Lok Sabha Question No. 2203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Safe Potable Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2203

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.07.2019

## Safe Potable Water

## †2203. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the criteria of the safe potablewater and quality of water fixed by theGovernment under National Rural DrinkingWater Programme (NRDWP);
- (b)  the  total  number  of  villages  whereadequate  safe  drinking  water  have  beenmade available on  regular  basis  to  meet  therequirement  of  each  and  every  person  inrural India including the State of Rajasthanfor cooking and other basic house choresunder this scheme, State-wise;
- (c)  the  total number of  families in  thecountry  including  the  State of  Rajasthanwhich are being supplied drinking waterthrough pipelines under this scheme; and
- (d)  the  total  rural  settlements  whichhave  been  fully  covered  under  this  schemeand  are getting at least 40 litres of waterper person per day, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FORJAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a) As per the  National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines, the per capita  norm  for  drinking  water  in  rural  areas  isatleast  40  litres  per  capita  per  day (lpcd).  Further,  if  any  physio-chemical  or  bacteriological  parameter  exceeds  the permissible  limit  defined  in  BIS  standard  IS-10500,  then  water  is  said  to  be contaminated.
- (b)  Under  centrally  sponsored  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP), coverage  of  safe  drinking  water  is  maintained  in  terms  of  Fully  Covered  (FC) Habitations  (i.e.  getting  more  than  40  liters  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd),  Partially Covered (PC) (i.e.  getting less than 40 lpcd) and Quality  Affected (QA) habitation (i.e. containing chemical contamination). Based on the information provided by State Governments  on  the  Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS),  the  State wise  status  including  Rajasthan  of  Fully  Covered,  Partially  Covered  &  Quality Affected habitations is given at Annexure .
- (c)  Under  NRDWP, the coverage of piped water connections is maintained  in  terms of individual  households.  As  per  information  provided  by  States  on  IMIS,  as  on 01.07.2019,  out  of  total  17,87,14,894  rural  households  in  the  countryincluding  the State of Rajasthan, 3,27,61,660 (18.33%) households have piped water connections.
- (d)  State-wisetotal number of rural habitations whichhave been  fully covered  under this schemeand  are  getting  at  least  40  litres  of  waterper  person  per  day  (lpcd)  are  at Annexure.

Annexure

| Annexure referred to in part (b &d) of LSUS Q.No. 2203 for answer on 04.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in part (b &d) of LSUS Q.No. 2203 for answer on 04.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in part (b &d) of LSUS Q.No. 2203 for answer on 04.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in part (b &d) of LSUS Q.No. 2203 for answer on 04.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in part (b &d) of LSUS Q.No. 2203 for answer on 04.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in part (b &d) of LSUS Q.No. 2203 for answer on 04.07.2019   |
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| S.No.State                                                                        |                                                                                   | Total No of No of Covered                                                         | Total No of No of Covered                                                         | Fully (FC) No of Partially Covered (PC) No of Quality Affected(QA)                | Fully (FC) No of Partially Covered (PC) No of Quality Affected(QA)                |
|                                                                                   | Total                                                                             | Habitations 17,25,808                                                             | Habitations 13,97,480                                                             | Habitations 2,69,465                                                              | Habitations 58,037                                                                |
| 1                                                                                 | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR                                                               | 400                                                                               | 324                                                                               | 76                                                                                | 0                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                 | ANDHRAPRADESH                                                                     | 48,895                                                                            | 34,673                                                                            | 13,749                                                                            | 473                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                 | 7,525                                                                             | 3,303                                                                             | 4,195                                                                             | 27                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                 | ASSAM                                                                             | 88,076                                                                            | 55,171                                                                            | 23,137                                                                            | 9,768                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                 | BIHAR                                                                             | 1,10,218                                                                          | 70,982                                                                            | 35,427                                                                            | 3,809                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                 | CHATTISGARH                                                                       | 74,753                                                                            | 72,775                                                                            | 1,466                                                                             | 512                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                 | GOA                                                                               | 347                                                                               | 345                                                                               | 2                                                                                 | 0                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                 | GUJARAT                                                                           | 35,996                                                                            | 35,996                                                                            | 0                                                                                 | 0                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                 | HARYANA                                                                           | 7,655                                                                             | 7,305                                                                             | 263                                                                               | 87                                                                                |
|                                                                                   | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                  | 54,469                                                                            | 42,583                                                                            | 11,886                                                                            |                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | 0                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                 | 15,778                                                                            | 9,481                                                                             | 6,286                                                                             | 11                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                | JHARKHAND                                                                         | 1,20,591                                                                          | 1,19,724                                                                          | 334                                                                               | 533                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                | KERALA                                                                            |                                                                                   | 6,144                                                                             | 15,049                                                                            | 327                                                                               |
|                                                                                   |                                                                                   | 21,520                                                                            |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                | MADHYA PRADESH MAHARASHTRA                                                        | 1,28,231 99,641                                                                   | 1,28,076 84,709                                                                   | 2 14,742                                                                          | 153 176                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                | MANIPUR                                                                           |                                                                                   | 2,050                                                                             | 926                                                                               |                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                | MEGHALAYA                                                                         | 2,976                                                                             | 4,124                                                                             | 6,339                                                                             | 0                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                |                                                                                   | 10,470                                                                            |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | 7                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                | MIZORAM                                                                           | 720                                                                               | 490                                                                               | 230                                                                               | 0                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                | NAGALAND                                                                          | 1,450                                                                             | 742                                                                               | 708                                                                               | 0                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                | ODISHA                                                                            | 1,57,013                                                                          | 1,54,461                                                                          | 131                                                                               | 2,421                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                | PUDUCHERRY                                                                        | 266                                                                               | 153                                                                               | 113                                                                               | 0                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                | PUNJAB                                                                            | 15,190                                                                            | 10,406                                                                            | 1,516                                                                             | 3,268                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                | RAJASTHAN                                                                         | 1,21,526                                                                          | 61,641                                                                            | 42,539                                                                            | 17,346                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                | SIKKIM                                                                            | 2,337                                                                             | 861                                                                               | 1,476                                                                             | 0                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                | TAMIL NADU                                                                        | 1,00,014                                                                          | 96,796                                                                            | 3,218                                                                             | 0                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                | TELANGANA                                                                         | 24,597                                                                            | 15,405                                                                            | 8,848                                                                             | 344                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                | TRIPURA                                                                           | 8,723                                                                             | 4,992                                                                             | 1,332                                                                             | 2,399                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                     | 2,60,018                                                                          | 2,56,865                                                                          | 1,950                                                                             | 1,203                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                | UTTARAKHAND                                                                       | 39,311                                                                            | 23,156                                                                            | 16,146                                                                            | 9                                                                                 |
|                                                                                   |                                                                                   | 17,25,808                                                                         | 13,97,480                                                                         | 2,69,465                                                                          | 58,037                                                                            |
| Total %                                                                           | Total %                                                                           | 100                                                                               | 81.02                                                                             | 15.61                                                                             | 3.36                                                                              |

Source: IMIS, DDWS