Lok Sabha Question No. 363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Nal Se Jal  Scheme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 363

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03/02/2022

## NAL SE JAL SCHEME

## 363. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the details of rural households covered under the Nal se Jal scheme as of January 2022, State and year wise including Rajasthan;
- (b)   the number of rural households with sensor based drinking water supply under the Nal se Jal scheme and the steps taken by the Government to maintain accuracy of these sensors;
- (c)   whether the Government conducts any water conservation training programmes at Panchayat level under the scheme and if so, the number of such initiatives conducted as of January 2022, State and year-wise including Rajasthan;
- (d)   the other steps taken by the Government to encourage decentralized and community driven efforts to save water;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to incentivize such community driven efforts and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)   the  established  procedure  and  average  time  taken  for  the  water  to  be  restored  in  case  of broken pipelines or connections?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Since August, 2019, to make provision of potable tap water supply to every rural household of the country, including those of Rajasthan, 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. So far, 5.67 Crore (29.3%) rural households have been provided with tap water connections in last 29 months. Thus, as of date,  out  of  19.28  Crore  rural  households  in  the  country,  8.90  Crore  (46.2%)  households  are reported to have tap water supply in their homes. The State/ UT & year-wise status of tap water connection in rural households, including those of Rajasthan is annexed .

(b)  To  develop  smart  measurement  and  monitoring  water  supply  through  sensor  based  IoT system, a grand challenge has been launched in partnership with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY). So far, 115 locations across the country have been identified for  installation  of  Sensor  based  IoT  system  on  pilot  basis,  out  of  which  16  IoT  pilots  are  in Rajasthan. The  location-wise  details of already implemented  projects  including  those  in Rajasthan, is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

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

(c)  to  (f)  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  is  being  implemented  as  a  decentralized,  demand-driven  and community-managed programme, wherein the Gram Panchayat and/ or its sub-committee/ user group i.e. Village Water & Sanitation Committee (VWSC)/ Pani Samiti are being empowered to plan, implement, manage, operate and maintain in-village water supply system to provide regular and assured tap water supply in rural households.

Under JJM, to enable the local village community to play their role in planning, implementation and to shoulder the responsibility of operation and maintenance, provision for skilling to create masons, plumbers, fitters, electricians, motor mechanics, pump operators, etc., is made. Further, provision has also been made to empanel local NGOs/  CBOs/  SHGs/  VOs,  etc. as Implementation Support Agencies (ISAs) by States/ UTs  for handholding  local village community and VWSCs/ Pani Samitis.

For long-term sustainability of water supply system, provision has been made in the Operational guidelines for the implementation of JJM that every village is to prepare a 5-year Village Action Plan (VAP) which inter alia includes developing or augmenting local drinking water source(s); grey-water treatment & reuse; etc. in convergence with other schemes such as MGNREGS, 15 th Finance Commission tied grant to rural local bodies/ PRIs, District Mineral Development Fund, CSR fund, etc. Further, 15 th Finance Commission has recommended tied grants to RLBs/ PRIs of Rs. 1.42 lakh Crore during 2021-22 to 2025-26 for water & sanitation, which inter alia includes rainwater harvesting, water recycling.

Since 2019, Government of India has launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) to bring awareness and focus  on  water  conservation.  Important  measures taken  by  the  Central  Government  for conservation, management of ground water and effective implementation of rainwater harvesting in the country are available in public domain at:

http://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Feb2021.pdf

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## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 363 due for reply on 03.02.2022

## State/ UT-wise status of tap water connections in rural households (as on 31.01.2022)

(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 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                                 | 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                                                 | 95.17                        | 1.19                                    | 12.77                                   | 4.60                                    | 18.55                                   | 19.50                                   | 49.30                             | 51.80                             |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 2.18                               | 0.23                                                  | 10.46                                                 | 2.20                         | 0.13                                    | 0.65                                    | 0.13                                    | 0.92                                    | 41.60                                   | 1.14                              | 51.95                             |
| 4.       | Assam             | 63.35                              | 1.11                                                  | 1.76                                                  | 63.35                        | 0.49                                    | 5.07                                    | 12.51                                   | 18.07                                   | 28.52                                   | 19.18                             | 30.28                             |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 183.54                             | 3.16                                                  | 1.72                                                  | 1,72.21                      | 28.97                                   | 1,03.46                                 | 18.15                                   | 1,50.58                                 | 87.44                                   | 1,53.74                           | 89.28                             |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 45.48                              | 3.20                                                  | 7.03                                                  | 48.59                        | 0.96                                    | 1.51                                    | 2.50                                    | 4.97                                    | 10.23                                   | 8.17                              | 16.81                             |
| 7.       | DNH andD&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                                   | 6.27                                    | 18.27                                   | 19.91                                   | 83.44                             | 90.92                             |
| 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 Pradesh  | 17.04                              | 7.63                                                  | 44.76                                                 | 17.28                        | 1.59                                    | 3.79                                    | 2.90                                    | 8.27                                    | 47.88                                   | 15.90                             | 92.03                             |
| 12.      | J&K               | 18.17                              | 5.75                                                  | 31.67                                                 | 18.35                        | 2.07                                    | 2.16                                    | 0.50                                    | 4.73                                    | 25.76                                   | 10.48                             | 57.12                             |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 54.09                              | 3.45                                                  | 6.38                                                  | 59.23                        | 0.95                                    | 3.00                                    | 3.38                                    | 7.33                                    | 12.37                                   | 10.78                             | 18.20                             |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 89.61                              | 24.51                                                 | 27.35                                                 | 97.92                        | 0.21                                    | 3.43                                    | 16.80                                   | 20.44                                   | 20.88                                   | 44.96                             | 45.91                             |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 67.15                              | 16.64                                                 | 24.78                                                 | 70.69                        | 0.85                                    | 4.04                                    | 5.35                                    | 10.25                                   | 14.49                                   | 26.89                             | 38.04                             |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 0.44                               | 0.01                                                  | 3.21                                                  | 0.43                         | 0.01                                    | 0.02                                    | 0.09                                    | 0.11                                    | 26.11                                   | 0.13                              | 29.42                             |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 121.24                             | 13.53                                                 | 11.16                                                 | 122.28                       | 4.19                                    | 19.87                                   | 8.49                                    | 32.55                                   | 26.62                                   | 46.08                             | 37.68                             |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       | 142.36                             | 48.44                                                 | 34.03                                                 | 146.09                       | 5.45                                    | 37.15                                   | 7.72                                    | 50.32                                   | 34.45                                   | 98.70                             | 67.56                             |
| 19.      | Manipur           | 4.52                               | 0.26                                                  | 5.73                                                  | 4.52                         | 0.04                                    | 1.96                                    | 0.57                                    | 2.58                                    | 57.12                                   | 2.84                              | 62.86                             |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         | 5.9                                | 0.05                                                  | 0.77                                                  | 5.90                         | 0.02                                    | 0.87                                    | 1.11                                    | 2.01                                    | 33.99                                   | 2.05                              | 34.77                             |

| 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 with tap water supply   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   |
|----------|---------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|          |               |                                    | No.                                                   | In%                                                   |                              | 2019-20                                 | 2020-21                                 | 2021-22                                 | Total                                   | In%                                     | No.                               | In%                               |
| 21.      | Mizoram       | 1.27                               | 0.09                                                  | 7.24                                                  | 1.33                         | 0.16                                    | 0.34                                    | 0.03                                    | 0.53                                    | 39.60                                   | 0.62                              | 46.51                             |
| 22.      | Nagaland      | 3.86                               | 0.14                                                  | 3.60                                                  | 3.77                         | 0.02                                    | 0.48                                    | 0.85                                    | 1.35                                    | 35.67                                   | 1.48                              | 39.35                             |
| 23.      | Odisha        | 83.06                              | 3.11                                                  | 3.74                                                  | 88.34                        | 4.37                                    | 15.47                                   | 13.73                                   | 33.57                                   | 38.01                                   | 36.68                             | 41.52                             |
| 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                                    | 8.25                                    | 17.19                                   | 49.96                                   | 33.97                             | 98.76                             |
| 26.      | Rajasthan     | 101.32                             | 11.74                                                 | 11.59                                                 | 1,01.45                      | 1.02                                    | 6.81                                    | 3.24                                    | 11.07                                   | 10.92                                   | 22.82                             | 22.49                             |
| 27.      | Sikkim        | 1.05                               | 0.70                                                  | 67.00                                                 | 1.05                         | -                                       | 0.10                                    | 0.03                                    | 0.13                                    | 12.31                                   | 0.83                              | 79.26                             |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu    | 126.89                             | 21.76                                                 | 17.15                                                 | 1,26.89                      | 0.17                                    | 16.13                                   | 13.00                                   | 29.30                                   | 23.09                                   | 51.06                             | 40.24                             |
| 29.      | Telangana     | 54.38                              | 15.68                                                 | 28.84                                                 | 54.06                        | 20.18                                   | 18.20                                   | -                                       | 38.38                                   | 70.99                                   | 54.06                             | 100.00                            |
| 30.      | Tripura       | 8.01                               | 0.25                                                  | 3.06                                                  | 7.60                         | 0.46                                    | 1.42                                    | 0.96                                    | 2.84                                    | 37.35                                   | 3.08                              | 40.57                             |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh | 263.39                             | 5.16                                                  | 1.96                                                  | 2,64.28                      | 4.66                                    | 19.16                                   | 6.16                                    | 29.98                                   | 11.34                                   | 35.14                             | 13.30                             |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand   | 14.62                              | 1.30                                                  | 8.91                                                  | 15.18                        | 0.87                                    | 4.32                                    | 1.32                                    | 6.51                                    | 42.89                                   | 7.81                              | 51.48                             |
| 33.      | West Bengal   | 163.26                             | 2.15                                                  | 1.31                                                  | 1,77.23                      | 0.05                                    | 12.48                                   | 18.14                                   | 30.66                                   | 17.30                                   | 32.81                             | 18.51                             |
|          | Total         | 18,93.91                           | 3,23.62                                               | 17.07                                                 | 19,27.76                     | 82.62                                   | 3,22.68                                 | 1,61.50                                 | 5,66.80                                 | 29.40                                   | 8,90.36                           | 46.19                             |

Source: JJM - IMIS

HH: Households