Lok Sabha Question No. 881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Utilization of Funds under Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, P.P. Chaudhary, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 881

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21/07/2022

## UTILIZATION OF FUNDS UNDER JAL JEEVAN MISSION

881.SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the utilization of funds under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Uttar Pradesh specific to  the  districts  of  Gonda-Behraich  and  Pratapgarh,  along  with  Pali  and  Jodhpur  districts  of Rajasthan;

(b) whether the Government has set a date for universal coverage of the scheme in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan and the expected timeframe for the same;

(c)  the  details  regarding  any  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  pH  regulated  tap water in the said districts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  framed  a  plan  to  collaborate  with  private  sector  players  for implementation of the mission; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH  PATEL)

(a) & (b) Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country, including those in Gonda-Behraich and Pratapgarh districts of Uttar Pradesh and Pali and Jodhpur districts Rajasthan, by 2024.

District  wise  fund  allocation  is  not  made  and  maintained  at  this  Department  level.  However, details  of  Central  fund  allocated,  fund  drawn  and  fund  utilization  reported  by  the  State  of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 & 2022-23 (as on 18.07.2022) are as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| State     | Year    | Central share   | Central share   | Central share           | Central share        | Central share        | Expenditure under State   |
|-----------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
|           |         | Opening Balance | Allocation      | Fund drawn by the State | Total fund available | Reported utilization | share                     |
| Uttar     | 2019-20 | 58.33           | 1,206.28        | 1,513.14                | 1,571.47             | 639.32               | 380.10                    |
| Pradesh   | 2020-21 | 932.16          | 2,570.94        | 1,295.47                | 2,227.63             | 1,761.06             | 886.94                    |
| Pradesh   | 2021-22 | 466.56          | 10,870.50       | 5,435.25                | 5,901.81             | 2,930.07             | 3,525.40                  |
| Pradesh   | 2022-23 | 2,971.74        | 12,662.05       | ND                      | 2,971.74             | 2,514.80             | 768.19                    |
| Rajasthan | 2019-20 | 313.67          | 1,301.71        | 1,301.71                | 1,615.38             | 620.31               | 698.54                    |
| Rajasthan | 2020-21 | 995.07          | 2,522.03        | 630.51                  | 1,625.58             | 762.04               | 789.05                    |
| Rajasthan | 2021-22 | 863.53          | 10,180.50       | 2,345.08                | 3,208.61             | 1,920.16             | 1,664.02                  |
| Rajasthan | 2022-23 | 1,288.46        | 13,328.60       | ND                      | 1,288.46             | 439.36               | 467.57                    |

Source: JJM - IMIS

ND: Not Drawn

(c) Under JJM, for ensuring safe drinking water supply, BIS 10500 is adopted as a standard for various water quality parameters, including pH. The States/ UTs have been advised to carry out testing of drinking water sources at least once in a year for chemical and physical parameters and twice in a year for bacteriological parameters. To enable States/ UTs to test water samples, more than 2000 water quality testing labs are functional. A Water Quality Management Information System  (WQMIS)  has  been  developed  for  online  reporting  of  water  sample  registration,  test result and remedial action.

States/ UTs have also been advised to identify and train 5 persons, preferably women, in each village viz .  ASHA  workers,  health  workers,  VWSC  members,  teachers,  etc.  to  conduct  water quality tests using FTKs/bacteriological vials at village level and report the same on the portal.

Further, to encourage water quality testing to ensure potable drinking water supply, States/ UTs have been advised to open water quality testing laboratories to general public for testing of their water samples at a nominal rate. Also, upto 2% of the allocation to States/ UTs can be utilized for Water Quality Monitoring & Surveillance (WQM&S) activities.

(d)  &  (e)  Drinking  Water  being  a  State  subject,  it  is  States,  who  plan,  design,  approve  and implement drinking water supply schemes. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States  by  providing  technical  and  financial  assistance.  State  Governments  do  involve  private partners  for  planning,  preparation  of  detailed  project  reports  (DPRs),  implementation  of  the projects, etc., as per their needs.

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