Lok Sabha Question No. 3783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Shortage of Drinking Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3783 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2021

## SHORTAGE OF DRINKING WATER

3783. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is a shortage of drinking water in the country and if so, the details thereof; State-wise including Karnataka; and

(b) the measures being taken by the Government to overcome this shortage?

## ANSWER

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

(a)   As  reported  by  States/  UTs,  as  on  15.03.2021,  with  sources  at  a  reasonable  distance, 79.29% rural habitations having 78.24% population have provision of minimum 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) of potable drinking water and 17.88% rural habitations having 19.27% population  have  service  level  of  less  than  40  lpcd  potable  water,  whereas  2.83%  rural habitations  having 2.49% of the rural population have water quality issues in ground water sources. State/ UT-wise details are annexed.

(b)   Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in partnership with States to enable every rural household to have potable water in adequate quantity and of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis through tap water connection by 2024.

To  meet  the  need  of  assured  potable  tap  water  supply  to  every  household  in  water-scarce areas, quality affected-habitations, and in areas where dependable local water sources are not available, provisions have been made for planning and implementation of bulk water transfer and regional water supply schemes.

Development of reliable drinking water sources and/ or augmentation of existing sources to provide long-term sustainability of water supply system in villages is an integral part of Jal Jeevan Mission. Provisions have been made for the preparation of Village Action Plan (VAP) by village community, which inter alia includes strengthening of drinking water sources in convergence  with  other  schemes  such  as  MGNREGS,  Finance  Commission  grants  to  rural local  bodies/  PRIs,  MP  &  MLA's  Local  Area  Development  Fund,  District  Mineral Development Fund, CSR fund, etc.

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## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3783 due for reply on 18.03.2021

## State/ UT-wise details of coverage of rural habitations

(Population in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State             | No. of rural habitations provided with 40 lpcd or more of potable water   | No. of rural habitations provided with 40 lpcd or more of potable water   | No. of rural habitations provided with less than 40 lpcd of potable   | No. of rural habitations provided with less than 40 lpcd of potable   | No. of rural habitations having water sources with quality issues   | No. of rural habitations having water sources with quality issues   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State             | Habitations                                                               | Population                                                                | water Habitation                                                      | Population                                                            | Habitation                                                          | Population                                                          |
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 229                                                                       | 2.26                                                                      | 37                                                                    | 0.26                                                                  | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 37,061                                                                    | 266.56                                                                    | 11,295                                                                | 114.18                                                                | 102                                                                 | 0.72                                                                |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 2,831                                                                     | 5.01                                                                      | 4,553                                                                 | 6.69                                                                  | 231                                                                 | 0.93                                                                |
| 4.       | Assam             | 41,349                                                                    | 139.92                                                                    | 25,566                                                                | 97.86                                                                 | 21,020                                                              | 80.15                                                               |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 84,091                                                                    | 764.69                                                                    | 20,354                                                                | 216.49                                                                | 3,990                                                               | 37.74                                                               |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 73,282                                                                    | 202.55                                                                    | 1,440                                                                 | 5.93                                                                  | 206                                                                 | 0.83                                                                |
| 7.       | Goa               | 378                                                                       | 11.37                                                                     | -                                                                     | -                                                                     | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| 8.       | Gujarat           | 35,996                                                                    | 439.60                                                                    | -                                                                     | -                                                                     | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| 9.       | Haryana           | 7,292                                                                     | 177.87                                                                    | 135                                                                   | 4.09                                                                  | 1                                                                   | 0.03                                                                |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 42,801                                                                    | 58.80                                                                     | 12,311                                                                | 16.45                                                                 | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 8,701                                                                     | 58.75                                                                     | 7,483                                                                 | 50.21                                                                 | 4                                                                   | 0.12                                                                |
| 12.      | Jharkhand         | 1,18,365                                                                  | 295.53                                                                    | 5,780                                                                 | 14.60                                                                 | 245                                                                 | 0.67                                                                |
| 13.      | Karnataka         | 27,856                                                                    | 256.34                                                                    | 32,416                                                                | 165.18                                                                | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| 14.      | Kerala            | 5,711                                                                     | 102.88                                                                    | 10,154                                                                | 182.94                                                                | 101                                                                 | 1.70                                                                |
| 15.      | Ladakh            | 421                                                                       | 0.94                                                                      | 998                                                                   | 1.61                                                                  | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,28,235                                                                  | 598.17                                                                    | 265                                                                   | 0.74                                                                  | 239                                                                 | 2.09                                                                |
| 17.      | Maharashtra       | 77,553                                                                    | 484.79                                                                    | 21,933                                                                | 184.86                                                                | 101                                                                 | 1.83                                                                |
| 18.      | Manipur           | 1,988                                                                     | 16.97                                                                     | 988                                                                   | 7.27                                                                  | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| 19.      | Meghalaya         | 2,480                                                                     | 9.17                                                                      | 7,166                                                                 | 23.87                                                                 | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| 20.      | Mizoram           | 370                                                                       | 3.40                                                                      | 352                                                                   | 2.99                                                                  | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| 21.      | Nagaland          | 566                                                                       | 7.89                                                                      | 936                                                                   | 11.74                                                                 | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| 22.      | Odisha            | 1,53,565                                                                  | 367.94                                                                    | 48                                                                    | 0.18                                                                  | 3,489                                                               | 7.03                                                                |
| 23.      | Puducherry        | 284                                                                       | 5.36                                                                      | 1                                                                     | -                                                                     | 7                                                                   | 0.23                                                                |
| 24.      | Punjab            | 11,804                                                                    | 150.88                                                                    | 2,362                                                                 | 19.91                                                                 | 1,133                                                               | 13.89                                                               |
| 25.      | Rajasthan         | 53,365                                                                    | 287.82                                                                    | 56,193                                                                | 240.62                                                                | 12,319                                                              | 43.39                                                               |
| 26.      | Sikkim            | 870                                                                       | 1.85                                                                      | 1,338                                                                 | 3.04                                                                  | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu        | 57,638                                                                    | 346.59                                                                    | 21,691                                                                | 122.38                                                                | -                                                                   | 2.84                                                                |
| 28.      | Telangana         | 24,028                                                                    | 207.74                                                                    | -                                                                     | -                                                                     | -                                                                   | -                                                                   |
| 29.      | Tripura           | 5,524                                                                     | 23.64                                                                     | 1,852                                                                 | 6.73                                                                  | 1,347                                                               | 4.61                                                                |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2,53,895                                                                  | 1,657.36                                                                  | 5,168                                                                 | 30.49                                                                 | 549                                                                 | 6.31                                                                |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand       | 23,779                                                                    | 42.35                                                                     | 14,873                                                                | 26.28                                                                 | 9                                                                   | 0.51                                                                |
| 32.      | West Bengal       | 67,415                                                                    | 442.74                                                                    | 36,655                                                                | 274.33                                                                | 3,126                                                               | 33.96                                                               |
|          | Total             | 13,49,723                                                                 | 7,437.73                                                                  | 3,04,343                                                              | 1,831.92                                                              | 48,219                                                              | 236.24                                                              |
|          | Percentage        | 79.29                                                                     | 78.24                                                                     | 17.88                                                                 | 19.27                                                                 | 2.83                                                                | 2.49                                                                |

Source: JJM-IMIS