Lok Sabha Question No. 642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Access to Safe Drinking Water in Gram Panchayats
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 642 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## Access to Safe Drinking Water in Gram Panchayats

†642. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS, SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a) the number of Gram Panchayats in the country where safe drinking water (filtered water) has been provided during the last three years and the current year along with the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the status and number of such villages or Gram Panchayats in the country where safe drinking water is not available at present, State-wise;
- (c) whether there are such villages or Gram Panchayats in the country where even water is not available; and
- (d) if so, the details of such villages, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), coverage of rural drinking supply is maintained in terms of habitation and not in terms of Villages / Gram Panchayats. As reported by States on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), state-wise details of coverage of safe drinking water / increase of service level in rural habitations for last three years and current year till 10.12.2018 are at Annexure-I.
- (b) State-wise   number   of   Quality   Affected   habitations   (i.e.   containing   chemical contaminant) till 10.12.2018 is at Annexure-II.
- (c) to (d) There are no rural habitations in the country which are yet to be covered as reported by States on IMIS as on date.

(source: format c-14)

## Annexure-I

| Annexure referred to in part (a) of reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 642 due for answer on 13.12.2018   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 642 due for answer on 13.12.2018   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 642 due for answer on 13.12.2018   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 642 due for answer on 13.12.2018   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 642 due for answer on 13.12.2018   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 642 due for answer on 13.12.2018   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | coverage of safe drinking water / increase of service level in rural habitations                           | coverage of safe drinking water / increase of service level in rural habitations                           | coverage of safe drinking water / increase of service level in rural habitations                           | coverage of safe drinking water / increase of service level in rural habitations                           |
| S.No.                                                                                                      | State                                                                                                      | 2015-16                                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                                    | 2017-18                                                                                                    | 2018-19 (till 10.12.2018)                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                          | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                             | 1905                                                                                                       | 1373                                                                                                       | 1071                                                                                                       | 1352                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 143                                                                                                        | 126                                                                                                        | 114                                                                                                        | 58                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                      | 1659                                                                                                       | 382                                                                                                        | 245                                                                                                        | 540                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                      | 7189                                                                                                       | 1289                                                                                                       | 266                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                               | 3670                                                                                                       | 997                                                                                                        | 971                                                                                                        | 410                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                    | 1193                                                                                                       | 1605                                                                                                       | 1781                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                                    | 317                                                                                                        | 290                                                                                                        | 278                                                                                                        | 76                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                           | 1536                                                                                                       | 938                                                                                                        | 873                                                                                                        | 157                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                             | 233                                                                                                        | 260                                                                                                        | 322                                                                                                        | 64                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                  | 1868                                                                                                       | 3074                                                                                                       | 4007                                                                                                       | 79                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                  | 19791                                                                                                      | 17434                                                                                                      | 12448                                                                                                      | 1551                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                     | 432                                                                                                        | 291                                                                                                        | 192                                                                                                        | 96                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                             | 11478                                                                                                      | 7420                                                                                                       | 9849                                                                                                       | 4902                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                | 1566                                                                                                       | 1270                                                                                                       | 638                                                                                                        | 281                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                    | 80                                                                                                         | 103                                                                                                        | 77                                                                                                         | 8                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                  | 242                                                                                                        | 82                                                                                                         | 71                                                                                                         | 40                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                    | 28                                                                                                         | 35                                                                                                         | 20                                                                                                         | 35                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                   | 168                                                                                                        | 167                                                                                                        | 106                                                                                                        | 47                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                                     | 15224                                                                                                      | 8196                                                                                                       | 4007                                                                                                       | 9065                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                     | 251                                                                                                        | 647                                                                                                        | 1046                                                                                                       | 247                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                  | 2763                                                                                                       | 2908                                                                                                       | 3922                                                                                                       | 2769                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                     | 81                                                                                                         | 14                                                                                                         | 31                                                                                                         | 171                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                 | 1390                                                                                                       | 2910                                                                                                       | 2291                                                                                                       | 745                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                  | 1669                                                                                                       | 1121                                                                                                       | 1475                                                                                                       | 43                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                    | 938                                                                                                        | 571                                                                                                        | 142                                                                                                        | 51                                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                              | 4300                                                                                                       | 1838                                                                                                       | 403                                                                                                        | 105                                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                | 479                                                                                                        | 484                                                                                                        | 565                                                                                                        | 346                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                | 5295                                                                                                       | 5217                                                                                                       | 6200                                                                                                       | 3079                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                      | 85888                                                                                                      | 61042                                                                                                      | 53411                                                                                                      | 26323                                                                                                      |

(source: IMIS format C-17)

## Annexure-II

| Annexure referred to in part (b) of reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 642 due for answer on 13.12.2018   | Annexure referred to in part (b) of reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 642 due for answer on 13.12.2018   | Annexure referred to in part (b) of reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 642 due for answer on 13.12.2018   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                      | State                                                                                                      | No of Quality Affected Habitations till 10.12.2018                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                          | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                             | 367                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                          | 28                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                          | ASSAM                                                                                                      | 9,858                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                          | BIHAR                                                                                                      | 3,943                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                          | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                | 514                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                          | GOA                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                          | GUJARAT                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                          | HARYANA                                                                                                    | 103                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                         | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                         | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                          | 12                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                                                                  | 540                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                                                                  | 792                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                         | KERALA                                                                                                     | 327                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                         | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                             | 150                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                | 194                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                         | MANIPUR                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                         | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                          |
| 19                                                                                                         | MIZORAM                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                                         | NAGALAND                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                                         | ODISHA                                                                                                     | 2,495                                                                                                      |
| 22                                                                                                         | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                         | PUNJAB                                                                                                     | 3,148                                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                         | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                  | 18,481                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                         | SIKKIM                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                                         | TELANGANA                                                                                                  | 360                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                         | TRIPURA                                                                                                    | 2,427                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                              | 1,374                                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                | 15                                                                                                         |
| 31                                                                                                         | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                | 16,525                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                      | 61,665                                                                                                     |