Lok Sabha Question No. 1799 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Water Scarcity in Rural Areas
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1799 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2018

## Water Scarcity in Rural Areas

## †1799. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of DRINKINGWATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) the State-wise total number of rural settlements in the country;

(b) the number of rural settlements out of the same where clean drinking water is available;

(c) whether the Government is aware that there is major scarcity of drinking water especially in villages;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether recently there has been a heavy decline in the level of water bodies in rural areas; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## ANSWER (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) The State-wise rural habitations (say settlements) in the country is at Annexure-I .

(b)  Under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP),  coverage  of  safe drinking water  is maintained  in terms of  Fully  Covered habitations  (i.e.  getting more than  40  litre  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd)  safe  drinking  water)  and  Partially  Covered habitations (i.e. getting less than 40 lpcd safe drinking water). The number of such rural habitations which are getting safe drinking water is at Annexure-II .

(c)  &  (d)  As  per  the  information  furnished  by  the  Stateson  Integrated  Management Information  System  (IMIS)  of  the  Ministry, 16.03% of  total  rural habitation  is being provided  less  than  40  litres  per  capita  per  day  drinking  water  and  3.58%  of  rural habitations do not have access to safe drinking water.

(e) & (f) The decline in the level of water bodies happens due to low rainfall & lesser rainy days and excessive drawl of water by other sectors such as Agriculture, Industry & Commerce.  The States can take up water conservation schemes through convergence of  various  Central Government and State Government Schemes available for the said purpose.

## Annexure-I

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 1799 due for reply on 20.12.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 1799 due for reply on 20.12.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 1799 due for reply on 20.12.2018   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                      | State                                                                                                      | Total No of Habitations                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                          | ANDAMANand NICOBAR                                                                                         | 400                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                             | 48,363                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                          | 7,525                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                          | ASSAM                                                                                                      | 88,047                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                          | BIHAR                                                                                                      | 1,10,218                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                          | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                | 74,619                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                          | GOA                                                                                                        | 347                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                          | GUJARAT                                                                                                    | 35,996                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                          | HARYANA                                                                                                    | 7,517                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                         | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                           | 53,269                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                         | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                          | 15,778                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                                                                  | 1,19,832                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                                                                  | 59,774                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                         | KERALA                                                                                                     | 21,520                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                         | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                              | 1,27,448                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                | 99,533                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                         | MANIPUR                                                                                                    | 2,962                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                         | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                  | 9,980                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                         | MIZORAM                                                                                                    | 718                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                         | NAGALAND                                                                                                   | 1,450                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                         | ODISHA                                                                                                     | 1,57,013                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                         | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                 | 266                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                         | PUNJAB                                                                                                     | 15,038                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                         | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                  | 1,21,526                                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                                         | SIKKIM                                                                                                     | 2,076                                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                 | 1,00,014                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                         | TELANGANA                                                                                                  | 24,359                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                         | TRIPURA                                                                                                    | 8,723                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                              | 2,60,018                                                                                                   |
| 30                                                                                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                | 39,311                                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                                         | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                | 1,05,669                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                      | 17,19,309                                                                                                  |

(source: format C-17)

Annexure-II

| S.No.   | State              | No of Fully Covered Habitations   | No of Partially Covered Habitations   |
|---------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDAMANand NICOBAR | 324                               | 76                                    |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 34,604                            | 13,392                                |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 3,210                             | 4,287                                 |
| 4       | ASSAM              | 54,932                            | 23,262                                |
| 5       | BIHAR              | 70,618                            | 35,682                                |
| 6       | CHATTISGARH        | 72,966                            | 1,140                                 |
| 7       | GOA                | 345                               | 2                                     |
| 8       | GUJARAT            | 35,996                            | 0                                     |
| 9       | HARYANA            | 7,298                             | 116                                   |
| 10      | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 43,094                            | 10,175                                |
| 11      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR  | 9,292                             | 6,474                                 |
| 12      | JHARKHAND          | 1,19,022                          | 270                                   |
| 13      | KARNATAKA          | 23,452                            | 35,545                                |
| 14      | KERALA             | 6,052                             | 15,141                                |
| 15      | MADHYAPRADESH      | 1,27,298                          | 0                                     |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA        | 89,427                            | 9,912                                 |
| 17      | MANIPUR            | 2,133                             | 829                                   |
| 18      | MEGHALAYA          | 3,983                             | 5,990                                 |
| 19      | MIZORAM            | 487                               | 231                                   |
| 20      | NAGALAND           | 735                               | 711                                   |
| 21      | ODISHA             | 1,54,386                          | 133                                   |
| 22      | PUDUCHERRY         | 153                               | 113                                   |
| 23      | PUNJAB             | 10,534                            | 1,358                                 |
| 24      | RAJASTHAN          | 59,070                            | 43,975                                |
| 25      | SIKKIM             | 830                               | 1,246                                 |
| 26      | TAMIL NADU         | 96,037                            | 3,976                                 |
| 27      | TELANGANA          | 15,144                            | 8,865                                 |
| 28      | TRIPURA            | 4,935                             | 1,361                                 |
| 29      | UTTAR PRADESH      | 2,56,468                          | 2,176                                 |
| 30      | UTTARAKHAND        | 22,781                            | 16,515                                |
| 31      | WEST BENGAL        | 56,574                            | 32,570                                |
|         | Total              | 13,82,180                         | 2,75,523                              |

(source: format C-17)