Lok Sabha Question No. 3067 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Accessibilty of Water in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3067 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## Accessibility of Water in Tamil Nadu

## 3067. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHIKARUNANIDHI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the percentage of the population that does not have access to water supply facility in the State of Tamil Nadu, district-wise; and
- (b) whether the Government has reduced the budgetary allocation for drinking water schemes and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) As  reported  by  State  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  on  Integrated  Management Information  System  (IMIS),  97.22%  of  total    population  are  fully  covered  (i.e.  getting more than 40 litres per capita per day safe drinking water) and 2.78% of the  population are partially covered (i.e. getting less than 40 litres per capita per day safe drinking water) as on 04.07.2019.

District-wise  details  of  the  percentage  of  rural  population  having  drinking  water supply as on 04.07.2019 in the State of Tamil Nadu is at Annexure .

(b)  No  Sir.  The  budgetary  allocation  for  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme (NRDWP) during 2018-19 was Rs. 7000 crore which has been increased to Rs. 10000.66 crore for financial year 2019-20.

## Annexure

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3067 due for reply on 11.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3067 due for reply on 11.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3067 due for reply on 11.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3067 due for reply on 11.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3067 due for reply on 11.07.2019   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                      | District                                                                                                   | Total Population                                                                                           | Total fully covered population                                                                             | Total partially covered population                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                          | ARIYALUR                                                                                                   | 6.69                                                                                                       | 6.69                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                          | COIMBATORE                                                                                                 | 10.51                                                                                                      | 10.18                                                                                                      | 0.33                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                          | CUDDALORE                                                                                                  | 17.64                                                                                                      | 17.64                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                          | DHARMAPURI                                                                                                 | 12.09                                                                                                      | 12.08                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                          | DINDIGUL                                                                                                   | 14.74                                                                                                      | 14.5                                                                                                       | 0.24                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                          | ERODE                                                                                                      | 11.17                                                                                                      | 11.1                                                                                                       | 0.08                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                          | KANCHIPURAM                                                                                                | 18.27                                                                                                      | 17.82                                                                                                      | 0.44                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                          | KANNIYAKUMARI                                                                                              | 6.52                                                                                                       | 6.11                                                                                                       | 0.4                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                          | KARUR                                                                                                      | 6.74                                                                                                       | 5.17                                                                                                       | 1.57                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                         | KRISHNAGIRI                                                                                                | 13.6                                                                                                       | 13.6                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                         | MADURAI                                                                                                    | 12.04                                                                                                      | 12.03                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                         | NAGAPATTINAM                                                                                               | 12.69                                                                                                      | 12.68                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                         | NAMAKKAL                                                                                                   | 10.92                                                                                                      | 8.46                                                                                                       | 2.46                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                         | NILGIRIS                                                                                                   | 3.03                                                                                                       | 2.85                                                                                                       | 0.18                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                         | PERAMBALUR                                                                                                 | 4.3                                                                                                        | 4.3                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                         | PUDUKKOTTAI                                                                                                | 12.92                                                                                                      | 12.92                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                         | RAMANATHAPURAM                                                                                             | 9.55                                                                                                       | 9.55                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                         | SALEM                                                                                                      | 19.2                                                                                                       | 19.1                                                                                                       | 0.1                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                         | SIVAGANGA                                                                                                  | 9.73                                                                                                       | 8.98                                                                                                       | 0.75                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                         | THANJAVUR                                                                                                  | 16.2                                                                                                       | 16.2                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                         | THENI                                                                                                      | 5.3                                                                                                        | 5.3                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                                         | THOOTHUKUDI                                                                                                | 9.71                                                                                                       | 9.48                                                                                                       | 0.23                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                         | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI                                                                                            | 14.85                                                                                                      | 12.56                                                                                                      | 2.29                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                         | TIRUNELVELI                                                                                                | 15.79                                                                                                      | 14.07                                                                                                      | 1.72                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                         | TIRUPPUR                                                                                                   | 11.11                                                                                                      | 11.11                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                         | TIRUVALLUR                                                                                                 | 15.72                                                                                                      | 15.72                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                         | TIRUVANNAMALAI                                                                                             | 19.92                                                                                                      | 19.82                                                                                                      | 0.1                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                         | TIRUVARUR                                                                                                  | 9.44                                                                                                       | 9.44                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                         | VELLORE                                                                                                    | 23.59                                                                                                      | 23.59                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                         | VILLUPURAM                                                                                                 | 28.91                                                                                                      | 28.91                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                          |
| 31                                                                                                         | VIRUDHUNAGAR                                                                                               | 12.66                                                                                                      | 12.59                                                                                                      | 0.07                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                      | 395.55                                                                                                     | 384.55                                                                                                     | 10.99                                                                                                      |

(source:IMIS, DDWS)