Lok Sabha Question No. 3700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Water Crisis
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Jadon Chandra Sen, Sanghamitra Maurya, Keshari Devi Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3700 ANSWERED ON  23/03/2023

## WATER CRISIS

## †3700. DR. CHANDRA SEN JADON

## DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the grave drinking water crisis due to the continuously declining level of ground water in various States/UTs of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to deal with the said matter;
- (c) the details of the funds spent under various drinking water schemes in various districts of Uttar Pradesh during the last five years, district-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to implement any specific drinking water scheme in all the districts including Firozabad, Badaun and Phulpur Parliamentary Constituencies of Uttar Pradesh;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JALSHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a)  to  (f)  Government  is  aware  of  the  declining  availability  of  per-capita-ground  water  in  the country.  In  order  to  assure  potable  water  supply  to  all  rural  household,  since  August  2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The aim  under  the  Mission  is  to  make  provision  of  tap  water  supply  to  every  rural  household  in adequate quantity (55 lpcd), of prescribed quality (BIS 10:500) and on a regular and long-term basis. The Mission is being implemented in all the rural areas of country, including those districts which inter alia include Firozabad, Badaun and Phulpur Parliamentary Constituencies of Uttar Pradesh.

Water is a State Subject and power to plan, approve and implement water supply schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission is vested with respective State Governments. Under JJM, district-wise fund allocation is not made and maintained at Government of India level. However, details of Central fund allocated, fund drawn and fund utilization reported by the State of Uttar Pradesh under Jal Jeevan  Mission  during  last  three  years  and  under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Program (NRDWP) during 2018-19 and 2017-18, are at Annex .

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## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3700 answered on 23.3.2023

Details  of  Central  fund  allocated,  drawn  and  utilization  reported  by  the  Government  of Uttar Pradesh under Jal Jeevan Mission during last three years and under NRDWP during 2017-18 and 2018-19

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Year     | Details of Central Fund   | Details of Central Fund   | Details of Central Fund   | Details of Central Fund   | Details of Central Fund   | Expenditure under State share   |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year     | Opening Balance           | Allocation                | Fund drawn                | Total fund available      | Reported Utilization      | Expenditure under State share   |
| 2017-18* | 257.82                    | 539.09                    | 472.52                    | 730.34                    | 616.77                    | 537.42                          |
| 2018-19* | 113.65                    | 713.95                    | 670.72                    | 784.37                    | 755.08                    | 604.49                          |
| 2019-20  | 58.33                     | 1,206.28                  | 1,513.14                  | 1,571.47                  | 639.32                    | 380.10                          |
| 2020-21  | 932.16                    | 2,570.94                  | 1,295.47                  | 2,227.63                  | 1,761.06                  | 886.94                          |
| 2021-22  | 466.56                    | 10,870.50                 | 5,435.25                  | 5,931.81                  | 2,930.07                  | 3,525.40                        |

*Under National Rural Drinking Water Program (NRDWP)

Source: JJM-IMIS

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