Lok Sabha Question No. 744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Review of Drinking Water Schemes
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.744 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

## Review of Drinking Water Schemes

## 744. DR. P.K. BIJU:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  have  reviewed  the  performance  of  drinking  water schemes and if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any survey regarding funds required for various States/Union Territories, including Kerala to provide safe drinking water for all and if so, the details and the findings thereof?

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

- (a) Every year between February and March, Annual Action Plan (AAP) meetings are  held  with  the  Departments  of  State  Governments  dealing  with  rural drinking water supply, wherein the progress achieved under different components  of  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  programme  (NRDWP)  are reviewed  and  targets  for  the  next  financial  year  are  fixed.  The  physical  & financial progress of NRDWP is also reviewed in National / Regional / State level review workshops, meetingsand video-conferences. Further, the Ministry has  restructured  NRDWP  in  November  2017  to  make  it  more  competitive, outcome based and result oriented where the focus is on providing piped water supply to all rural population and households.
- (b) Funds  under  NRDWP  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]. State / UT-wise details of funds released including the State of Kerala till 03.02.2019 is at Annexure .

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 744 due for answer on 07.02.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 744 due for answer on 07.02.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 744 due for answer on 07.02.2019   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                      | State                                                                                                      | ( Amount in Rs Crores ) Funds Released in 2018- 19till 03.02.19                                            |
| 1                                                                                                          | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR                                                                                           | 0.31                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                             | 185.85                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                          | ARUNACHALPRADESH                                                                                           | 90.89                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                          | ASSAM                                                                                                      | 202.01                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                          | BIHAR                                                                                                      | 234.84                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                          | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                               | 48.19                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                          | GOA                                                                                                        | 1.67                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                          | GUJARAT                                                                                                    | 222.27                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                          | HARYANA                                                                                                    | 76.76                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                         | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                           | 85.43                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                         | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                                             | 212.46                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                                                                  | 80.82                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                                                                  | 233.44                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                         | KERALA                                                                                                     | 84.86                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                         | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                              | 243.62                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                | 239.06                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                         | MANIPUR                                                                                                    | 37.73                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                         | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                  | 49.15                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                         | MIZORAM                                                                                                    | 26.25                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                         | NAGALAND                                                                                                   | 17.36                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                         | ODISHA                                                                                                     | 77.5                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                         | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                         | PUNJAB                                                                                                     | 119.41                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                         | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                  | 655.41                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                         | SIKKIM                                                                                                     | 10.89                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                         | TAMILNADU                                                                                                  | 123.41                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                         | TELANGANA                                                                                                  | 123.18                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                         | TRIPURA                                                                                                    | 51.73                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                              | 625.27                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                | 92.97                                                                                                      |
| 31                                                                                                         | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                | 890.28                                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                      | 5,143.02                                                                                                   |