Lok Sabha Question No. 1867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Safe Drinking Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramesh Chand Bind, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Aparupa  Poddar, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1867

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## SAFE DRINKING WATER

1867. SHRI RAMESH CHAND BIND:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided safe drinking water to households in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to provide safe drinking water to all the households by the end of 2023 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the status of 'Har Ghar Jal' scheme in Bhadohi, Arambhagh, Jalgaon and Palghar; and
- (d) the number of villages and urban slums that have been covered under the said scheme during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)  Since August 2019,  Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing  Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country by 2024.   At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, out of 18.93 Crore rural households, 3.23 Crore (17%) households were reported to have tap water connections.  Since then, tap water connections has been provided to additional 6.64 Crore (34.70%) rural households. As on 25.07.2022, out of 19.14 Crore rural households in the country, provision of tap water supply has been made to 9.88 Crore (51.61%) households. State-wise details the rural households provided with tap water connection since launch of the mission is at Annex-I .
- (c)  Status  of  JJM-Har  Ghar  Jal  scheme  in  Parliamentary  constituency  of  Bhadohi,  Arambhagh Jalgaon and Palghar is at Annex-II.
- (d)  As  reported  by  States/  UTs  on  JJM-IMIS,  out  of  6.01  lakh  villages  in  the  country,  tap  water connections have been provided to all rural households in 1.55 lakh villages (i.e. 25.79%). Details are available at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx.

Data for providing drinking water to urban slum is not maintained by this department.

## Annex as referred in the reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1867 due for reply on 28.07.2022 State/ UT-wise status of tap water connections in rural households

(as on 25.07.2022)

Annex-I

(Number in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/ UT      | Total rural HHs as on 15.08.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   |
|----------|----------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT      | Total rural HHs as on 15.08.2019   | No.                                                   | In%                                                   | Total rural HHs as on date   | 2019-20                                 | 2020-21                                 | 2021-22                                 | 2022-23                                 | Total                                   | In%                                     | No.                               | In%                               |
| 1.       | A &NIslands    | 0.65                               | 0.29                                                  | 43.92                                                 | 0.62                         | -                                       | 0.33                                    | -                                       | -                                       | 0.33                                    | 53.98                                   | 0.62                              | 100.00                            |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh | 95.66                              | 30.74                                                 | 32.14                                                 | 95.69                        | 1.19                                    | 12.77                                   | 9.69                                    | 3.22                                    | 26.87                                   | 28.08                                   | 57.61                             | 60.20                             |
| 3.       | Arunachal      | 2.18                               | 0.23                                                  | 10.46                                                 | 2.20                         | 0.13                                    | 0.65                                    | 0.42                                    | 0.05                                    | 1.25                                    | 56.89                                   | 1.48                              | 67.23                             |
| 4.       | Pradesh Assam  | 63.35                              | 1.11                                                  | 1.76                                                  | 63.35                        | 0.49                                    | 5.07                                    | 16.62                                   | 1.17                                    | 23.35                                   | 36.85                                   | 24.46                             | 38.61                             |
| 5.       | Bihar          | 1,83.54                            | 3.16                                                  | 1.72                                                  | 1,72.21                      | 28.97                                   | 1,03.46                                 | 21.23                                   | 2.95                                    | 1,56.61                                 | 90.94                                   | 1,59.78                           | 92.78                             |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh   | 45.48                              | 3.20                                                  | 7.03                                                  | 50.06                        | 0.96                                    | 1.51                                    | 4.45                                    | 2.63                                    | 9.55                                    | 19.08                                   | 12.75                             | 25.46                             |
| 7.       | DNH and D&D    | 0.6                                | 0.00                                                  | 0.00                                                  | 0.85                         | -                                       | 0.25                                    | 0.61                                    | -                                       | 0.85                                    | 100.00                                  | 0.85                              | 100.00                            |
| 8.       | Goa            | 2.63                               | 1.99                                                  | 75.70                                                 | 2.63                         | 0.31                                    | 0.33                                    | -                                       | -                                       | 0.64                                    | 24.30                                   | 2.63                              | 100.00                            |
| 9.       | Gujarat        | 93.03                              | 65.16                                                 | 70.04                                                 | 91.77                        | 1.06                                    | 10.95                                   | 9.57                                    | 1.84                                    | 23.41                                   | 25.51                                   | 88.57                             | 96.51                             |
| 10.      | Haryana        | 28.94                              | 17.66                                                 | 61.04                                                 | 30.97                        | 1.35                                    | 7.91                                    | 4.04                                    | -                                       | 13.30                                   | 42.96                                   | 30.97                             | 100.00                            |
| 11.      | Himachal       | 17.04                              | 7.63                                                  | 44.76                                                 | 17.28                        | 1.59                                    | 3.79                                    | 3.04                                    | 0.27                                    | 8.69                                    | 50.29                                   | 16.31                             | 94.44                             |
| 12.      | Pradesh J&K    | 18.17                              | 5.75                                                  | 31.67                                                 | 18.35                        | 2.07                                    | 2.16                                    | 0.63                                    | 0.01                                    | 4.87                                    | 26.52                                   | 10.62                             | 57.87                             |
| 13.      | Jharkhand      | 54.09                              | 3.45                                                  | 6.38                                                  | 61.22                        | 0.95                                    | 3.00                                    | 4.20                                    | 1.66                                    | 9.81                                    | 16.03                                   | 13.26                             | 21.65                             |
| 14.      | Karnataka      | 89.61                              | 24.51                                                 | 27.35                                                 | 1,01.18                      | 0.21                                    | 3.43                                    | 19.04                                   | 6.20                                    | 28.89                                   | 28.55                                   | 53.06                             | 52.44                             |
| 15.      | Kerala         | 67.15                              | 16.64                                                 | 24.78                                                 | 70.69                        | 0.85                                    | 4.04                                    | 6.64                                    | 1.53                                    | 13.07                                   | 18.49                                   | 29.71                             | 42.03                             |
| 16.      | Ladakh         | 0.44                               | 0.01                                                  | 3.21                                                  | 0.43                         | 0.01                                    | 0.02                                    | 0.09                                    | 0.08                                    | 0.19                                    | 43.87                                   | 0.20                              | 47.18                             |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh | 1,21.24                            | 13.53                                                 | 11.16                                                 | 1,19.89                      | 4.19                                    | 19.87                                   | 11.11                                   | 2.63                                    | 37.79                                   | 31.52                                   | 51.26                             | 42.75                             |
| 18.      | Maharashtra    | 1,42.36                            | 48.44                                                 | 34.03                                                 | 1,44.93                      | 5.45                                    | 37.09                                   | 12.55                                   | 1.00                                    | 56.09                                   | 38.70                                   | 1,02.63                           | 70.82                             |
| 19.      | Manipur        | 4.52                               | 0.26                                                  | 5.73                                                  | 4.52                         | 0.04                                    | 1.96                                    | 0.70                                    | 0.30                                    | 3.01                                    | 66.64                                   | 3.27                              | 72.38                             |
| 20.      | Meghalaya      | 5.9                                | 0.05                                                  | 0.77                                                  | 5.90                         | 0.02                                    | 0.87                                    | 1.34                                    | 0.14                                    | 2.37                                    | 40.24                                   | 2.42                              | 41.02                             |

| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs as on 15.08.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs given tap water connections   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   |
|----------|---------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs as on 15.08.2019   | No.                                                   | In%                                                   | Total rural HHs as on date   | 2019-20                                 | 2020-21                                 | 2021-22                                 | 2022-23                                 | Total                                   | In%                                     | No.                               | In%                               |
| 21.      | Mizoram       | 1.27                               | 0.09                                                  | 7.24                                                  | 1.34                         | 0.16                                    | 0.34                                    | 0.22                                    | 0.06                                    | 0.78                                    | 57.84                                   | 0.87                              | 64.70                             |
| 22.      | Nagaland      | 3.86                               | 0.14                                                  | 3.60                                                  | 3.77                         | 0.02                                    | 0.48                                    | 0.94                                    | 0.16                                    | 1.60                                    | 42.30                                   | 1.73                              | 45.98                             |
| 23.      | Odisha        | 83.06                              | 3.11                                                  | 3.74                                                  | 88.57                        | 4.37                                    | 15.47                                   | 17.48                                   | 3.68                                    | 41.00                                   | 46.29                                   | 44.10                             | 49.79                             |
| 24.      | Puducherry    | 1.15                               | 0.94                                                  | 81.31                                                 | 1.15                         | 0.06                                    | 0.08                                    | 0.07                                    | -                                       | 0.21                                    | 18.63                                   | 1.15                              | 100.00                            |
| 25.      | Punjab        | 35.07                              | 16.79                                                 | 47.86                                                 | 34.40                        | 0.76                                    | 8.18                                    | 8.55                                    | 0.10                                    | 17.59                                   | 51.12                                   | 34.37                             | 99.91                             |
| 26.      | Rajasthan     | 1,01.32                            | 11.74                                                 | 11.59                                                 | 1,05.69                      | 1.02                                    | 6.81                                    | 5.67                                    | 2.26                                    | 15.76                                   | 14.91                                   | 27.50                             | 26.02                             |
| 27.      | Sikkim        | 1.05                               | 0.70                                                  | 67.00                                                 | 1.32                         | -                                       | 0.10                                    | 0.08                                    | 0.02                                    | 0.20                                    | 15.33                                   | 0.90                              | 68.58                             |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu    | 1,26.89                            | 21.76                                                 | 17.15                                                 | 1,22.54                      | 0.17                                    | 16.13                                   | 14.93                                   | 9.81                                    | 41.04                                   | 33.49                                   | 62.80                             | 51.25                             |
| 29.      | Telangana     | 54.38                              | 15.68                                                 | 28.84                                                 | 53.87                        | 20.18                                   | 18.20                                   | -                                       | -                                       | 38.38                                   | 71.24                                   | 53.87                             | 100.00                            |
| 30.      | Tripura       | 8.01                               | 0.25                                                  | 3.06                                                  | 7.42                         | 0.46                                    | 1.42                                    | 1.68                                    | 0.13                                    | 3.68                                    | 49.64                                   | 3.90                              | 52.59                             |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh | 2,63.39                            | 5.16                                                  | 1.96                                                  | 2,64.28                      | 4.66                                    | 19.16                                   | 6.58                                    | 4.32                                    | 34.72                                   | 13.14                                   | 39.88                             | 15.09                             |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand   | 14.62                              | 1.30                                                  | 8.91                                                  | 14.94                        | 0.87                                    | 4.32                                    | 2.81                                    | 0.34                                    | 8.34                                    | 55.83                                   | 9.59                              | 64.16                             |
| 33.      | West Bengal   | 1,63.26                            | 2.15                                                  | 1.31                                                  | 1,60.02                      | 0.05                                    | 12.48                                   | 23.40                                   | 6.60                                    | 42.53                                   | 26.58                                   | 44.66                             | 27.91                             |
|          | Total         | 18,93.91                           | 3,23.62                                               | 17.07                                                 | 19,14.04                     | 82.62                                   | 3,22.62                                 | 2,08.37                                 | 53.16                                   | 6,66.76                                 | 34.84                                   | 9,87.78                           | 51.61                             |

Source: JJM - IMIS HH: Household

Annex-II

Annex as referred in the reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1867 due for reply on 28.07.2022 Status of JJM-Har Ghar Jal (Tap Water Connections) in parliamentary constituency of Bhadohi, Arambhagh, Jalgaon and Palghar

As on 25.07.2022

| Lok Sabha Constituency   | Districts         | Total Rural Households (HHs)   | HHs with tap water connection   |      % |
|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------|
| Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh   | Bhadohi           | 1,91,225                       | 15,572                          |   8.14 |
| Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh   | Prayagraj         | 7,51,581                       | 1,34,344                        |  17.87 |
| Arambhagh, West Bengal   | Hooghly           | 9,82,975                       | 2,52,988                        |  25.74 |
| Arambhagh, West Bengal   | Paschim Medinipur | 8,41,051                       | 1,72,388                        |  20.5  |
| Jalgaon, Maharashtra     | Jalgaon           | 6,80,156                       | 6,80,156                        | 100    |
| Palghar, Maharashtra     | Palghar           | 4,42,062                       | 1,462,84                        |  33.09 |

Source: JJM - IMIS