Lok Sabha Question No. 1865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Drinking Water Crisis
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1865

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021

## DRINKING WATER CRISIS

## †1865. SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  serious  drinking  water  crisis  due  to  constantly decreasing water table in various States of the country including Rajasthan;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  to  deal  with  this situation;
- (c)  the  details  of  funds  spent  under  various  drinking  water  schemes  in  all  the  districts  of Rajasthan including Sikar district during the last three years, district-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  any  special  scheme  regarding  drinking water for all the districts of Rajasthan including Bharatpur district; 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) to (e)   As reported by States/ UTs, as on 07.12.2021, out of 17.01 lakh rural habitations in the country,  13.46  lakh  (79.10%)  having  79.43%  population  have  provision  of  potable  drinking water with supply level of more than 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) and 3.18 lakh (18.73%) rural habitations having 18.81% population with supply level of less than 40 lpcd with sources at a  reasonable  distance  and  0.37  lakh  (2.17%)  rural  habitations  having  1.76%  population  are reported to have water quality issues in drinking water sources. State/ UT-wise details including those  in  Rajasthan  is  at Annex-I .  In  the  ministry,  no  such  report  indicating  serious  drinking water crisis in the country including in Rajasthan, has been received.

Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission  (JJM)  for  making  provision  of  potable  tap  water  supply  to  every  rural  household, including  those  in  all  the  districts  which inter  alia include  Sikar  and  Bharatpur  districts  of Rajasthan, by 2024. The estimated outlay of the  mission  is Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore, out of which Central  share  is  Rs.  2.08  lakh  Crore.  Powers  to  plan,  approve  and  implement  water  supply schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission is vested with respective State Governments.

Under  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  district-wise  fund  allocation  is  not  made  and  maintained  at  the Government of  India  level.  However,  details  of  Central  fund  allocated,  fund  drawn  and  fund utilization reported by the State of Rajasthan under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (as on 06.12.2021) is at Annex - II .

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## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1865 due for reply on 09.12.2021

## State wise details of coverage of rural habitations

(as on 06.12.2021)

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total number of rural habitations   | Number of rural habitations provided with 40 lpcd or more of potable water   | Number of rural habitations provided with less than 40 lpcd of potable water   | Number of rural habitations having water sources with quality issues   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | A&NIslands        | 266                                 | 229                                                                          | 37                                                                             | 0                                                                      |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 48,488                              | 35,316                                                                       | 13,073                                                                         | 99                                                                     |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 7,866                               | 3,401                                                                        | 4,241                                                                          | 224                                                                    |
| 4.       | Assam             | 87,935                              | 44,826                                                                       | 28,755                                                                         | 14,354                                                                 |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 1,08,161                            | 1,06,962                                                                     | 737                                                                            | 462                                                                    |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 74,982                              | 73,218                                                                       | 1,580                                                                          | 184                                                                    |
| 7.       | Goa               | 378                                 | 378                                                                          | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                      |
| 8.       | Gujarat           | 35,996                              | 35,996                                                                       | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                      |
| 9.       | Haryana           | 7,407                               | 7,273                                                                        | 134                                                                            | 0                                                                      |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 55,166                              | 39,685                                                                       | 15,481                                                                         | 0                                                                      |
| 11.      | J&K               | 16,171                              | 7,799                                                                        | 8,369                                                                          | 3                                                                      |
| 12.      | Jharkhand         | 1,24,792                            | 1,17,928                                                                     | 6,688                                                                          | 176                                                                    |
| 13.      | Karnataka         | 58,249                              | 23,823                                                                       | 34,426                                                                         | 0                                                                      |
| 14.      | Kerala            | 15,966                              | 9,398                                                                        | 6,476                                                                          | 92                                                                     |
| 15.      | Ladakh            | 1,412                               | 416                                                                          | 996                                                                            | 0                                                                      |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,27,672                            | 1,12,627                                                                     | 14,959                                                                         | 86                                                                     |
| 17.      | Maharashtra       | 99,587                              | 77,762                                                                       | 21,746                                                                         | 79                                                                     |
| 18.      | Manipur           | 2,976                               | 1,988                                                                        | 988                                                                            | 0                                                                      |
| 19.      | Meghalaya         | 9,646                               | 2,545                                                                        | 7,101                                                                          | 0                                                                      |
| 20.      | Mizoram           | 722                                 | 324                                                                          | 398                                                                            | 0                                                                      |
| 21.      | Nagaland          | 1,499                               | 570                                                                          | 929                                                                            | 0                                                                      |
| 22.      | Odisha            | 1,57,102                            | 1,53,592                                                                     | 50                                                                             | 3,460                                                                  |
| 23.      | Puducherry        | 292                                 | 292                                                                          | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                      |
| 24.      | Punjab            | 15,230                              | 11,918                                                                       | 2,335                                                                          | 977                                                                    |
| 25.      | Rajasthan         | 1,21,877                            | 53,208                                                                       | 56,565                                                                         | 12,104                                                                 |
| 26.      | Sikkim            | 2,208                               | 931                                                                          | 1,277                                                                          | 0                                                                      |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu        | 79,329                              | 57,639                                                                       | 21,690                                                                         | 0                                                                      |
| 28.      | Telangana         | 24,028                              | 24,028                                                                       | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                      |
| 29.      | Tripura           | 8,723                               | 5,752                                                                        | 1,892                                                                          | 1,079                                                                  |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2,59,895                            | 2,51,570                                                                     | 7,807                                                                          | 518                                                                    |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand       | 38,756                              | 19,356                                                                       | 19,396                                                                         | 4                                                                      |
| 32.      | West Bengal       | 1,07,883                            | 64,638                                                                       | 40,265                                                                         | 2,980                                                                  |
|          | Total             | 17,00,661                           | 13,45,388 (79.10%)                                                           | 3,18,392 (18.73%)                                                              | 36,881 (2.17%)                                                         |

Source: JJM - IMIS

## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1865 due for reply on 09.12.2021

## Details of Central fund allocated, drawn and utilization reported by the Government of Rajasthan under Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (as on 06.12.2021)

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|         | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share        | Central share        | Expenditure under State share   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year    | Opening Balance | Allocation      | Fund drawn      | Total fund available | Reported utilization | Expenditure under State share   |
| 2019-20 | 313.67          | 1,301.71        | 1,301.71        | 1,615.38             | 620.31               | 698.54                          |
| 2020-21 | 995.07          | 2,522.03        | 630.51          | 1625.58              | 762.04               | 789.05                          |
| 2021-22 | 863.53          | 10,180.50       | 2,345.08        | 3,208.61             | 382.04               | 475.72                          |

Source: JJM, IMIS

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