Lok Sabha Question No. 1567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Lack of Access to Safe Drinking/Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1567

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2018

## Lack of Access to Safe Drinking/Water

## 1567. SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA: SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI NALIN KUMARKATEEL:

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

- (a) whether majority of thehouseholds have no access to safe drinkingwater and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  takenany  steps  to  find  out  the  number  ofhouseholds  without access  to  safe  drinkingwater  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  detailsthereof,  State and  districtwise;
- (c) the details of the programmes toprovide safe drinking water to all thehouseholds in the country during the lastthree years;
- (d) the funds allocated and spent onthe said programmes in the country duringthe said period, year and State-wise; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  anyproposal  to  increase  the  allocation  to  ensurethat  all  the households  should  get  accessto  safe  drinking  water  in  the  country  and  ifso,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) & (b)No, Madam. As regards to access to safe  drinking water  facility is concerned, this Ministry maintains the data in terms of rural habitations. As per information provided by State Governments  on  the  Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  of  the  Ministry, 79.48% and 16.87% of the rural habitations are categorized as Fully Covered (getting at least 40 litres per capita per day of safe water) and Partially Covered (getting less than 40 litres per capita per day of safe water) respectively. Remaining 3.65% habitations don't have access to safe  drinking  water.  State  wise  details  are  at  Annexure-I.  The  district-wise  household  data which are having access to clean drinking water across the country is being compiled which will take some time and will be submitted.

- (c) This  Ministry  administers  centrally  sponsored  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme (NRDWP)  for  providing  financial  and  technical  assistance  to  States  for  providing  safe drinking water to all the rural households in the country. During last three years, the State wise details of achievements made under NRDWP are at Annexure-II. The district-wise household data  which  are  having  access  to  clean  drinking  water  across  the  country  is  being  compiled which will take some time and will be submitted.
- (d) The  year and State-wise details  of  funds  allocated  and  spent  onthe  said  programmes  in  the country duringthe last three years are at Annexure-III.
- (e) This Ministry has proposed to Ministry of Finance to increase the allocation under NRDWP for higher coverage of drinking water supply under NRDWP.

| Annexure-I                                                         | Annexure-I                                                         | Annexure-I                                                         |
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| Annexure referred to in part (a) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (a) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (a) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 |
| S.No.                                                              | State                                                              | Nos of Quality Affected Habitations                                |
| 1                                                                  | Andaman and Nicobar                                                | 0                                                                  |
| 2                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                     | 407                                                                |
| 3                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                  | 28                                                                 |
| 4                                                                  | Assam                                                              | 9,965                                                              |
| 5                                                                  | Bihar                                                              | 3,947                                                              |
| 6                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                       | 516                                                                |
| 7                                                                  | Goa                                                                | 0                                                                  |
| 8                                                                  | Gujarat                                                            | 0                                                                  |
| 9                                                                  | Haryana                                                            | 104                                                                |
| 10                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                   | 0                                                                  |
| 11                                                                 | Jammu And Kashmir                                                  | 13                                                                 |
| 12                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                          | 540                                                                |
| 13                                                                 | Karnataka                                                          | 815                                                                |
| 14                                                                 | Kerala                                                             | 327                                                                |
| 15                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                     | 148                                                                |
| 16                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                        | 199                                                                |
| 17                                                                 | Manipur                                                            | 0                                                                  |
| 18                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                          | 7                                                                  |
| 19                                                                 | Mizoram                                                            | 0                                                                  |
| 20                                                                 | Nagaland                                                           | 4                                                                  |
| 21                                                                 | Odisha                                                             | 2,499                                                              |
| 22                                                                 | Puducherry                                                         | 0                                                                  |
| 23                                                                 | Punjab                                                             | 3,170                                                              |
| 24                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                          | 18,897                                                             |
| 25                                                                 | Sikkim                                                             | 0                                                                  |
| 26                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                         | 169                                                                |
| 27                                                                 | Telangana                                                          | 360                                                                |
| 28                                                                 | Tripura                                                            | 2,440                                                              |
| 29                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                      | 1,378                                                              |
| 30                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                        | 15                                                                 |
| 31                                                                 | West Bengal                                                        | 16,871                                                             |
| Total                                                              | Total                                                              | 62819                                                              |

| Annexure-II                                                        | Annexure-II                                                        | Annexure-II                                                        | Annexure-II                                                        | Annexure-II                                                        |
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| Annexure referred to in part (c) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (c) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (c) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (c) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (c) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 |
| Achievement of Habitation during last three years                  | Achievement of Habitation during last three years                  | Achievement of Habitation during last three years                  | Achievement of Habitation during last three years                  | Achievement of Habitation during last three years                  |
| Sr. No.                                                            | State                                                              | 2015-16                                                            | 2016-17                                                            | 2017-18                                                            |
| 1                                                                  | Andaman &Nicobar                                                   | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  |
| 2                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                     | 1905                                                               | 1373                                                               | 1071                                                               |
| 3                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                  | 143                                                                | 126                                                                | 114                                                                |
| 4                                                                  | Assam                                                              | 1659                                                               | 382                                                                | 245                                                                |
| 5                                                                  | Bihar                                                              | 7189                                                               | 1289                                                               | 266                                                                |
| 6                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                       | 3670                                                               | 997                                                                | 971                                                                |
| 7                                                                  | Goa                                                                | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  |
| 8                                                                  | Gujarat                                                            | 1193                                                               | 1605                                                               | 1781                                                               |
| 9                                                                  | Haryana                                                            | 317                                                                | 290                                                                | 278                                                                |
| 10                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                   | 1536                                                               | 938                                                                | 873                                                                |
| 11                                                                 | Jammu &Kashmir                                                     | 233                                                                | 260                                                                | 322                                                                |
| 12                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                          | 1868                                                               | 3074                                                               | 4007                                                               |
| 13                                                                 | Karnataka                                                          | 19791                                                              | 17434                                                              | 12448                                                              |
| 14                                                                 | Kerala                                                             | 432                                                                | 291                                                                | 192                                                                |
| 15                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                     | 11478                                                              | 7420                                                               | 9849                                                               |
| 16                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                        | 1566                                                               | 1270                                                               | 638                                                                |
| 17                                                                 | Manipur                                                            | 80                                                                 | 103                                                                | 77                                                                 |
| 18                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                          | 242                                                                | 82                                                                 | 71                                                                 |
| 19                                                                 | Mizoram                                                            | 28                                                                 | 35                                                                 | 20                                                                 |
| 20                                                                 | Nagaland                                                           | 168                                                                | 167                                                                | 106                                                                |
| 21                                                                 | Odisha                                                             | 15224                                                              | 8196                                                               | 4007                                                               |
| 22                                                                 | Puducherry                                                         | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  | 0                                                                  |
| 23                                                                 | Punjab                                                             | 251                                                                | 647                                                                | 1046                                                               |
| 24                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                          | 2763                                                               | 2908                                                               | 3922                                                               |
| 25                                                                 | Sikkim                                                             | 81                                                                 | 14                                                                 | 31                                                                 |
| 26                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                         | 1390                                                               | 2910                                                               | 2291                                                               |
| 27                                                                 | Telangana                                                          | 1669                                                               | 1121                                                               | 1475                                                               |
| 28                                                                 | Tripura                                                            | 938                                                                | 571                                                                | 142                                                                |
| 29                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                      | 4300                                                               | 1838                                                               | 403                                                                |
| 30                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                        | 479                                                                | 484                                                                | 565                                                                |
| 31                                                                 | West Bengal                                                        | 5295                                                               | 5217                                                               | 6200                                                               |
| Total                                                              | Total                                                              | 85888                                                              | 61042                                                              | 53411                                                              |

|                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                                    | Annexure-III                                                       | Annexure-III                                                       |
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| Annexure referred to in part (d) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (d) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (d) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (d) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (d) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (d) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (d) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 | Annexure referred to in part (d) of LS USQ No. 1567 for 26.07.2018 |
|                                                                    |                                                                    | 2015-16                                                            | 2015-16                                                            |                                                                    |                                                                    | (Rs. in Crores)                                                    | (Rs. in Crores)                                                    |
| S.No.                                                              | State                                                              | Allocation                                                         | Release                                                            | 2016-17 Allocation                                                 | Release                                                            | 2017-18 Allocation                                                 | Release                                                            |
| 1                                                                  | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR                                                | 0.38                                                               | 0.16                                                               | 0.45                                                               | 0.22                                                               | 0.43                                                               | 0.00                                                               |
| 2                                                                  | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                     | 156.69                                                             | 170.05                                                             | 181.02                                                             | 204.00                                                             | 159.51                                                             | 233.09                                                             |
| 3                                                                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                  | 58.08                                                              | 65.40                                                              | 100.89                                                             | 110.84                                                             | 99.12                                                              | 84.69                                                              |
| 4                                                                  | ASSAM                                                              | 267.87                                                             | 284.11                                                             | 401.43                                                             | 348.06                                                             | 524.10                                                             | 474.80                                                             |
| 5                                                                  | BIHAR                                                              | 227.65                                                             | 202.73                                                             | 314.79                                                             | 373.81                                                             | 394.53                                                             | 355.60                                                             |
| 6                                                                  | CHATTISGARH                                                        | 63.69                                                              | 60.83                                                              | 70.65                                                              | 84.28                                                              | 64.33                                                              | 49.84                                                              |
| 7                                                                  | GOA                                                                | 2.08                                                               | 1.66                                                               | 2.44                                                               | 1.19                                                               | 2.32                                                               | 0.00                                                               |
| 8                                                                  | GUJARAT                                                            | 240.13                                                             | 238.91                                                             | 281.14                                                             | 278.5                                                              | 231.62                                                             | 290.86                                                             |
| 9                                                                  | HARYANA                                                            | 97.65                                                              | 122.65                                                             | 114.53                                                             | 111.53                                                             | 118.95                                                             | 88.82                                                              |
| 10                                                                 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                   | 65.20                                                              | 64.38                                                              | 69.65                                                              | 83.31                                                              | 66.02                                                              | 101.85                                                             |
| 11                                                                 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                  | 199.4                                                              | 192.12                                                             | 232.88                                                             | 225.14                                                             | 222.26                                                             | 325.33                                                             |
| 12                                                                 | JHARKHAND                                                          | 126.85                                                             | 132.09                                                             | 115.86                                                             | 131.74                                                             | 172.68                                                             | 209.09                                                             |
| 13                                                                 | KARNATAKA                                                          | 307.62                                                             | 278.08                                                             | 360.07                                                             | 343.72                                                             | 290.86                                                             | 365.81                                                             |
| 14                                                                 | KERALA                                                             | 52.78                                                              | 48.05                                                              | 62.54                                                              | 75.22                                                              | 56.88                                                              | 95.16                                                              |
| 15                                                                 | MADHYA PRADESH                                                     | 181.76                                                             | 193.73                                                             | 213.87                                                             | 232.26                                                             | 195.67                                                             | 135.51                                                             |
| 16                                                                 | MAHARASHTRA                                                        | 344.16                                                             | 330.88                                                             | 413.57                                                             | 404.45                                                             | 338.13                                                             | 282.47                                                             |
| 17                                                                 | MANIPUR                                                            | 28.98                                                              | 27.92                                                              | 41.83                                                              | 40.61                                                              | 32.20                                                              | 66.25                                                              |
| 18                                                                 | MEGHALAYA                                                          | 30.52                                                              | 31.24                                                              | 42.02                                                              | 40.42                                                              | 41.86                                                              | 85.91                                                              |
| 19                                                                 | MIZORAM                                                            | 17.71                                                              | 17.32                                                              | 25.33                                                              | 24.49                                                              | 22.40                                                              | 46.10                                                              |
| 20                                                                 | NAGALAND                                                           | 39.27                                                              | 38.53                                                              | 37.93                                                              | 36.84                                                              | 27.66                                                              | 17.88                                                              |
| 21                                                                 | ODISHA                                                             | 96.90                                                              | 103.19                                                             | 114.99                                                             | 134.96                                                             | 102.69                                                             | 83.59                                                              |
| 22                                                                 | PUDUCHERRY                                                         | 0.74                                                               | 0.00                                                               | 0.86                                                               | 0.29                                                               | 0.82                                                               | 0.00                                                               |
| 23                                                                 | PUNJAB                                                             | 39.77                                                              | 42.79                                                              | 46.02                                                              | 51.89                                                              | 115.25                                                             | 173.29                                                             |
| 24                                                                 | RAJASTHAN                                                          | 547.17                                                             | 526.75                                                             | 1,114.55                                                           | 1072.92                                                            | 891.95                                                             | 714.24                                                             |
| 25                                                                 | SIKKIM                                                             | 10.64                                                              | 12.05                                                              | 14.77                                                              | 19.42                                                              | 9.30                                                               | 17.51                                                              |
| 26                                                                 | TAMIL NADU                                                         | 167.46                                                             | 182.35                                                             | 155.29                                                             | 174.68                                                             | 121.61                                                             | 185.10                                                             |
| 27                                                                 | TELANGANA                                                          | 88.77                                                              | 97.71                                                              | 117.03                                                             | 133.09                                                             | 775.01                                                             | 843.56                                                             |
| 28                                                                 | TRIPURA                                                            | 28.07                                                              | 31.68                                                              | 39.48                                                              | 43.73                                                              | 32.26                                                              | 83.93                                                              |
| 29                                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                                      | 454.93                                                             | 490.31                                                             | 628.08                                                             | 621.95                                                             |                                                                    | 472.42                                                             |
|                                                                    |                                                                    | 63.57                                                              |                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                                    | 538.99                                                             |                                                                    |
| 30                                                                 | UTTARAKHAND                                                        |                                                                    | 60.06                                                              | 90.88                                                              | 88.19                                                              | 68.42                                                              | 110.28                                                             |