Lok Sabha Question No. 3177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Access to potable Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3177

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16/12/2021

## ACCESS TO POTABLE WATER

## 3177. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the  Government  has  the  data,  State-wise,  pertaining  to  the  number  of  persons having access to potable water in the country during the past five years;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether the Government has any target and plan to provide potable water to 100% of the population; and
- (d)   if so, the details of the target and plan fixed in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b)  As reported by States/ UTs, as on 13.12.2021, out of 17.01 lakh rural habitations in the country,  13.46  lakh  (79.11%)  having  79.44%  population  have  provision  of  potable  drinking water with supply level of more than 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) and 3.18 lakh (18.72%) rural habitations having 18.80% 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  are annexed .

(c) & (d)  Since  August,  2019,  to  make  provision  of  potable  tap  water  supply  to  every  rural household  of  the country  by  2024,  Government  of  India  in  partnership  with  States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). 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. In last 27 months, 5.43 Crore (28.2%) rural households have been provided with tap water connections.  Thus, as of date,  out  of  19.22  Crore  rural  households  in  the  country,  8.66 Crore (45%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

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## Annex

## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3177 due for reply on 16.12.2021

## State-wise details of rural habitations with provision of potable water supply

(as on 13.12.2021)

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total number of rural habitations   | Number of habitations with provision of 40 lpcd or more of potable water   | Number of habitations with provision of less than 40 lpcd of potable water   | Number of 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                              | 44,861                                                                     | 28,728                                                                       | 14,346                                                           |
| 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.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 16,171                              | 7,799                                                                      | 8,369                                                                        | 3                                                                |
| 12.      | Jharkhand         | 1,24,792                            | 1,17,933                                                                   | 6,683                                                                        | 176                                                              |
| 13.      | Karnataka         | 58,249                              | 23,846                                                                     | 34,403                                                                       | 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                              | 77,767                                                                     | 21,741                                                                       | 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                              | 19,401                                                                     | 19,351                                                                       | 4                                                                |
| 32.      | West Bengal       | 1,07,883                            | 64,638                                                                     | 40,265                                                                       | 2,980                                                            |
|          | Total             | 17,00,781                           | 13,45,501 (79.11%)                                                         | 3,18,407 (18.72%)                                                            | 36,873 (2.17%)                                                   |

Source: JJM - IMIS