | 108                                          | 63,755                                       | 108                                          | 63,755                                       |
| 18                    | Jaisalmer             | 373                                          | 88,636                                       | 363                                             | 86,362                                          | 359                                    | 86,716                                 | 346                                          | 80,786                                       | 273                                          | 58,821                                       | 268                                          | 53,881                                       |
| 19                    | Jalor                 | 507                                          | 3,85,816                                     | 467                                             | 3,76,011                                        | 537                                    | 3,32,951                               | 517                                          | 3,05,260                                     | 480                                          | 2,60,362                                     | 469                                          | 2,51,626                                     |
| 20                    | Jhalawar              | 3                                            | 2,095                                        | 4                                               | 2,586                                           | 12                                     | 8,937                                  | 12                                           | 8,937                                        | 8                                            | 5,407                                        | 8                                            | 5,407                                        |
| 21                    | Jhunjhunun            | 155                                          | 1,52,611                                     | 84                                              | 91,551                                          | 82                                     | 1,09,606                               | 49                                           | 42,928                                       | 29                                           | 32,829                                       | 29                                           | 32,829                                       |
| 22                    | Jodhpur               | 1,353                                        | 3,08,180                                     | 1,048                                           | 2,07,900                                        | 852                                    | 1,87,930                               | 598                                          | 92,996                                       | 315                                          | 53,753                                       | 204                                          | 43,493                                       |
| 23                    | Karauli               | 157                                          | 1,48,241                                     | 131                                             | 1,21,313                                        | 130                                    | 1,20,225                               | 125                                          | 1,15,568                                     | 67                                           | 66,300                                       | 66                                           | 65,276                                       |
| 24                    | Kota                  | 49                                           | 60,315                                       | 59                                              | 72,206                                          | 55                                     | 61,963                                 | 48                                           | 53,051                                       | 30                                           | 27,610                                       | 30                                           | 27,610                                       |
| 25                    | Nagaur                | 872                                          | 8,86,854                                     | 1,078                                           | 12,45,21 4                                      | 1,016                                  | 10,28,01 1                             | 939                                          | 9,74,418                                     | 781                                          | 7,78,864                                     | 772                                          | 7,75,913                                     |
| 26                    | Pali                  | 206                                          | 3,05,228                                     | 142                                             | 1,96,340                                        | 182                                    | 1,79,054                               | 176                                          | 1,65,308                                     | 144                                          | 1,30,093                                     | 144                                          | 1,30,093                                     |
| 27                    | Pratapgarh            | 2                                            | 2,099                                        | 2                                               | 2,099                                           | 37                                     | 19,270                                 | 37                                           | 19,270                                       | 37                                           | 19,270                                       | 37                                           | 19,270                                       |
| 28                    | Rajsamand             | 258                                          | 89,128                                       | 249                                             | 84,688                                          | 233                                    | 80,532                                 | 231                                          | 78,445                                       | 199                                          | 65,523                                       | 197                                          | 65,112                                       |
| 29                    | SawaiMadh opur        | 66                                           | 40,374                                       | 61                                              | 39,645                                          | 73                                     | 69,224                                 | 38                                           | 51,436                                       | 35                                           | 50,744                                       | 27                                           | 44,622                                       |
| 30                    | Sikar                 | 96                                           | 1,03,020                                     | 103                                             | 1,13,332                                        | 109                                    | 1,47,321                               | 104                                          | 1,36,633                                     | 31                                           | 49,702                                       | 27                                           | 46,279                                       |
|                       | Sirohi                | 67                                           | 2,15,659                                     | 67                                              | 2,15,659                                        | 146                                    |                                        | 115                                          | 2,56,891                                     | 92                                           | 1,75,143                                     | 92                                           | 1,75,143                                     |
| 31 32                 | Tonk                  | 490                                          | 2,25,235                                     | 553                                             | 2,30,772                                        | 428                                    | 3,16,002 2,16,174                      | 214                                          | 86,766                                       |                                              | 62,783                                       | 132                                          | 58,063                                       |
| 33                    | Udaipur               | 12                                           | 5,912                                        | 13                                              | 6,530                                           | 12                                     | 5,394                                  | 23                                           | 16,102                                       | 149 20                                       | 7,849                                        | 20                                           | 7,849                                        |
| Total 7,056 45,53,300 | Total 7,056 45,53,300 | Total 7,056 45,53,300                        | Total 7,056 45,53,300                        | 6,858                                           | 47,75,155                                       | 6,695                                  | 45,59,725                              | 5,474                                        | 36,12,994                                    | 4,177                                        | 26,21,067                                    | 3,965                                        | 25,35,141                                    |

Source: IMIS, DDWS