Lok Sabha Question No. 872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Access to Drinking Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.872 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2019

## Access to Drinking Water

## 872. SHRI ACHYUTANANDASAMANTA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether some of the States in the country have access to drinking water below the national average and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide drinking water to each and every household in the country; and
- (c) the details of the financial assistance given to Odisha under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) during the last three years?

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

(a)The  coverage  under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme(NRDWP)  was monitored in terms of Fully Covered (FC) habitations i.e. 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, details of FC, Partially Covered (PC) (i.e. getting less  than 40 lpcd of safe drinking water) and  Quality Affected (QA) (i.e. having water sources with quality issues) habitations,is annexed .

In some areas source sustainability associated with depletion of ground water sources, harsh climatic conditions, erratic rainfall, terrain challenges, contamination of sources, etc.  as  well  as  paucity  of  funds,lackof  operation  &  maintenance  of  schemes,  lack  of community ownership, etc. are some of the reasons for inadequate water supply.

- (b) To enable every rural household to have potable water supply on regular basis in adequate  quantity  through  Functional  Household  Tap  Connection  (FHTC)  by  2024, Government of India has launched Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), with and outlay of 3.60 lakh Crore.
- (c) The details of the financial assistance given to Odisha under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) during the last three yearsis as follows:

| Financial Year   |   Fund released( in Crore) |
|------------------|----------------------------|
| 2016-17          |                     134.96 |
| 2017-18          |                      83.59 |
| 2018-19          |                     128.82 |

## Annex referred in the reply to LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 872 due for reply on 21/11/2019

## Details of FC, PC & QA habitations as reported

(As on 13.11.2019)

| S. No.   | State/ UT                     | Total No. of Habitations   | No. of FC Habitations   | No. of PC Habitations   | No.ofQA Habitations   |
|----------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman& Nicobar Islands      | 400                        | 324                     | 76                      | 0                     |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                | 48,663                     | 34,557                  | 13,826                  | 280                   |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh             | 7,525                      | 3,303                   | 4,195                   | 27                    |
| 4.       | Assam                         | 88,076                     | 55,644                  | 22,945                  | 9,487                 |
| 5.       | Bihar                         | 1,10,218                   | 70,982                  | 35,427                  | 3,809                 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh                  | 74,753                     | 72,778                  | 1,464                   | 511                   |
| 7.       | Goa                           | 347                        | 345                     | 2                       | 0                     |
| 8.       | Gujarat                       | 35,996                     | 35,996                  | 0                       | 0                     |
| 9.       | Haryana                       | 7,655                      | 7,305                   | 263                     | 87                    |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh              | 54,469                     | 42,583                  | 11,886                  | 0                     |
| 11.      | Jammu& Kashmir (incl. Ladakh) | 14,625                     | 8,750                   | 5,864                   | 11                    |
| 12.      | Jharkhand                     | 1,20,591                   | 1,19,724                | 334                     | 533                   |
| 13.      | Karnataka                     | 59,774                     | 34,345                  | 24,977                  | 452                   |
| 14.      | Kerala                        | 21,520                     | 6,165                   | 15,031                  | 324                   |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh                | 1,28,231                   | 1,28,076                | 2                       | 153                   |
| 16.      | Maharashtra                   | 99,641                     | 84,811                  | 14,657                  | 173                   |
| 17.      | Manipur                       | 2,976                      | 2,050                   | 926                     | 0                     |
| 18.      | Meghalaya                     | 10,470                     | 4,124                   | 6,339                   | 7                     |
| 19.      | Mizoram                       | 720                        | 490                     | 230                     | 0                     |
| 20.      | Nagaland                      | 1,450                      | 742                     | 708                     | 0                     |
| 21.      | Odisha                        | 1,57,013                   | 1,54,473                | 129                     | 2,411                 |
| 22.      | Puducherry                    | 266                        | 153                     | 113                     | 0                     |
| 23.      | Punjab                        | 15,190                     | 10,470                  | 1,503                   | 3,217                 |
| 24.      | Rajasthan                     | 1,21,526                   | 62,559                  | 41,925                  | 17,042                |
| 25.      | Sikkim                        | 2,337                      | 861                     | 1,476                   | 0                     |
| 26.      | Tamil Nadu                    | 1,00,014                   | 96,796                  | 3,218                   | 0                     |
| 27.      | Telangana                     | 24,597                     | 15,405                  | 8,848                   | 344                   |
| 28.      | Tripura                       | 8,723                      | 4,997                   | 1,329                   | 2,397                 |
| 29.      | Uttar Pradesh                 | 2,60,018                   | 2,56,865                | 1,950                   | 1,203                 |
| 30.      | Uttarakhand                   | 39,311                     | 23,156                  | 16,146                  | 9                     |
| 31.      | West Bengal                   | 1,07,328                   | 61,786                  | 32,172                  | 13,370                |
| Total    |                               | 17,24,423                  | 14,00,615               | 2,67,961                | 55,847                |
| In%      | In%                           | In%                        | 81.22                   | 15.54                   | 3.24                  |

[Source: IMIS, DDWS]