Lok Sabha Question No. 2488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Drinking Water Scarcity
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2488 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2020

## Drinking Water Scarcity

## 2488.   SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  districts  having  drinking  water  scarcity  across  the  country,  as  on  date, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  made  any  assessment  of  its  advisory  to  State Governments pertaining to proper water conservation in their respective State;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  and  outcome  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  districts  that  have  been provided with the facility of drinking water across the country during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) the  number of proposals received  by the Union Government for setting up of desalination plants during the said period, State-wise along with the present status of such proposals; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Union Government to ensure adequate drinking water in each and every districts of the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) Under erstwhile National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), now subsumed under the  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM),  the  coverage  was  monitored  in  terms  of  habitations  having provision of minimum 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) of potable drinking water with sources at a  reasonable  distance.  As  reported  by  States/  UTs,  as on  01.03.2020,  81.66%  rural  habitations having  77.34%  population  have  provision  of  minimum  40  litre  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd)  of potable  drinking  water  and  15.40%  rural  habitations  having  19.37%  population  have  service level  of  less  than  40  lpcd  potable  water,  whereas  2.94%  rural  habitations  having  3.29% population with water sources having quality issues. State/ UT-wise details of coverage of rural habitations are placed at Annex I.

(b), (c) & (e) Water is a State subject. Government of India supplements the efforts of States/ UTs by providing financial and technical assistance through the centrally sponsored programme Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). It is States who plan, approve & implement drinking water supply & security  schemes.  Under  erstwhile  NRDWP,  to  encourage  States  to  achieve  drinking  water security,  upto  a  maximum  of  10%  of  Central  fund  could  be  utilized  under  sustainability component. Further, in 2019-20, Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA), a time-bound, mission-mode water conservation campaign was launchedwhich aims at making water conservation a 'Jan Andolan' through asset creation and communication campaign. Moreover, to enable every rural household in the country to  have  potable  water  at  service  level  of  55  litre  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd)  through  Functional Household  Tap  Connection  (FHTC)by  2024,  Government  of  India,  in  partnership  with  the States, has launched Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) with an estimated cost of Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore. In  consonance  with  73rd  Amendment  to  the  Constitution  of  India,  under  JJM,  the  in-village water  supply  infrastructure  including  water  resources  and  grey  water  management  will  be committee/  users  group  i.e.  Village  Water  &  Sanitation  Committee  (VWSC)  or  PaaniSamiti. term  sustainability  and  drinking  water  security.State/  UT-wise  details  of  coverage  of  rural planned,  implemented, managed, operated and  maintained  by the Gram Panchayat or it's subThis would ensure that  local community owns and  manage the water supply  system  for  longhabitations during the last three years are placed at Annex II.

(d) Water being a State subject, individual projects for rural water supply, including projects for setting up of desalination plants, are not maintained/ approved at the Government of India Level.

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## Annex I referred in the reply to LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 2488 due for reply on 05.03.2020

## State-wise details of Rural Habitations with Drinking Water availability as on 02.03.2020

Population in Lakh

| S.No.   | State                    | Habitations having provision of minimum 40 lpcd   | Habitations having provision of minimum 40 lpcd   | Habitations having provision of less than 40 lpcd   | Habitations having provision of less than 40 lpcd   | Habitations having water sources with quality issues   | Habitations having water sources with quality issues   |
|---------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State                    | Total Habitation                                  | Total Population                                  | Total Habitation                                    | Total Population                                    | Total Habitation                                       | Total Population                                       |
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 324                                               | 2.35                                              | 76                                                  | 0.3                                                 | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           | 34,686                                            | 247.15                                            | 13,701                                              | 117.6                                               | 276                                                    | 1.79                                                   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 3,315                                             | 6.3                                               | 4,183                                               | 6.06                                                | 27                                                     | 0.05                                                   |
| 4       | Assam                    | 55,867                                            | 176.06                                            | 23,936                                              | 89.04                                               | 8,273                                                  | 31.16                                                  |
| 5       | Bihar                    | 71,022                                            | 584.53                                            | 36,011                                              | 376.58                                              | 3,185                                                  | 33.22                                                  |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh             | 72,896                                            | 191.15                                            | 1,370                                               | 5.39                                                | 487                                                    | 1.45                                                   |
| 7       | Goa                      | 345                                               | 7.3                                               | 2                                                   | 0.01                                                | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 8       | Gujarat                  | 35,996                                            | 369.89                                            | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 9       | Haryana                  | 7,329                                             | 178.19                                            | 264                                                 | 5.67                                                | 62                                                     | 1.21                                                   |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh         | 42,830                                            | 54.22                                             | 11,639                                              | 13.52                                               | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir           | 8,781                                             | 63.09                                             | 5,833                                               | 35.62                                               | 11                                                     | 0.27                                                   |
| 12      | Jharkhand                | 1,19,741                                          | 269.73                                            | 426                                                 | 2.21                                                | 424                                                    | 1.39                                                   |
| 13      | Karnataka                | 34,461                                            | 295.41                                            | 24,867                                              | 97.3                                                | 446                                                    | 2.44                                                   |
| 14      | Kerala                   | 6,169                                             | 128.05                                            | 15,027                                              | 329.29                                              | 324                                                    | 7.37                                                   |
| 15      | Ladakh                   | 731                                               | 1.51                                              | 422                                                 | 0.78                                                | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh           | 1,28,087                                          | 526.63                                            | 1                                                   | 0                                                   | 143                                                    | 0.57                                                   |
| 17      | Maharashtra              | 84,978                                            | 486.13                                            | 14,496                                              | 143.68                                              | 167                                                    | 3.37                                                   |
| 18      | Manipur                  | 2,053                                             | 17.02                                             | 923                                                 | 6.6                                                 | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 19      | Meghalaya                | 4,126                                             | 10.77                                             | 6,337                                               | 15.19                                               | 7                                                      | 0.07                                                   |
| 20      | Mizoram                  | 490                                               | 3.64                                              | 230                                                 | 1.55                                                | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 21      | Nagaland                 | 742                                               | 9.4                                               | 708                                                 | 7.35                                                | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 22      | Odisha                   | 1,54,504                                          | 350.12                                            | 126                                                 | 0.48                                                | 2,383                                                  | 7.28                                                   |
| 23      | Puducherry               | 153                                               | 3.06                                              | 113                                                 | 1.32                                                | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 24      | Punjab                   | 10,538                                            | 127.64                                            | 1,572                                               | 11.52                                               | 3,080                                                  | 37.99                                                  |
| 25      | Rajasthan                | 63,939                                            | 283.34                                            | 41,324                                              | 172.92                                              | 16,263                                                 | 50.94                                                  |
| 26      | Sikkim                   | 862                                               | 1.72                                              | 1,475                                               | 3.22                                                | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 27      | Tamil Nadu               | 96,885                                            | 384.76                                            | 3,129                                               | 10.8                                                | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 28      | Telangana                | 15,670                                            | 138.72                                            | 8,587                                               | 81.1                                                | 340                                                    | 5.53                                                   |
| 29      | Tripura                  | 5,066                                             | 27.6                                              | 1,311                                               | 6.37                                                | 2,346                                                  | 10.95                                                  |
| 30      | Uttar Pradesh            | 2,56,915                                          | 1,652.51                                          | 1,949                                               | 11.04                                               | 1,154                                                  | 9.97                                                   |
| 31      | Uttarakhand              | 23,320                                            | 43.79                                             | 15,982                                              | 27.69                                               | 9                                                      | 0.45                                                   |
| 32      | West Bengal              | 66,241                                            | 459.1                                             | 29,697                                              | 198.11                                              | 11,390                                                 | 94.21                                                  |
|         | Total                    | 14,09,062                                         | 7,100.88                                          | 2,65,717                                            | 1,778.31                                            | 50,797                                                 | 301.68                                                 |

Source: IMIS, DDWS

## Annex II referred in the reply to LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 2488 due for reply on 05.03.2020

## State-wise details of Rural Habitations with Drinking Water availability during last three years

|        |                          | As on 01.04.2019                     | As on 01.04.2019                         | As on 01.04.2019                               | As on 01.04.2018                     | As on 01.04.2018                         | As on 01.04.2018                               | As on 01.04.2017                     | As on 01.04.2017                         | As on 01.04.2017                               |
|--------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/ UT                | Habs. with provision of min. 40 lpcd | Habs with provision of less than 40 lpcd | Habs. having water sources with quality issues | Habs. with provision of min. 40 lpcd | Habs with provision of less than 40 lpcd | Habs. having water sources with quality issues | Habs. with provision of min. 40 lpcd | Habs with provision of less than 40 lpcd | Habs. having water sources with quality issues |
| 1.     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 324                                  | 76                                       | 0                                              | 324                                  | 76                                       | 0                                              | 324                                  | 76                                       | 0                                              |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh           | 34,479                               | 13,907                                   | 277                                            | 32,899                               | 15,452                                   | 544                                            | 32,898                               | 15,041                                   | 424                                            |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh        | 3,303                                | 4,195                                    | 27                                             | 3,173                                | 4,324                                    | 28                                             | 2,910                                | 4,641                                    | 31                                             |
| 4.     | Assam                    | 55,171                               | 24,163                                   | 8,742                                          | 54,614                               | 23,490                                   | 9,972                                          | 52,738                               | 24,313                                   | 11,048                                         |
| 5.     | Bihar                    | 70,982                               | 36,046                                   | 3,190                                          | 70,540                               | 35,731                                   | 3,947                                          | 67,314                               | 38,680                                   | 4,240                                          |
| 6.     | Chhattisgarh             | 72,775                               | 1,479                                    | 499                                            | 72,708                               | 1,529                                    | 516                                            | 70,459                               | 3,045                                    | 1,181                                          |
| 7.     | Goa                      | 345                                  | 2                                        | 0                                              | 345                                  | 2                                        | 0                                              | 345                                  | 2                                        | 0                                              |
| 8.     | Gujarat                  | 35,996                               | 0                                        | 0                                              | 35,996                               | 0                                        | 0                                              | 36,062                               | 4                                        | 0                                              |
| 9.     | Haryana                  | 7,305                                | 264                                      | 86                                             | 7,297                                | 254                                      | 104                                            | 7,596                                | 224                                      | 128                                            |
| 10.    | Himachal Pradesh         | 42,583                               | 11,886                                   | 0                                              | 42,265                               | 12,204                                   | 0                                              | 42,522                               | 11,082                                   | 0                                              |
| 11.    | Jammu &Kashmir           | 9,481                                | 6,286                                    | 11                                             | 9,243                                | 6,522                                    | 13                                             | 8,930                                | 7,011                                    | 17                                             |
| 12.    | Jharkhand                | 1,19,724                             | 427                                      | 440                                            | 1,19,716                             | 335                                      | 540                                            | 1,16,774                             | 898                                      | 3,092                                          |
| 13.    | Karnataka                | 34,342                               | 24,982                                   | 450                                            | 22,168                               | 36,791                                   | 815                                            | 19,877                               | 39,106                                   | 1,265                                          |
| 14.    | Kerala                   | 6,144                                | 15,049                                   | 327                                            | 5,966                                | 15,227                                   | 327                                            | 4,751                                | 16,401                                   | 399                                            |
| 15.    | Madhya Pradesh           | 1,28,076                             | 2                                        | 153                                            | 1,28,065                             | 2                                        | 164                                            | 1,27,754                             | 117                                      | 190                                            |
| 16.    | Maharashtra              | 84,709                               | 14,756                                   | 176                                            | 84,335                               | 15,105                                   | 201                                            | 86,917                               | 12,522                                   | 293                                            |
| 17.    | Manipur                  | 2,050                                | 926                                      | 0                                              | 2,020                                | 956                                      | 0                                              | 2,227                                | 1,561                                    | 0                                              |
| 18.    | Meghalaya                | 4,124                                | 6,339                                    | 7                                              | 4,040                                | 6,423                                    | 7                                              | 1,755                                | 8,688                                    | 32                                             |
| 19.    | Mizoram                  | 490                                  | 230                                      | 0                                              | 460                                  | 260                                      | 0                                              | 466                                  | 272                                      | 0                                              |
| 20.    | Nagaland                 | 742                                  | 708                                      | 0                                              | 707                                  | 739                                      | 4                                              | 643                                  | 766                                      | 43                                             |
| 21.    | Odisha                   | 1,54,461                             | 131                                      | 2,421                                          | 1,46,196                             | 8,305                                    | 2,512                                          | 1,38,420                             | 16,276                                   | 3,077                                          |
| 22.    | Puducherry               | 153                                  | 113                                      | 0                                              | 153                                  | 113                                      | 0                                              | 153                                  | 113                                      | 0                                              |
| 23.    | Punjab                   | 10,406                               | 1,607                                    | 3,177                                          | 10,263                               | 1,536                                    | 3,391                                          | 9,845                                | 1,796                                    | 3,743                                          |
| 24.    | Rajasthan                | 61,641                               | 42,539                                   | 17,346                                         | 58,310                               | 44,319                                   | 18,897                                         | 54,034                               | 46,971                                   | 20,643                                         |
| 25.    | Sikkim                   | 861                                  | 1,476                                    | 0                                              | 754                                  | 1,583                                    | 0                                              | 737                                  | 1,347                                    | 0                                              |
| 26.    | Tamil Nadu               | 96,796                               | 3,218                                    | 0                                              | 95,434                               | 4,411                                    | 169                                            | 92,532                               | 7,474                                    | 198                                            |
| 27.    | Telangana                | 15,405                               | 8,848                                    | 344                                            | 14,567                               | 9,670                                    | 360                                            | 13,455                               | 9,715                                    | 1,392                                          |
| 28.    | Tripura                  | 4,992                                | 1,332                                    | 2,399                                          | 4,916                                | 1,367                                    | 2,440                                          | 4,526                                | 1,614                                    | 2,583                                          |
| 29.    | Uttar Pradesh            | 2,56,865                             | 1,950                                    | 1,203                                          | 2,56,450                             | 2,232                                    | 1,336                                          | 2,56,302                             | 2,346                                    | 1,379                                          |
| 30.    | Uttarakhand              | 23,156                               | 16,146                                   | 9                                              | 22,453 54,629                        | 16,843                                   | 15                                             | 21,938                               | 17,406                                   | 16                                             |
| 31.    | West Bengal              | 58,423                               | 32,426                                   | 16,479                                         |                                      | 34,258                                   | 18,441                                         | 50,098                               | 36,497                                   | 19,310                                         |
|        | Total                    | 13,96,304                            | 2,71,509                                 | 57,763                                         | 13,61,006                            | 3,00,059                                 | 64,743                                         | 13,25,302                            | 3,26,005                                 | 74,724                                         |
|        | Percentage               | 80.92                                | 15.73                                    | 3.35                                           | 78.86                                | 17.39                                    | 3.75                                           | 76.78                                | 18.89                                    | 4.33                                           |

Source: IMIS, DDWS