Lok Sabha Question No. 5000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Per Capita Availability of Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5000

ANSWERED ON 25 .03 .2021

## PER CAPITA AVAILABIL ITY OF WATER

## 5000. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government had collected data of the per capita water availability in the cou
- (b) the measured per capita vis - a- vis water availability the per capita water availability in the co ntry;
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  the  required  per  capita  water  is  a Country; and

(d) the detailed data for the per capita water availability over the last three years, State - wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) to (d) The study "Reassessment of Water Availability in India using Space Inputs" has been by CWC in 2019. The average annual water resources of the 20 basins of the country have been 1999.20 Billion Cubic Meters (BCM). The per capita wat er availability is estimated by dividing the a average water availability by the population. The average annual per capita water availabi 2011 has been assessed as 1545 cubic meters. Further, based on the above study, the averag l per capita water availability may further reduce to 1486 cubic meters by 2021. This is an aver will vary depending on the season and region. Water resource data is maintained basin - w se and not state -wise.

Water being a State subject, step s for augmentation, conservation and efficient managemen water resources are primarily undertaken by the respective State Governments. In order to s efforts of the State Governments, Central Government provides technical and financial assi stance to them through various schemes and programmes.

Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019, a time bound campaign mission mode approach intended to improve water availability including ground water condit waterstressed blocks of 256 districts in India. Further, Jal Shakti Abhiyan : Catch the Rai been launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India on 22 nd March, 2021 under which various activitie will be carried out for rainwater conservation in all the districts of the country.

Central Government has formulated the National Perspective Plan (NPP) for Water Re Development  which  env isages  transfer  of  water  from  water  surplus  basins  to  water  deficit improve availability of water.

Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission - Har Ghar Jal , which aims at providing potable water in adequate quantity of prescribed quality - term basis  to  every  rural  households,  including  tribal  areas  of  the  country,  through  tap  wate 2024.

Government  of  India  has  launched  Atal  Mission  for Rejuvenation  and  Urb an  Transformation (AMRUT) on 25 th June, 2015 in select 500 cities and towns across the country with focus on d of basic urban infrastructure in the Mission cities. One of the key objectives of the Missio every household has access to a tap connection with assured supply of water.

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has formulated guidelines for the States to adop suitable  to  local  conditions  to  promote  recharge  of  ground  water.  Adequate  focus  has been  given  on requirement  of  rainwater  harvesting  and  water  conservation  measures  in  Unified  Building (UBBL) of Delhi, 2016, Model Building By laws (MBBL), 2016 and Urban and Regional Development Plan Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidel ines, 2014.

Some other initiatives/measures taken by the Central Government to control water dep promote rain water harvesting / conservation are available at the URL:

http://jalshakti - dow r.gov.in/sites/default /fi e/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Feb2021.pdf

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