Lok Sabha Question No. 3053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Financial and Technical Assistance
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3053 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## Financial and Technical Assistance

## † 3053. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAUJADHAV:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government providesfinancial and technical assistance to theStates including Uttar Pradesh to test andmonitor the quality of water as well ascleanliness of the drinking water;

(b) if so, the amount provided andutilised during each of the last three yearsand the current year, State-wise;

(c) the number of Water QualityTesting Laboratories (WQTL) established/upgraded at different levels during the saidperiod, State/UT-wise; and

(d) the details of the alternatearrangements made or being made to testthe quality of water in those areas whereWQTL have not been established at thedistrict level?

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

(a)  &  (b)  Yes  Sir,States  including  Uttar  Pradesh  can  utilize  up  to  5%  of  funds released  to  them  under  NRDWP  for  water  quality  monitoring  and  surveillance, which, inter alia, includes testing of drinking water sources at the Panchayat level testing laboratories and setting up of new State/district/sub-district / mobile water quality State/  UT  wise  funds  released  under  the  Water  Quality  Monitoring  and Surveillance(WQMS)component for the year 2016-17 and total fund released under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) (up to 5 % of fund released .

by using simple field test kits, upgrading of existing water quality testing laboratories wherever such facility is not available or needed. can be utilised for WQMS) during the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 is at Annexure-I No release has been made during the current year 2019-20 so far. (c) The number of Water QualityTesting Laboratories (WQTL) established/upgraded  at  different  levels  during  the  last  three  years  is  placed  at Annexure-II.

(d)As  per  'Uniform  Drinking  Water  Quality  Monitoring  Protocol'  published  by  this department, the States/UTs may also takehelp of any reputed Institute/ Government orprivate NABL accredited laboratory for exchangeof information/capacity building and water qualitytesting and are also free to explore Public Partnership or Public PrivatePartnership  (PPP)  model.  The  States  may  take  up  water  quality  testing through inter-departmental laboratories under the State Government departments e.g. health, ground water, pollution control board etc.

State/ UT wise funds released under the Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance(WQMS) component for the year 2016-17 and total fund released under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) during the year 2017-18 and 2018-19

(Amount in crore)

| No.   | State             |   2016-17 (WQMScomponent under NRDWP) | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|-------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1     | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR |                                  0.01 | 0         | 0.31      |
| 2     | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                  4.43 | 233.09    | 185.85    |
| 3     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                  2.05 | 63.08     | 90.89     |
| 4     | ASSAM             |                                  3.7  | 474.8     | 300.76    |
| 5     | BIHAR             |                                  7.54 | 355.6     | 234.84    |
| 6     | CHHATTISGARH      |                                  1.36 | 49.84     | 48.19     |
| 7     | GOA               |                                  0.05 | 0         | 1.67      |
| 8     | GUJARAT           |                                  3.54 | 290.86    | 222.27    |
| 9     | HARYANA           |                                  1.17 | 88.82     | 76.76     |
| 10    | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                  1.36 | 101.85    | 85.43     |
| 11    | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                                  9.22 | 325.33    | 249.34    |
| 12    | JHARKHAND         |                                  1.82 | 209.09    | 85.12     |
| 13    | KARNATAKA         |                                  4.56 | 365.81    | 276.06    |
| 14    | KERALA            |                                  1.18 | 95.16     | 84.86     |
| 15    | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                  7.67 | 135.51    | 243.62    |
| 16    | MAHARASHTRA       |                                  9.67 | 282.47    | 239.06    |
| 17    | MANIPUR           |                                  0.46 | 66.25     | 37.73     |
| 18    | MEGHALAYA         |                                  0.59 | 85.91     | 49.15     |
| 19    | MIZORAM           |                                  0.32 | 46.1      | 26.25     |
| 20    | NAGALAND          |                                  0.39 | 17.88     | 17.36     |
| 21    | ODISHA            |                                  3.34 | 83.59     | 128.82    |
| 22    | PUDUCHERRY        |                                  0.02 | 0         | 0         |
| 23    | PUNJAB            |                                  1.6  | 173.29    | 119.41    |
| 24    | RAJASTHAN         |                                  7.42 | 714.24    | 655.41    |
| 25    | SIKKIM            |                                  0.13 | 17.51     | 10.89     |
| 26    | TAMIL NADU        |                                  5.22 | 185.1     | 167.31    |
| 27    | TELANGANA         |                                  3.72 | 843.56    | 123.18    |
| 28    | TRIPURA           |                                  0.89 | 83.93     | 51.73     |
| 29    | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                  9.58 | 472.52    | 670.72    |
| 30    | UTTARAKHAND       |                                  2.72 | 110.28    | 92.97     |
| 31    | WEST BENGAL       |                                  6.26 | 996.68    | 890.28    |
|       | Total             |                                101.99 | 6,968.15  | 5,466.24  |

Annexure II referred in the Statement referred in the Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3053 due for reply on 11/07/2019 Number of Water Quality Testing Laboratories (WQTL) established/upgraded at different levels during the last three years and current year

| S.No.   | State             | 2016-17                          | 2016-17                             | 2016-17                          | 2016-17                                 | 2016-17                                                   | 2016-17                                                  | 2017-18                          | 2017-18                             | 2017-18                          | 2017-18                                 | 2017-18                                                   | 2017-18                                                  |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State             | State Labs (without mobile labs) | District Labs (without mobile labs) | Block Labs (without mobile labs) | Sub Division Labs (without mobile labs) | Mobile Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) | Total Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) | State Labs (without mobile labs) | District Labs (without mobile labs) | Block Labs (without mobile labs) | Sub Division Labs (without mobile labs) | Mobile Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) | Total Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) |
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar  | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 4       | Assam             | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 2                                                         | 2                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 1                                                         | 1                                                        |
| 5       | Bihar             | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 1                                       | 0                                                         | 1                                                        |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 0                                | 0                                   | 1                                | 1                                       | 0                                                         | 2                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 7       | Goa               | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 0                                | 0                                   | 16                               | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 16                                                       | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 9       | Haryana           | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 1                                       | 0                                                         | 1                                                        |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 4                                       | 0                                                         | 4                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 0                                | 0                                   | 1                                | 4                                       | 0                                                         | 5                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 14      | Kerala            | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 0                                | 13                                  | 1                                | 1                                       | 0                                                         | 15                                                       | 0                                | 2                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 2                                                        |
| 17      | Manipur           | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 1                                       | 0                                                         | 1                                                        |
| 19      | Mizoram           | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 20      | Nagaland          | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 21      | Odisha            | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 22      | Puducherry        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 23      | Punjab            | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 24      | Rajasthan         | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 25      | Sikkim            | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 2                                       | 0                                                         | 2                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 4                                       | 0                                                         | 4                                                        |
| 27      | Telangana         | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 28      | Tripura           | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh     | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 1                                       | 0                                                         | 1                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 30      | Uttarakhand       | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 1                                   | 0                                | 0 0                                     | 0 0                                                       | 1                                                        |
| 31      | West Bengal       | 0                                | 0                                   | 19                               | 13                                      | 2                                                         |                                                          |                                  |                                     | 0                                |                                         | 1                                                         | 0 11                                                     |
|         | Total             | 0                                | 13                                  | 0                                | 0                                       | 0                                                         | 0 47                                                     | 0 0                              | 0 3                                 | 0                                | 7                                       |                                                           |                                                          |

Source: IMIS, DDWS Contd..to page 2/-

| S.No.   | State             | 2018-19                          | 2018-19                             | 2018-19                          | 2018-19                                | 2018-19                                                   | 2018-19                                                  | 2019-20                          | 2019-20                             | 2019-20                          | 2019-20                                | 2019-20                                                   | 2019-20                                                  |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State             | State Labs (without mobile labs) | District Labs (without mobile labs) | Block Labs (without mobile labs) | SubDivision Labs (without mobile labs) | Mobile Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) | Total Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) | State Labs (without mobile labs) | District Labs (without mobile labs) | Block Labs (without mobile labs) | SubDivision Labs (without mobile labs) | Mobile Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) | Total Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) |
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 4       | Assam             | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 5       | Bihar             | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 7       | Goa               | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 1                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 1                                                        |
| 9       | Haryana           | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 1                                      | 0                                                         | 1                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 14      | Kerala            | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 2                                      | 0                                                         | 2                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 17      | Manipur           | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 19      | Mizoram           | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 20      | Nagaland          | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 21      | Odisha            | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 22      | Puducherry        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 23      | Punjab            | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 24      | Rajasthan         | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 25      | Sikkim            | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 27 28   | Telangana         | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
|         | Tripura           | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh     | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 30      | Uttarakhand       | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |
| 31      | West Bengal       | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        | 0                                | 0                                   | 0                                | 0                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                        |