Lok Sabha Question No. 3862 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Issues Related to Clean Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3862 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2019

## Issues Related to Clean Drinking Water

## †3862. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA, SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS, SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI, SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  percentage  of  the people  who  have access  to  clean  drinking  water  in  the country, State-wise;
- (b) the number of proposals forwarded by the States which are lying pending with this Ministry along with the details of amount of funds sought by the State Governments for providing clean drinking water to the people, State-wise;
- (c) the number and names of the States in which safe drinking water is available to more than ninety percent people; and
- (d) the  details of the  works  done or proposed to be done by the 'National Centre for Drinking Water, Sanitation and Quality' so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) 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),  Partially  Covered  habitations  (i.e.  getting less than 40 lpcd) and Quality Affected habitations (i.e. getting water from sources which are contaminated with at least one chemical contaminant). As reported by States / UT on Integrated Management  Information System (IMIS), State-wisepercentage of Fully covered, Partially covered and Quality Affected population is at Annexure .

(b)  Under  NRDWP,  the  proposals  for  rural  drinking  water  supply  do  not  come  to  the Ministry for approval. Funds under NRDWP are released to all States based on Weightage for  various  criteria  as  stipulated  in  NRDWP  Guidelines.    Proposals  along  with  requisite documents for Externally Aided Projects received from the States are technically examined by  this  Ministry  and  accordingly,  recommendation  made  to  Department  of  Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance for further consideration and approval of the same.

(c) This Ministry monitors rural drinking water supply in 29 States and 2 Union Territories (UTs) [Andaman& Nicobar and Puducherry]. As per information available on IMIS, there are 24 States and 2 UTs (Andhra Pradesh,Arunachal Pradesh,Bihar,Chhattisgarh,Goa,Gujarat,Haryana,Himachal Pradesh,Jammu and Kashmir,Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Odisha,  Sikkim,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,Uttar  Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andaman& Nicobar and Puducherry)wheresafe drinking water is available to more than ninety percent people.

(d)  The  construction  of  National  Centre  for  Drinking  Water,  Sanitation  and  Quality (NCDWS&Q) is under progress at Kolkata. As per the latest information available with the Ministry, 50% of construction work has been completed and remaining work is scheduled to be completed by December, 2019.

Annexure

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3862 due for reply on 03.01.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3862 due for reply on 03.01.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3862 due for reply on 03.01.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3862 due for reply on 03.01.2019   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 3862 due for reply on 03.01.2019   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                              | State                                                                                                              | Fully covered population (in %)                                                                                    | Partially Covered Population (in %)                                                                                | Quality Affected Population (in %)                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                  | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR                                                                                                | 88.68                                                                                                              | 11.32                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                     | 66.00                                                                                                              | 33.21                                                                                                              | 0.79                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                  | 48.99                                                                                                              | 50.60                                                                                                              | 0.40                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                  | ASSAM                                                                                                              | 58.29                                                                                                              | 29.23                                                                                                              | 12.48                                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                                  | BIHAR                                                                                                              | 58.08                                                                                                              | 37.50                                                                                                              | 4.42                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                  | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                        | 97.28                                                                                                              | 1.92                                                                                                               | 0.80                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                  | GOA                                                                                                                | 99.86                                                                                                              | 0.14                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                                                  | GUJARAT                                                                                                            | 100.00                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                  | HARYANA                                                                                                            | 97.05                                                                                                              | 1.55                                                                                                               | 1.40                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                   | 83.29                                                                                                              | 16.71                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                  | 62.49                                                                                                              | 37.24                                                                                                              | 0.27                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                 | JHARKHAND                                                                                                          | 98.70                                                                                                              | 0.58                                                                                                               | 0.72                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                 | KARNATAKA                                                                                                          | 49.26                                                                                                              | 49.49                                                                                                              | 1.25                                                                                                               |
| 14                                                                                                                 | KERALA                                                                                                             | 27.04                                                                                                              | 71.36                                                                                                              | 1.60                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                 | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                                      | 99.89                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                               | 0.11                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                 | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                        | 84.32                                                                                                              | 15.03                                                                                                              | 0.65                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                 | MANIPUR                                                                                                            | 74.39                                                                                                              | 25.65                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                 | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                          | 41.87                                                                                                              | 57.84                                                                                                              | 0.28                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                 | MIZORAM                                                                                                            | 69.94                                                                                                              | 30.06                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                                 | NAGALAND                                                                                                           | 55.97                                                                                                              | 43.97                                                                                                              | 0.12                                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                                 | ODISHA                                                                                                             | 97.70                                                                                                              | 0.15                                                                                                               | 2.15                                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                                 | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                         | 69.86                                                                                                              | 30.14                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                 | PUNJAB                                                                                                             | 72.79                                                                                                              | 5.73                                                                                                               | 21.48                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                                 | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                          | 50.42                                                                                                              | 36.61                                                                                                              | 12.97                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                 | SIKKIM                                                                                                             | 35.89                                                                                                              | 64.11                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                 | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                         | 96.00                                                                                                              | 4.00                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                 | TELANGANA                                                                                                          | 58.98                                                                                                              | 38.50                                                                                                              | 2.53                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                                 | TRIPURA                                                                                                            | 59.75                                                                                                              | 14.83                                                                                                              | 25.40                                                                                                              |
| 29                                                                                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                      | 98.45                                                                                                              | 0.76                                                                                                               | 0.79                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                                 | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                        | 58.93                                                                                                              | 40.01                                                                                                              | 1.06                                                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                                                 | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                        | 46.36                                                                                                              | 32.42                                                                                                              | 21.22                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                    | National Average                                                                                                   | 74.94                                                                                                              | 20.61                                                                                                              | 4.45                                                                                                               |