Lok Sabha Question No. 830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Piped Drinking Water Supply
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 830

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21/07/2022

## PIPED DRINKING WATER SUPPLY

830. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the percentage of households having piped drinking water supply, State/ UT-wise including Jharkhand, especially Santhal Pargana; and

(b) the percentage of households using hand pump water for drinking purpose, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) &  (b) As on date, out of 19.15 Crore rural households in the country,  around 9.81 Crore (51.22%)    households  are  reported  to  have  tap  water  supply.  As  reported  by  States/  UTs including Jharkhand, number of households with functional tap water connection, is at Annex-I. These details are in public domain and available on the JJM dashboard at https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx.

Further,  State  of  Jharkhand  has  informed  that  out  of  15.36  lakh  rural  households  in  Santhal Pargana  area  spreading  over  6  districts,  so  far  2.39  lakh  rural  households  are  getting  potable water through tap connection.

This Department does not maintain data related to percentage of households using hand pump for drinking purpose.

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## Annex-I referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 830 due for reply on 21.07.2022

## State/ UT-wise status of tap water connections in rural households

(as on 18.07.2022)

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(Number in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total rural HHs as on date   | No.                               | In%                               |
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 0.62                         | 0.62                              | 100.00                            |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 95.69                        | 57.38                             | 59.97                             |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 2.20                         | 1.48                              | 67.18                             |
| 4.       | Assam             | 63.35                        | 24.44                             | 38.58                             |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 1,72.21                      | 159.77                            | 92.78                             |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 50.06                        | 12.45                             | 24.86                             |
| 7.       | DNH and D&D       | 0.85                         | 0.85                              | 100.00                            |
| 8.       | Goa               | 2.63                         | 2.63                              | 100.00                            |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 91.77                        | 88.57                             | 96.51                             |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 30.97                        | 30.97                             | 100.00                            |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 17.28                        | 16.25                             | 94.04                             |
| 12.      | J&K               | 18.35                        | 10.62                             | 57.86                             |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 61.22                        | 13.16                             | 21.49                             |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 1,01.18                      | 52.65                             | 52.03                             |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 70.69                        | 29.61                             | 41.89                             |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 0.43                         | 0.20                              | 46.07                             |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,22.09                      | 51.13                             | 41.88                             |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       | 1,44.92                      | 102.52                            | 70.74                             |
| 19.      | Manipur           | 4.52                         | 3.26                              | 72.17                             |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         | 5.90                         | 2.41                              | 40.87                             |
| 21.      | Mizoram           | 1.34                         | 0.86                              | 63.96                             |
| 22.      | Nagaland          | 3.77                         | 1.71                              | 45.39                             |
| 23.      | Odisha            | 88.57                        | 43.83                             | 49.48                             |
| 24.      | Puducherry        | 1.15                         | 1.15                              | 100.00                            |
| 25.      | Punjab            | 34.40                        | 34.31                             | 99.75                             |
| 26.      | Rajasthan         | 1,05.69                      | 27.30                             | 25.83                             |
| 27.      | Sikkim            | 1.32                         | 0.90                              | 68.43                             |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu        | 1,21.41                      | 58.90                             | 48.51                             |
| 29.      | Telangana         | 53.87                        | 53.87                             | 100.00                            |
| 30.      | Tripura           | 7.42                         | 3.89                              | 52.39                             |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2,64.28                      | 39.23                             | 14.84                             |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand       | 14.94                        | 9.56                              | 63.99                             |
| 33.      | West Bengal       | 1,60.02                      | 44.38                             | 27.73                             |
|          | Total             | 19,15.10                     | 9,80.85                           | 51.22                             |

Source: JJM - IMIS

HH: Household