Lok Sabha Question No. 3702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Tap Water under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3702

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18/3/2021

## TAP WATER UNDER JJM

## 3702. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- a) the  break-up  of  the  percentage  of  households  provided  tap  water  under  the  Jal  Jeevan Mission in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
2. (b)   whether a functionality assessment was made for the State of Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; and
3. (c)   whether an alternative mechanism is set up for delivery monitoring for households that do not have an Aadhar Number and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JALSHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a)   The district-wise percentage of households provided tap water connections since launch of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and percentage of total rural households having tap water supply as on 16.3.2021 in Andhra Pradesh, is annexed.
- (b)   During 2020-21,  the functionality assessment  of  tap  water  connections has  been commissioned.  The  field  survey  has  been  completed  and  assessment  report  is  under finalization. Earlier, a functionality assessment of drinking water supply schemes was carried out  in  2018-19,  wherein  94.79%  drinking  water  supply  schemes  in  Andhra  Pradesh  were found functional.
- (c)   Operational  Guidelines  for  the  implementation  of  JJM  stipulates  that,  for  targeted delivery and monitoring of specific outputs, Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) is  to  be  linked  with  the  Aadhaar  number of  the  head  of  the  household,  subject  to statutory provisions.  As  per  Gazette  notification  dated  24.02.2020,  an  individual  will  be  required  to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication, except in the States of Assam and Meghalaya.

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## Annex referred to in part (a) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 3702 for reply on 18.03.2021

## District-wise %age of rural households in Andhra Pradesh provided tap water connections since launch of Jal Jeevan Mission and %age of total rural households having tap water supply

(as on 16 th March 2021)

| S. No.   | Name of the District   |   %age of households provided tap water connections since launch of JJM |   %age of households having tap water supply |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Anantapur              |                                                                    8.88 |                                        51.41 |
| 2.       | Chittoor               |                                                                   16.46 |                                        73.03 |
| 3.       | East Godavari          |                                                                   13.08 |                                        34.57 |
| 4.       | Guntur                 |                                                                    5.8  |                                        30.49 |
| 5.       | Kadapa                 |                                                                   19.18 |                                        78.61 |
| 6.       | Krishna                |                                                                   11.65 |                                        45.13 |
| 7.       | Kurnool                |                                                                    9.37 |                                        39.95 |
| 8.       | Nellore                |                                                                   13.49 |                                        62.98 |
| 9.       | Prakasam               |                                                                   13.7  |                                        39.93 |
| 10.      | Srikakulam             |                                                                   11.32 |                                        14.04 |
| 11.      | Visakhapatnam          |                                                                   12.48 |                                        27.12 |
| 12.      | Vizianagaram           |                                                                   18.69 |                                        21.35 |
| 13.      | West Godavari          |                                                                   13.54 |                                        62.84 |
| Total    | Total                  |                                                                   12.56 |                                        44.7  |

Source: JJM dashboard