Lok Sabha Question No. 891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Jal Jeevan Mission in Rural Areas
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: S. Jothimani

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 891 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.09.2020

## JAL JEEVAN MISSION IN RURAL AREAS

891:

MS. S. JOTHIMANI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  in  rural  communities  across  India  particularly  in Tamilnadu;
- (b) the funds allotted under this Mission, State-wise particularly for Tamilnadu; and
- (c) the number of rural household in Karur Constituency who had been facilitated under Jal Jeevan Mission?

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

(a) As reported, as on 14.09.2020, about 28.67% [5.44 Crore] rural households  in the country is having tap water connection. In Tamil Nadu, about 21.28% [27.00 lakh] rural households have tap water connection.

(b) The State/ UT-wise Central fund allocation under Jal Jeevan Mission, including that of Tamil Nadu, is annexed.

(c) As reported, as on 14.09.2020, out of 2.13 lakh rural households, about 48 thousand (22.40%) rural households have tap water connection in Karur district of Tamil Nadu.

## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 891 due for reply on 17.09.2020

Allocation of funds to States/ UTs under Jal Jeevan Missionin FY 2019-20 and 2020-21 (In Rs. Crore)

| S.No.   | State/            | Central Allocation   | Central Allocation   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S.No.   | State/            | 2019-20              | 2020-21              |
| 1.      | A&NIslands        | 1.78                 | 2.93                 |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 372.64               | 790.48               |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 132.55               | 254.85               |
| 4.      | Assam             | 694.95               | 1,408.51             |
| 5.      | Bihar             | 787.31               | 1,839.16             |
| 6.      | Chhattisgarh      | 208.04               | 445.52               |
| 7.      | Goa               | 7.57                 | 12.41                |
| 8.      | Gujarat           | 390.31               | 883.08               |
| 9.      | Haryana           | 149.95               | 289.52               |
| 10.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 148.67               | 326.2                |
| 11.     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 322.03               | 681.77               |
| 12.     | Jharkhand         | 267.69               | 572.24               |
| 13.     | Karnataka         | 546.06               | 1,189.40             |
| 14.     | Kerala            | 248.76               | 404.24               |
| 15.     | Ladakh            | 166.65               | 352.09               |
| 16.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 571.6                | 1,280.13             |
| 17.     | Maharashtra       | 847.97               | 1,828.92             |
| 18.     | Manipur           | 67.69                | 131.8                |
| 19.     | Meghalaya         | 86.02                | 174.92               |
| 20.     | Mizoram           | 39.87                | 79.3                 |
| 21.     | Nagaland          | 56.49                | 114.09               |
| 22.     | Odisha            | 364.74               | 812.15               |
| 23.     | Puducherry        | 2.5                  | 4.64                 |
| 24.     | Punjab            | 227.46               | 362.79               |
| 25.     | Rajasthan         | 1,301.71             | 2,522.03             |
| 26.     | Sikkim            | 15.41                | 31.36                |
| 27.     | Tamil Nadu        | 373.87               | 921.99               |
| 28.     | Telangana         | 259.14               | 412.19               |
| 29.     | Tripura           | 107.64               | 156.61               |
| 30.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 1,206.28             | 2,550.94             |
| 31.     | Uttarakhand       | 170.53               | 362.58               |
| 32.     | West Bengal       | 995.33               | 1,614.18             |

Source: IMIS, DDWS