Lok Sabha Question No. 476 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Protection of Drinking Water Sources
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sougata Ray

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 476 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## Protection of Drinking Water Sources

## *476. PROF. SAUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of Jal Shakti be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  concrete  measures  to  ensure  the  purity  of  drinking water and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether a number of drinking water sources are not being protected properly; and
- (c) if so, the steps taken to protect the drinking water sources?

ANSWER MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

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

## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 476 due for reply on 25.07.2019

(a) to (c) Drinking water supply is a State subject and it is the State Governments who plan, design, approve, execute, operate & maintain the schemes for providing safe drinking water to  rural  population.  For  improving the coverage  of safe drinking water to rural population, this  Ministry  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by  providing  them  with  technical  and financial assistance through the centrally sponsored scheme National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) . The funds provided to the States under NRDWP can be utilized for taking up schemes in water quality affected areas on priority including arsenic/iron affected areas. State-wise releases made under NRDWP during the 2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19 are placed at Annexure .

During March 2016, with the recommendation of NITI Aayog, an amount of Rs. 1000 Crores was released to various Arsenic &  Fluoride affected States/UTs for installation of Community  water  purification  plants.  In  addition  to  this,  this  Ministry  had  launched  the National  Water  Quality  Sub-Mission  (NWQSM)  on  22 nd March  2017  under  NRDWP  to provide  safe  drinking  water  to  27,544  Arsenic  /  Fluoride  affected  rural  habitations  in  the country.  Further, To ensure safe drinking water sources, upto 5% of coverage funds can be used by States for Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance (WQM&S) activities which inter-alia includes setting up of and upgrading existing Water Quality Laboratories at various levels, providing chemicals and consumables to laboratories etc as per guidelines.

States  can  also  utilize  upto  5%  of  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  funds  for Support  Activities  which  inter  alia  includes  Information,  Education  and  Communication (IEC) focusing on safe water use practices.

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## Statement referred in the Reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 476 due for reply on 25.07.2019 State-wise OB, Allocation and Release under NRDWP

|       |                   |          |                    |          |           |           |                |           |           | (Rs. in crores)   | (Rs. in crores)   | (Rs. in crores)   | (Rs. in crores)   |
|-------|-------------------|----------|--------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| S.No. | State             | OB       | 2016-17 Allocation | Release  | Exp.      | OB        | 2017-18 Alloc. | Rel.      | Exp.      | OB                | 2018-19 Alloc.    | Rel.              | Exp.              |
| 1     | Andaman &Nicobar  | 0.83     | 0.45               | 0.22     | 0         | 1.05      | 0.43           | 0         | 0         | 1.05              | 0.62              | 0.31              | 0                 |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh    | 12.88    | 181.02             | 204      | 157.38    | 59.51     | 159.51         | 233.09    | 267.03    | 26.17             | 197.56            | 185.85            | 186.28            |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh | 15.26    | 100.89             | 92.84    | 95.71     | 12.4      | 77.51          | 63.08     | 62.93     | 12.54             | 96.95             | 90.89             | 97.21             |
| 4     | Assam             | 153.76   | 401.43             | 348.06   | 203.09    | 306.04    | 524.1          | 474.8     | 387.2     | 394.85            | 567.89            | 300.76            | 311.22            |
| 5     | Bihar             | 183.89   | 311.7              | 373.81   | 470.96    | 87.29     | 394.53         | 355.6     | 216.1     | 226.79            | 476.63            | 234.84            | 148.48            |
| 6     | Chattisgarh       | 8.24     | 70.65              | 84.28    | 65.66     | 26.86     | 64.33          | 49.84     | 49.89     | 26.81             | 95.47             | 48.19             | 43.41             |
| 7     | Goa               | 5.39     | 2.44               | 1.19     | 3.35      | 3.23      | 2.32           | 0         | 1.83      | 1.4               | 3.34              | 1.67              | 3.07              |
| 8     | Gujarat           | 12.09    | 281.14             | 278.5    | 265.16    | 25.42     | 231.62         | 290.86    | 315.14    | 1.15              | 237.09            | 222.27            | 223.42            |
| 9     | Haryana           | 31.06    | 114.53             | 111.53   | 114.2     | 28.38     | 118.95         | 88.82     | 87.34     | 29.86             | 81.88             | 76.76             | 94.48             |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh  | 11.51    | 69.65              | 83.31    | 64.73     | 30.09     | 66.02          | 101.85    | 129.42    | 0.01              | 91.12             | 85.43             | 85.43             |
| 11    | Jammu And Kashmir | 44.89    | 232.88             | 225.14   | 219.94    | 57.31     | 222.26         | 325.33    | 344.86    | 37.78             | 309.07            | 249.34            | 251.88            |
| 12    | Jharkhand         | 98.49    | 115.86             | 131.74   | 157.89    | 79.46     | 172.68         | 209.09    | 171.47    | 126.15            | 207.97            | 85.12             | 136.73            |
| 13    | Karnataka         | 85.36    | 360.07             | 343.72   | 339.83    | 89.25     | 290.86         | 365.81    | 272.77    | 184.5             | 331.04            | 276.06            | 433.95            |
| 14    | Kerala            | 1.7      | 62.54              | 75.22    | 74.21     | 2.71      | 56.88          | 95.16     | 95.53     | 2.34              | 90.37             | 84.86             | 84.62             |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh    | 16.15    | 213.87             | 232.26   | 212.48    | 35.92     | 195.67         | 135.51    | 163.35    | 8.08              | 274.09            | 243.62            | 250.43            |
| 16    | Maharashtra       | 180.69   | 413.57             | 404.45   | 412.32    | 172.82    | 338.13         | 282.47    | 187.84    | 267.46            | 474.16            | 239.06            | 258.4             |
| 17    | Manipur           | 7.87     | 41.83              | 39.38    | 18.87     | 28.38     | 32.2           | 66.25     | 68.3      | 27.37             | 40.25             | 37.73             | 65.11             |
| 18    | Meghalaya         | 11.29    | 42.02              | 40.42    | 50        | 1.94      | 41.86          | 85.91     | 87.43     | 0.35              | 52.43             | 49.15             | 48.71             |
| 19    | Mizoram           | 0.47     | 25.33              | 24.49    | 24.82     | 0.14      | 22.4           | 46.1      | 25.93     | 20.31             | 28                | 26.25             | 46.46             |
| 20    | Nagaland          | 0.25     | 37.93              | 36.84    | 36.2      | 0.89      | 27.66          | 17.88     | 18.77     | 0                 | 34.72             | 17.36             | 17.36             |
| 21    | Odisha            | 14.7     | 114.99             | 134.96   | 100.14    | 51.8      | 102.69         | 83.59     | 93.48     | 42.86             | 154.99            | 128.82            | 172.45            |
| 22    | Puducherry        | 0.98     | 0.86               | 0.29     | 0         | 1.27      | 0.82           | 0         | 0         | 1.27              | 1.29              | 0                 | 0                 |
| 23    | Punjab            | 28.31    | 46.02              | 51.89    | 53.56     | 26.64     | 115.25         | 173.29    | 103.64    | 96.28             | 125.97            | 119.41            | 112.78            |
| 24    | Rajasthan         | 158.39   | 1,114.55           | 1,072.92 | 681.21    | 550.09    | 891.95         | 714.24    | 728.81    | 536.75            | 692.13            | 655.41            | 878.48            |
| 25    | Sikkim            | 0.54     | 14.77              | 19.42    | 15.21     | 4.75      | 9.3            | 17.51     | 11.6      | 10.85             | 11.62             | 10.89             | 21.06             |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu        | 5.63     | 155.29             | 174.68   | 175.08    | 6.39      | 121.61         | 185.1     | 191.4     | 0.68              | 180.99            | 167.31            | 168.92            |
| 27    | Telangana         | 14.52    | 117.03             | 133.09   | 111.89    | 35.71     | 775.01         | 843.56    | 592.47    | 294.3             | 131.4             | 123.18            | 420.9             |
| 28    | Tripura           | 0.8      | 39.48              | 43.73    | 38.73     | 6.54      | 32.26          | 83.93     | 42.77     | 48.58             | 55.18             | 51.73             | 53.88             |
| 29    | Uttar Pradesh     | 272.38   | 602.41             | 621.95   | 639.54    | 257.82    | 539.09         | 472.52    | 616.77    | 113.65            | 713.95            | 670.72            | 755.08            |
| 30    | Uttarakhand       | 60.07    | 90.88              | 71.86    | 99.69     | 32.92     | 68.42          | 110.28    | 138.2     | 5                 | 99.17             | 92.97             | 91.85             |
| 31    | West Bengal       | 25.49    | 437.17             | 418.97   | 423.68    | 20.78     | 810.48         | 996.68    | 599.45    | 418.02            | 917.82            | 890.28            | 547.47            |
| Total | Total             | 1,463.88 | 5,813.25           | 5,875.16 | 5,325.5 3 | 2,043.8 0 | 6,506.8 0      | 6,968.1 5 | 6,071.7 2 | 2,963.21          | 6,775.16          | 5,466.24          | 6,009.52          |

Source: IMIS, DDWS