Lok Sabha Question No. 5350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Piped Water Facilities to Gram Panchayats
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5350 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## Piped Water Facilities to Gram Panchayats

## 5350. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided piped water facilities to Gram Panchayats under any scheme and if so, the State-wise details thereof including Jharkhand;
- (b)  the  time-frame  by  which similar  facilities  are  likely  to  be  extended  to  the  remaining Gram Panchayats in the country; and
- (c) the details of the action plan formulated in this regard and the deadline, if any, fixed to complete this task?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FORJAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a) Water is a State subject. Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), this  Ministry  provides  technical  &  financial  assistance  to  the  states  to  improve  the coverage  of  safe  drinking  water  in  rural  areas.  This  Ministry  maintains  information regarding coverage of piped drinking water supply in terms of rural habitations and not in  terms  of  Gram  Panchayats.  As  per  information  entered  by  States  on  Integrated Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  of  this  Ministry,  State-wise  details  of habitations and population covered with piped water supply (PWS) is at Annexure .
- (b)  & (c)  As  announced in the Union Budget Speech 2019-20, it has been envisaged to ensure  piped  water  supply  to  all  rural  households  by  2024  under  the  Jal  Jeevan Mission. This Programme, under the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, will  focus  on  integrated  demand and supply  side management of water  at  the  local level, including creation of local infrastructure for source sustainability like rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and management of household wastewater for reuse.

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## Annexure

| Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarredQ.No. 5350 for answer on 25.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarredQ.No. 5350 for answer on 25.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarredQ.No. 5350 for answer on 25.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarredQ.No. 5350 for answer on 25.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarredQ.No. 5350 for answer on 25.07.2019   | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha unstarredQ.No. 5350 for answer on 25.07.2019   |
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| Details of Piped Water Supply (PWS) habitations and population                               | Details of Piped Water Supply (PWS) habitations and population                               | Details of Piped Water Supply (PWS) habitations and population                               | Details of Piped Water Supply (PWS) habitations and population                               | Details of Piped Water Supply (PWS) habitations and population                               | Details of Piped Water Supply (PWS) habitations and population                               |
| Sr. No.                                                                                      | State                                                                                        | Nos. of rural habitations                                                                    | Total rural population (in Lakhs)                                                            | Nos. of PWS habitations                                                                      | PWS population (in Lakhs)                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                            | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR                                                                             | 400                                                                                          | 2.65                                                                                         | 254                                                                                          | 2.4                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                               | 48,895                                                                                       | 368.29                                                                                       | 42,076                                                                                       | 348.46                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                            | 7,525                                                                                        | 12.41                                                                                        | 3,839                                                                                        | 7.79                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                            | ASSAM                                                                                        | 88,076                                                                                       | 296.25                                                                                       | 36,287                                                                                       | 137.74                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                            | BIHAR                                                                                        | 1,10,218                                                                                     | 994.33                                                                                       | 8,593                                                                                        | 116.41                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                            | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                 | 74,753                                                                                       | 197.99                                                                                       | 15,933                                                                                       | 71.72                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                            | GOA                                                                                          | 347                                                                                          | 7.31                                                                                         | 0                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                            | GUJARAT                                                                                      | 35,996                                                                                       | 369.89                                                                                       | 32,942                                                                                       | 352.31                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                            | HARYANA                                                                                      | 7,655                                                                                        | 185.06                                                                                       | 7,544                                                                                        | 178.48                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                           | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                             | 54,469                                                                                       | 67.74                                                                                        | 52,874                                                                                       | 63.73                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                           | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                               | 15,778                                                                                       | 101.26                                                                                       | 14,881                                                                                       | 93.44                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                           | JHARKHAND                                                                                    | 1,20,591                                                                                     | 273.33                                                                                       | 18,060                                                                                       | 69.58                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                           | KARNATAKA                                                                                    | 59,774                                                                                       | 395.15                                                                                       | 52,393                                                                                       | 378.68                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                           | KERALA                                                                                       | 21,520                                                                                       | 464.71                                                                                       | 21,204                                                                                       | 453.01                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                           | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                | 1,28,231                                                                                     | 527.2                                                                                        | 23,328                                                                                       | 215.23                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                           | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                  | 99,641                                                                                       | 633.18                                                                                       | 67,916                                                                                       | 524.92                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                           | MANIPUR                                                                                      | 2,976                                                                                        | 23.62                                                                                        | 2,750                                                                                        | 22.73                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                           | MEGHALAYA                                                                                    | 10,470                                                                                       | 26.03                                                                                        | 6,044                                                                                        | 17.13                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                           | MIZORAM                                                                                      | 720                                                                                          | 5.19                                                                                         | 689                                                                                          | 4.88                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                           | NAGALAND                                                                                     | 1,450                                                                                        | 16.74                                                                                        | 1,399                                                                                        | 15.62                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                           | ODISHA                                                                                       | 1,57,013                                                                                     | 357.87                                                                                       | 45,387                                                                                       | 165.58                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                           | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                   | 266                                                                                          | 4.38                                                                                         | 119                                                                                          | 2.47                                                                                         |
| 23                                                                                           | PUNJAB                                                                                       | 15,190                                                                                       | 177.16                                                                                       | 13,094                                                                                       | 161.38                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                           | RAJASTHAN                                                                                    | 1,21,526                                                                                     | 507.19                                                                                       | 47,174                                                                                       | 262.16                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                           | SIKKIM                                                                                       | 2,337                                                                                        | 4.94                                                                                         | 2,096                                                                                        | 4.55                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                           | TAMIL NADU                                                                                   | 1,00,014                                                                                     | 395.56                                                                                       | 100,393                                                                                      | 392.35                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                           | TELANGANA                                                                                    | 24,597                                                                                       | 225.36                                                                                       | 22,981                                                                                       | 219.15                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                           | TRIPURA                                                                                      | 8,723                                                                                        | 44.92                                                                                        | 6,711                                                                                        | 38.37                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                           | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                | 2,60,018                                                                                     | 1,673.52                                                                                     | 26,230                                                                                       | 253.48                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                           | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                  | 39,311                                                                                       | 71.93                                                                                        | 38,428                                                                                       | 53.08                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                           | WEST BENGAL                                                                                  | 1,07,328                                                                                     | 751.42                                                                                       | 43,382                                                                                       | 326.91                                                                                       |
|                                                                                              | Total                                                                                        | 17,25,808                                                                                    | 9,182.58                                                                                     | 755,001                                                                                      | 4,953.74                                                                                     |

(Source: IMIS, DDWS)