Lok Sabha Question No. 371 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Mineral Water and Soft Drink Bottling Plants
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*371

ANSWERED ON 18 . 07.201 9

## MINERAL WATER AND SO FT DRINK BOTTLING PL ANTS

| †*371.                                                                                         | SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY                                                                     |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to                                                  | Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to                                                  |
| (a) the number of mineral water and soft drink bottling plants working in the country, - wise; | (a) the number of mineral water and soft drink bottling plants working in the country, - wise; |
| (b) the number of plants, out of these, granted permission by the Central Ground or            | (b) the number of plants, out of these, granted permission by the Central Ground or            |
| Union or State Governments or any other competent authority and the quantum of ground          | Union or State Governments or any other competent authority and the quantum of ground          |
| these plants during the last three                                                             | these plants during the last three                                                             |
| (c) whether ground water is provided free of cost to them and if so, the details               | (c) whether ground water is provided free of cost to them and if so, the details               |
| (d) the measur es being taken by the Government to stop excessive use of water resources;      | (d) the measur es being taken by the Government to stop excessive use of water resources;      |
| (e) whether the Government proposes to fix their rates keeping in view their commercial        | (e) whether the Government proposes to fix their rates keeping in view their commercial        |
| details thereof?                                                                               | details thereof?                                                                               |
| ANSWER                                                                                         | ANSWER                                                                                         |
| THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI                                                                     | THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI                                                                     |
| (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKH AWAT)                                                               | (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKH AWAT)                                                               |
| (a)to (e)                                                                                      | A statement is laid on the Table of                                                            |

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART S (a)  TO  (e)  OF  STARRED  QUESTION NO. † *371 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 1 8 .07.2019 REGARDING 'MINERAL WATER AND SOFT DRINK BOTTLING PLANTS' ASKED BY SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY , M.P

(a) & (b)As per information available from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), S tate -wise details of number of license s issued to packaged drinking water, mineral water and carbonated beve units/bottling plants in the country are at Annexure - I .

State wise number of N o O bjection C ertificate s (NOC) granted by C entral G round W aterA uthority (CGWA) to  Mineral  water,  Packaged  Drinking  Water,  Soft  Drink  Bottling  Plants  and  Beverage during the last three years (1.4.2016 to 31.3.2019) along with quantum of ground water withdraw is given in Annexure II .

(c)  to  (e) Central  Ground  Water  Auth ority  (CGWA)  has  been  constituted  under  Section  3(3)  of 'Environment (Protection) Act, 1986' for the purpose of regulation and control of ground water development and management in the Country. CGWA grants No Objection Certificates for ground water abs traction, in 23 States/UTs, through guidelines which are modified from time to time. Rest of the States / UTs ground water development through their own Acts, notifications or Government Orders. Further, also appointed the District Magistrate / District Collector of each Revenue District and Regional Di CGWB in these States as Authorized Officers, with power to enforce compliance of NOC conditions.

As  per  the  groundwater  regulation  guidelines,  industries  are  mandatorily  required  t groundwater  recharge  measures  commensurate  to  the  quantum  of  water  abstraction  approved  by Further, CGWA, in its latest water regulation guidelines notifie d vide Gazette Notification SO 6140(E) date 12.12.2018 had proposed introduction of Water  Conservation Fee (WCF). However, Hon'ble NGT vide its order dated 03.01.2019 has directed that the notified guidelines may not be given effect to.

As perinformation received from Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs , the Model Building Bye Laws, 2016, has been issued for guidance of the States/UTs which has a chapter on 'Rainwater Harvesting'.  The provisions  of  this  chapter  are  applicable  to  all  the  buildi ngs.  32  States  /  UTs  have  adopted  the  rainwa harvesting provisions. The implementation of the rainwater harvesting policy comes within the p State Government/Urban Local Body / Urban Development Authority .

In addition, for enhancing water use efficiency, the Central Government is promoting micro - irrigati n systems, Command Area Development works, Participatory Irrigation Management, recycle and reuse amongst others.

Further, Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  has  written  a  let ter  to  all  Sarpanchs  on  08.06.2019  regarding importance of water conservation and rain harvesting and exhorted them to adopt all appropriat make water conservation a mass movement.

The  issue of  sustainable  water  management  was alsodiscussed  with  the  concerned  Ministers  an officials of the State Governments by Minister ,Jal Shakti in a meeting held on 11.6.2019.

An  'Inter  Ministerial  Committee'  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Secretary  (WR,  RD  &  GR)  has  been constituted to take forward t he subject of 'Water Conservation Related Activities for Optimum Utilization of Monsoon Rainfall' which meets from time to time to discuss the issue of water conservation. The Committee includes  officers  from  different  States/UTs.  Last  meeting  of  the  Inter - Ministerial  Committee  was  held  on 01/05/2019.

Cabinet Secretary alsodiscussed the issue of water management with the Chief Secretaries of the Sta through video - conference on 21.05.2019.

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Annexure referr ed to in reply to part (a) & (b) of S tarred Q.No. †* 371 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 18.0 7.2019 regarding ' Mineral Water and Soft Drink Bottling Plants '

## State - wise data on number of license issued byFSSAIto Mineral Water, Packaged Drinking Water and Carbonated Beverages Units/Bott ling Plants in the country

| State                     |   State License |   Central License |
|---------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |              11 |                 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh            |             699 |               155 |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |              14 |                 3 |
| Assam                     |             574 |               894 |
| Bihar                     |             176 |                46 |
| Chandigarh                |              14 |                 2 |
| Chhattisgarh              |             210 |                12 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |               7 |                 6 |
| Daman & Diu               |              12 |                11 |
| Delhi                     |             851 |               226 |
| Goa                       |              72 |                17 |
| Gujarat                   |            1406 |               498 |
| Haryana                   |             455 |               385 |
| Himachal Pradesh          |             105 |               185 |
| Jammu & Kashmir           |             115 |                70 |
| Jharkhand                 |              54 |                39 |
| Karnataka                 |            1699 |               300 |
| Kerala                    |            1160 |               226 |
| Lakshadweep               |               2 |                 0 |
| Madhya Pradesh            |             597 |               140 |
| Maharashtra               |            1882 |              1438 |
| Manipur                   |              49 |                 3 |
| Meghalaya                 |              10 |                 6 |
| Mizoram                   |              22 |                 0 |
| Orissa                    |             318 |                44 |
| Puducherry                |              53 |                 2 |
| Punjab                    |             688 |               238 |
| Rajasthan                 |             694 |               153 |
| Sikkim                    |               1 |                 0 |
| Tamil Nadu                |            3299 |               486 |
| Telangana                 |             488 |               137 |
| Tripura                   |               8 |                21 |
| Uttar Pradesh             |             883 |               482 |
| Uttarakhand               |             257 |               185 |
| West Bengal               |             722 |               627 |
| Grand Total               |           17607 |              7047 |

## ANNEXURE -II

Annexure  referr ed  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  Starred  Question No. †* 371  to  be  answered  in  Lok Sabha  on 18.0 7.2019 regarding ' Mineral Water and Soft Drink Bottling Plants '

| Details of NOCs granted to Mineral Water, Packaged Drinking Water, Soft drink and Beverage units by CGWA last 3 years ( 1.4. 2016-31.3.20 19)   | Details of NOCs granted to Mineral Water, Packaged Drinking Water, Soft drink and Beverage units by CGWA last 3 years ( 1.4. 2016-31.3.20 19)   | Details of NOCs granted to Mineral Water, Packaged Drinking Water, Soft drink and Beverage units by CGWA last 3 years ( 1.4. 2016-31.3.20 19)   | Details of NOCs granted to Mineral Water, Packaged Drinking Water, Soft drink and Beverage units by CGWA last 3 years ( 1.4. 2016-31.3.20 19)   | Details of NOCs granted to Mineral Water, Packaged Drinking Water, Soft drink and Beverage units by CGWA last 3 years ( 1.4. 2016-31.3.20 19)   | Details of NOCs granted to Mineral Water, Packaged Drinking Water, Soft drink and Beverage units by CGWA last 3 years ( 1.4. 2016-31.3.20 19)   | Details of NOCs granted to Mineral Water, Packaged Drinking Water, Soft drink and Beverage units by CGWA last 3 years ( 1.4. 2016-31.3.20 19)   | Details of NOCs granted to Mineral Water, Packaged Drinking Water, Soft drink and Beverage units by CGWA last 3 years ( 1.4. 2016-31.3.20 19)   | Details of NOCs granted to Mineral Water, Packaged Drinking Water, Soft drink and Beverage units by CGWA last 3 years ( 1.4. 2016-31.3.20 19)   | Details of NOCs granted to Mineral Water, Packaged Drinking Water, Soft drink and Beverage units by CGWA last 3 years ( 1.4. 2016-31.3.20 19)   | Details of NOCs granted to Mineral Water, Packaged Drinking Water, Soft drink and Beverage units by CGWA last 3 years ( 1.4. 2016-31.3.20 19)   |
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| State                                                                                                                                           | Mineral Water Industry                                                                                                                          | Mineral Water Industry                                                                                                                          | Package Drinking Water                                                                                                                          | Package Drinking Water                                                                                                                          | Soft drink Industry                                                                                                                             | Soft drink Industry                                                                                                                             | Beverages                                                                                                                                       | Beverages                                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                                                           |
| State                                                                                                                                           | No. of NOCs                                                                                                                                     | Quantum m3/year                                                                                                                                 | No. of NOCs                                                                                                                                     | Quantum m3/year                                                                                                                                 | No. of NOCs                                                                                                                                     | Quantum m3/year                                                                                                                                 | No. of NOCs                                                                                                                                     | Quantum m3/year                                                                                                                                 | No. of NOCs                                                                                                                                     | Quantum m3/year                                                                                                                                 |
| AR UNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                               | 43160                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                               | 43160                                                                                                                                           |
| ASSAM                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 47                                                                                                                                              | 623475                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                               | 158865                                                                                                                                          | 50                                                                                                                                              | 782340                                                                                                                                          |
| B IHAR                                                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                               | 6520                                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                                               | 19536                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                               | 136532                                                                                                                                          | 13                                                                                                                                              | 162588                                                                                                                                          |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                               | 10800                                                                                                                                           | 15                                                                                                                                              | 107736.25                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                               | 277650                                                                                                                                          | 18                                                                                                                                              | 396186.25                                                                                                                                       |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                               | 8112                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                               | 276000                                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                               | 284112                                                                                                                                          |
| H ARYANA                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                               | 306120                                                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                               | 306120                                                                                                                                          |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                               | 14700                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                               | 14700                                                                                                                                           |
| M ADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                               | 72509                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                               | 162300                                                                                                                                          | 6                                                                                                                                               | 234809                                                                                                                                          |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                               | 29850                                                                                                                                           | 19                                                                                                                                              | 152935                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                               | 58245                                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                               | 95312                                                                                                                                           | 26                                                                                                                                              | 336342                                                                                                                                          |
| M ANIPUR                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                               | 8060                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                               | 8060                                                                                                                                            |
| M EGHALAYA                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                               | 31760                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                               | 31760                                                                                                                                           |
| NAGALAND                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                               | 5000                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                               | 5000                                                                                                                                            |
| O DISHA                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                                               | 62696.5                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 34                                                                                                                                              | 364687.5                                                                                                                                        | 40                                                                                                                                              | 427384                                                                                                                                          |
| PUNJAB                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                               | 105000                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                               | 18000                                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                               | 721660                                                                                                                                          | 6                                                                                                                                               | 844660                                                                                                                                          |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                               | 48000                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                               | 520410                                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                               | 568410                                                                                                                                          |
| TRIPURA                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                               | 30195                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                               | 30195                                                                                                                                           |
| U TTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                               | 14300                                                                                                                                           | 21                                                                                                                                              | 522887                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 25                                                                                                                                              | 4149137                                                                                                                                         | 48                                                                                                                                              | 4686324                                                                                                                                         |
| U TTARAKHAND                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                               | 43722                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                               | 414000                                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                               | 80000                                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                               | 537722                                                                                                                                          |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                                                               | 61470                                                                                                                                           | 138                                                                                                                                             | 1899483.75                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                               | 490245                                                                                                                                          | 85                                                                                                                                              | 7248674                                                                                                                                         | 234                                                                                                                                             | 9699872.25                                                                                                                                      |