Lok Sabha Question No. 5450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Fluoride Rich Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †5450

ANSWERED ON 25 .0 7.2019

## FLUORIDE RICH WATER

## †5450. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the problem of fluoride rich water in Rajasthan is still persisting;
- (b) if so, the details of the areas which are facing this problem, district - wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to solve the problem of fluoride rich water; and
- (d) if so, the details of the efforts made in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## )

(a) & (b) Yes. A s  reported  by  Government  of  Rajasthan  in  the  Integrated  Management  Inform System (IMIS) of Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, the d - wise number of fluoride affected habitations are given at Annexure .

(c)& (d) Drinking water supply is a State subject. For improving the coverage of safe drinki rural population, this Ministry supplements the efforts of the States by providing them wit financial assistance through the centrally sponsored scheme National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).  It  is  the  State  Governments  who  plan,  design,  approve,  execute,  operate  &  main schemes for providing safe drinking water to rural population. The funds provided to the NRDWP  can be  utilized  for  taking  up  schemes  in  water  quality  affected  areas  on  priorit fluoride affected areas.

During March 2016, with the recommendation of NITI Aayog, an amount of Rs. 1000 Crores was  released  to  various  Arsenic  &  Fluoride  affected  Stat es/UTs  for  installation  of  Community  water purification plants. An amount of Rs. 431.29 Cr. was provided to Rajasthan.

In addition to this, Ministry had launched The National Water Quality Sub - Mission (NWQSM) on 22 nd March 2017 under NRDWP to provide safe drinking water to 27,544 Arsenic / Fluoride affec rural habitations in the country. An amount of Rs. 895.50 Cr. has been released to Rajasthan so far.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART S (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 5450 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2019 REGARDING ' FLUORIDE RICH WATER '

The district wise number of fluoride affected rural habitations in Rajasthan

| S.No.   | District       |   Fluoride affected |
|---------|----------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Ajmer          |                  24 |
| 2       | Alwar          |                 147 |
| 3       | Banswara       |                 104 |
| 4       | Baran          |                   2 |
| 5       | Barmer         |                 549 |
| 6       | Bharatpur      |                   4 |
| 7       | Bhilwara       |                  66 |
| 8       | Bikaner        |                   6 |
| 9       | Bundi          |                  57 |
| 10      | Chittaurgarh   |                 141 |
| 11      | Churu          |                  41 |
| 12      | Dausa          |                  97 |
| 13      | Dhaulpur       |                   0 |
| 14      | Dungarpur      |                 137 |
| 15      | Ganganagar     |                   2 |
| 16      | Hanumangarh    |                   2 |
| 17      | Jaipur         |                 108 |
| 18      | Jaisalmer      |                 273 |
| 19      | Jalor          |                 480 |
| 20      | Jhalawar       |                   8 |
| 21      | Jhunjhunun     |                  29 |
| 22      | Jodhpur        |                 315 |
| 23      | Karauli        |                  67 |
| 24      | Kota           |                  30 |
| 25      | Nagaur         |                 781 |
| 26      | Pali           |                 144 |
| 27      | Pratapgarh     |                  37 |
| 28      | Rajsamand      |                 199 |
| 29      | Sawai Madhopur |                  35 |
| 30      | Sikar          |                  31 |
| 31      | Sirohi         |                  92 |
| 32      | Tonk           |                 149 |
| 33      | Udaipur        |                  20 |
|         | Total          |                4177 |

Source: IMIS, DDWS

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