Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: National Rural Drinking Water Programme
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.79 (19 th Position) TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

## National Rural Drinking Water Programme

## †*79. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of effective steps taken by the Government under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP);
- (b) whether the Government proposes to give special assistance to the rural areas to tackle the problem of drinking water;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the amount of assistance provided to various States including Rajasthan under NRDWP during the last one year and the effective steps taken to address the problem of drinking water?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SUSHREE UMA BHARATI)

(a) to (d) A Statement of reply is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 79 (19 th Position) due for reply on 07.02.2019

(a) to  (d)  While  rural  drinking  Water  Supply  is  a  State  subject,  the  Ministry  of Drinking Water and Sanitation provides financial and technical assistance to States for improving the coverage of piped water supply in rural areas under the National Rural Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP).  The  amount  of  assistance  provided  (funds released) to all States including Rajasthan under NRDWP during the last one year and current year is at Annexure .

This  Ministry  has  recently  launched  'Swajal'  programme  which  is  a  community demand driven, single village, preferably Solar Powered piped water supply schemes in  Aspirational  districts  identified  by  National  Institution  for  Transforming  India (NITI)  Aayog  which  will  help  in  increasing  the  outreach  of  drinking  water  in underserved rural areas. Further, this Ministry had launched National Water Quality Submission (NWQSM) programme on 22.03.2017 to provide safe drinking water to 27544 Arsenic / Fluoride affected rural habitations.

Under  NRDWP,  funds  are  allocated  to  the  States  based  on  various  criteria  [Rural population,  Rural  SC  &  ST  population,  Rural  areas  under  Desert  Development Programme (DDP), Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP), Hilly Area Development Programme (HADP) & special category Hill States, Population residing in habitations affected by chemical contaminants].

Additionally, States can utilize enhanced funds provided under 14th Finance Commission (i.e. 32 % to 42%) as well as funds provided directly to rural local bodies for improving drinking water supply which is one of the basic amenities.

## Annexure

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Q. No- 79 due for reply on 07.02.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Q. No- 79 due for reply on 07.02.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Q. No- 79 due for reply on 07.02.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Q. No- 79 due for reply on 07.02.2019   |
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|                                                                                                        |                                                                                                        | 2017-18                                                                                                | (Amount in Rs. Crore) 2018-19                                                                          |
| S.No.                                                                                                  | State                                                                                                  | Release                                                                                                | Release till 03.02.2019                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                      | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                      | 0.31                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                      | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                         | 233.09                                                                                                 | 185.85                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                      | 63.08                                                                                                  | 90.89                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                      | ASSAM                                                                                                  | 474.8                                                                                                  | 202.01                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                      | BIHAR                                                                                                  | 355.6                                                                                                  | 234.84                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                      | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                           | 49.84                                                                                                  | 48.19                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                      | GOA                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                      | 1.67                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                      | GUJARAT                                                                                                | 290.86                                                                                                 | 222.27                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                      | HARYANA                                                                                                | 88.82                                                                                                  | 76.76                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                     | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                       | 101.85                                                                                                 | 85.43                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                     | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                                         | 325.33                                                                                                 | 212.46                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                     | JHARKHAND                                                                                              | 209.09                                                                                                 | 80.82                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                     | KARNATAKA                                                                                              | 365.81                                                                                                 | 233.44                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                     | KERALA                                                                                                 | 95.16                                                                                                  | 84.86                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                     | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                          | 135.51                                                                                                 | 243.62                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                     | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                            | 282.47                                                                                                 | 239.06                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                     | MANIPUR                                                                                                | 66.25                                                                                                  | 37.73                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                     | MEGHALAYA                                                                                              | 85.91                                                                                                  | 49.15                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                     | MIZORAM                                                                                                | 46.1                                                                                                   | 26.25                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                     | NAGALAND                                                                                               | 17.88                                                                                                  | 17.36                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                     | ODISHA                                                                                                 | 83.59                                                                                                  | 77.5                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                     | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                      |
| 23                                                                                                     | PUNJAB                                                                                                 | 173.29                                                                                                 | 119.41                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                     | RAJASTHAN                                                                                              | 714.24                                                                                                 | 655.41                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                     | SIKKIM                                                                                                 | 17.51                                                                                                  | 10.89                                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                                     | TAMIL NADU                                                                                             | 185.1                                                                                                  | 123.41                                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                                     | TELANGANA                                                                                              | 843.56                                                                                                 | 123.18                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                     | TRIPURA                                                                                                | 83.93                                                                                                  | 51.73                                                                                                  |
| 29                                                                                                     | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                          | 472.52                                                                                                 | 625.27                                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                                     | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                            | 110.28                                                                                                 | 92.97                                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                                     | WEST BENGAL                                                                                            | 996.68                                                                                                 | 890.28                                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                                                  |                                                                                                        | 6,968.15                                                                                               | 5,143.02                                                                                               |