Lok Sabha Question No. 3802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Water Connection to Every Household
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3802

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2021

## WATER CONNECTION TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD

## 3802. SHRIMATI  SUNITA DUGGAL:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  there  is  any  scheme  or  mission  launched  by  the  Government  to  provide  water connection in every household to empower women.

- (b) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) if so, the detail thereof along with the total number of connections provided so far and the funds allocated for the same by the Government during the last two years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   To enable every rural household to have assured potable water at service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd) through household tap connection by 2024, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), with an estimated outlay of Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore.

Assured availability of potable drinking water to every family in their homes, will improve the  quality  of  life  and  enhance  ease  of  living.  In  villages,  since  women  generally  are responsible  for  fetching  water  for  the  whole  family,  tap  water  supply  in  homes  will  bring down  their  drudgery,  ensuring  dignity  and  time  for  other  productive  activities.With  the provision of 50% women members in the Village Water & Sanitation Committee (VWSC) or Pani Samiti, which is responsible for planning, implementation, management, operation and maintenance  of  water  supply  schemes  in  villages,  and  training  of  5  persons,  preferably women in each village to test the quality of drinking water, will also empower women in rural areas.

- (b)   Doesn't arise.
- (c)   At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) on 15th August, 2019, out of 18.93 Crore rural households, only 3.23 Crore households (17%) were reported to have tap water  connections.  Since  then,  3.85  Crore  rural  households  have  been  provided  tap  water connections. Thus, as on date, out of 19.19 Crore rural households across the country, 7.08 Crore (37 %) households have tap water supply. State-wise details of central fund allocated to States/  UTs  in  2019-20  and  2020-21,  and  physical  achievements  in  terms  of  tap  water connections provided to households so far, is annexed.

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## Details of Central fund allocated to States/ UTs in 2019-20 & 2020-21 and physical achievements made under JJM

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Central fund allocated (in Rs. Crore)   | Central fund allocated (in Rs. Crore)   | No. of rural HHs given tap water connections since launch of JJM (in lakh)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT         | 2019-20                                 | 2020-21                                 | No. of rural HHs given tap water connections since launch of JJM (in lakh)   |
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 1.78                                    | 2.93                                    | 0.32                                                                         |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 372.64                                  | 790.48                                  | 11.89                                                                        |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 132.55                                  | 254.85                                  | 0.68                                                                         |
| 4.       | Assam             | 694.95                                  | 1,608.51                                | 3.81                                                                         |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 787.31                                  | 1,839.16                                | 131.30                                                                       |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 208.04                                  | 445.52                                  | 2.47                                                                         |
| 7.       | Goa               | 7.57                                    | 12.41                                   | 0.64                                                                         |
| 8.       | Gujarat           | 390.31                                  | 883.08                                  | 11.41                                                                        |
| 9.       | Haryana           | 149.95                                  | 289.52                                  | 9.17                                                                         |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 148.67                                  | 326.20                                  | 5.32                                                                         |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 322.03                                  | 681.77                                  | 3.94                                                                         |
| 12.      | Jharkhand         | 267.69                                  | 572.24                                  | 3.59                                                                         |
| 13.      | Karnataka         | 546.06                                  | 1,189.40                                | 2.77                                                                         |
| 14.      | Kerala            | 248.76                                  | 404.24                                  | 3.92                                                                         |
| 15.      | Ladakh            | 166.65                                  | 352.09                                  | 0.02                                                                         |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 571.60                                  | 1,280.13                                | 22.02                                                                        |
| 17.      | Maharashtra       | 847.97                                  | 1,828.92                                | 40.87                                                                        |
| 18.      | Manipur           | 67.69                                   | 131.80                                  | 1.86                                                                         |
| 19.      | Meghalaya         | 86.02                                   | 174.92                                  | 0.66                                                                         |
| 20.      | Mizoram           | 39.87                                   | 79.30                                   | 0.40                                                                         |
| 21.      | Nagaland          | 56.49                                   | 114.09                                  | 0.33                                                                         |
| 22.      | Odisha            | 364.74                                  | 812.15                                  | 16.46                                                                        |
| 23.      | Puducherry        | 2.50                                    | 4.64                                    | 0.11                                                                         |
| 24.      | Punjab            | 227.46                                  | 362.79                                  | 8.51                                                                         |
| 25.      | Rajasthan         | 1,301.71                                | 2,522.03                                | 7.01                                                                         |
| 26.      | Sikkim            | 15.41                                   | 31.36                                   | 0.09                                                                         |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu        | 373.87                                  | 921.99                                  | 14.92                                                                        |
| 28.      | Telangana         | 259.14                                  | 412.19                                  | 38.38                                                                        |
| 29.      | Tripura           | 107.64                                  | 156.61                                  | 1.75                                                                         |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 1,206.28                                | 2,570.94                                | 22.34                                                                        |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand       | 170.53                                  | 362.58                                  | 5.03                                                                         |
| 32.      | West Bengal       | 995.33                                  | 1,614.18                                | 11.19                                                                        |

Source: JJM-IMIS