Lok Sabha Question No. 914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Piped Water Facility in Gram Panchayats
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.914 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

## Piped Water Facility in Gram Panchayats

## 914. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Central  Government  has  provided  piped  water  facilities  to  Gram Panchayats  under  any  scheme,  if  so,  the  State-wise  details  thereof  including  the State of Gujarat;
- (b) the time-frame by which similar facilities are likely to be extended to the remaining Gram Panchayats in the country; and
- (c) the details of the action plan formulated in this regard and the deadline, if any, fixed to complete this task?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) This Ministry maintains information regarding coverage of drinking water supply  in terms of rural habitations and not in terms of Gram Panchayats.As per information entered  by  States  on  Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  of  this Ministry, State-wise details of habitations and population covered with piped water supply (PWS) is at Annexure .
- (b) &  (c)Rural  Drinking  Water  Supply  is  a  State  subject.  However,  this  Ministry supplements the efforts of the State Governments for improving coverage of rural drinking  water  supply  by  providing  technical &  financial  assistance  through Centrally  sponsored National  Rural Drinking Water Programme  (NRDWP) as per the budgetary allocation for the same. This Ministry has restructured National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) on 10.11.2017 to make it more competitive, outcome based and result oriented. As per restructured NRDWP, the focus of this Ministry is piped water supply (PWS) schemes. Further, providing drinking water in rural areas is a dynamic process. The coverage of rural habitations depends on many factors such as availability of water sourcesfor schemes and availability of funds to implement the schemes.The states have also been advised to pool more funds from the  state  finance  departments  for  drinking  water  supply  sector  out  of  enhanced devolution  of  funds  from  32%  to  42  %  under  14th  Finance  Commission.  The Ministry intends to focus on coverage of rural population with pipe water supply and household  connection  in  line  with  the  commitment  made  by  the  country  in  the international forum while agreeing for UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)2030.

## Annexure

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 914 due for answer on 07.02.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 914 due for answer on 07.02.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 914 due for answer on 07.02.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 914 due for answer on 07.02.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 914 due for answer on 07.02.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 914 due for answer on 07.02.2019   |
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| S.No                                                                                                       | State                                                                                                      | Total No. of Habitations                                                                                   | Total rural Population (in lakhs)                                                                          | Total habitations withPWS                                                                                  | PWSPopulation (in lakhs)                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                          | ANDAMANand NICOBAR                                                                                         | 400                                                                                                        | 2.65                                                                                                       | 254                                                                                                        | 2.42                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                             | 48,363                                                                                                     | 366.35                                                                                                     | 40,924                                                                                                     | 356.91                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                          | 7,525                                                                                                      | 12.41                                                                                                      | 3,733                                                                                                      | 7.89                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                          | ASSAM                                                                                                      | 88,047                                                                                                     | 296.21                                                                                                     | 36,003                                                                                                     | 140.56                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                          | BIHAR                                                                                                      | 1,10,218                                                                                                   | 994.33                                                                                                     | 7,746                                                                                                      | 118.78                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                          | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                | 74,619                                                                                                     | 197.83                                                                                                     | 15,562                                                                                                     | 72.76                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                          | GOA                                                                                                        | 347                                                                                                        | 7.31                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                          | GUJARAT                                                                                                    | 35,996                                                                                                     | 369.89                                                                                                     | 32,797                                                                                                     | 352.31                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                          | HARYANA                                                                                                    | 7,517                                                                                                      | 182.6                                                                                                      | 7,333                                                                                                      | 180.52                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                         | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                           | 53,269                                                                                                     | 65.69                                                                                                      | 51,838                                                                                                     | 63.14                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                         | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                          | 15,778                                                                                                     | 101.26                                                                                                     | 14,914                                                                                                     | 96.49                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                                                                  | 1,19,832                                                                                                   | 271.37                                                                                                     | 17,480                                                                                                     | 70.34                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                                                                  | 59,774                                                                                                     | 395.15                                                                                                     | 50,303                                                                                                     | 394.06                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                         | KERALA                                                                                                     | 21,520                                                                                                     | 464.71                                                                                                     | 21,129                                                                                                     | 456.54                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                         | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                              | 1,27,448                                                                                                   | 526.02                                                                                                     | 22,676                                                                                                     | 219.5                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                | 99,533                                                                                                     | 632.97                                                                                                     | 67,425                                                                                                     | 526.74                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                         | MANIPUR                                                                                                    | 2,962                                                                                                      | 23.43                                                                                                      | 2,710                                                                                                      | 22.64                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                         | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                  | 9,980                                                                                                      | 24.86                                                                                                      | 5,856                                                                                                      | 17.19                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                         | MIZORAM                                                                                                    | 718                                                                                                        | 5.19                                                                                                       | 684                                                                                                        | 5.01                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                         | NAGALAND                                                                                                   | 1,450                                                                                                      | 16.74                                                                                                      | 1,392                                                                                                      | 16.27                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                         | ODISHA                                                                                                     | 1,57,013                                                                                                   | 357.87                                                                                                     | 42,884                                                                                                     | 167.24                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                         | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                 | 266                                                                                                        | 4.38                                                                                                       | 119                                                                                                        | 2.47                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                         | PUNJAB                                                                                                     | 15,038                                                                                                     | 176.67                                                                                                     | 13,014                                                                                                     | 161.84                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                         | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                  | 1,21,526                                                                                                   | 507.19                                                                                                     | 45,435                                                                                                     | 284.97                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                         | SIKKIM                                                                                                     | 2,076                                                                                                      | 4.57                                                                                                       | 2,083                                                                                                      | 4.59                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                 | 1,00,014                                                                                                   | 395.56                                                                                                     | 99,593                                                                                                     | 395.36                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                         | TELANGANA                                                                                                  | 24,359                                                                                                     | 224.62                                                                                                     | 22,572                                                                                                     | 228.1                                                                                                      |
| 28                                                                                                         | TRIPURA                                                                                                    | 8,723                                                                                                      | 44.92                                                                                                      | 6,673                                                                                                      | 38.98                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                              | 2,60,018                                                                                                   | 1,673.52                                                                                                   | 24,400                                                                                                     | 264.43                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                | 39,311                                                                                                     | 71.93                                                                                                      | 37,838                                                                                                     | 53.71                                                                                                      |
| 31                                                                                                         | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                | 1,05,669                                                                                                   | 744.49                                                                                                     | 41,640                                                                                                     | 352.64                                                                                                     |
| Total 17,19,309                                                                                            | Total 17,19,309                                                                                            | Total 17,19,309                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | 42.86                                                                                                      | 55.38                                                                                                      |
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