Lok Sabha Question No. 1536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Water for Every Household
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1536

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## WATER FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD

## 1536. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of providing access to water for every household in Bundelkhand region;
- (b) the funds sanctioned for Bundelkhand region, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh separately during the period from 2015 to 2021;
- (c) the funds utilised by Uttar Pradesh and MadhyaPradesh during the said period; and
- (d) whether the Government has conducted an impact assessment of the implemented projects and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As reported by the State of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, as on 7.2.2022, the details of access to water in Bundelkhand region, are as under:

| S. No.         | District       | Total no. of rural habitations   | Total rural population   | rural population getting >40 lpcd   | rural population getting <40 lpcd   | rural populationaffected with water-quality   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|                |                |                                  | (In Lakhs)               | (In Lakhs)                          | (In Lakhs)                          | (In Lakhs)                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Uttar Pradesh  | Uttar Pradesh                    | Uttar Pradesh            | Uttar Pradesh                       | Uttar Pradesh                       | Uttar Pradesh                                 |
| 1.             | Banda          | 2,413                            | 16.16                    | 16.12                               | 0.04                                | 0.00                                          |
| 2.             | Chitrakoot     | 2,158                            | 9.49                     | 5.19                                | 4.27                                | 0.03                                          |
| 3.             | Jalaun         | 1,045                            | 13.68                    | 13.68                               | 0.00                                | 0.00                                          |
| 4.             | Jhansi         | 822                              | 13.64                    | 13.47                               | 0.16                                | 0.01                                          |
| 5.             | Hamirpur       | 617                              | 10.28                    | 10.28                               | 0.00                                | 0.00                                          |
| 6.             | Lalitpur       | 1,163                            | 12.01                    | 11.71                               | 0.30                                | 0.00                                          |
| 7.             | Mahoba         | 525                              | 7.48                     | 7.42                                | 0.06                                | 0.00                                          |
| Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh                   | Madhya Pradesh           | Madhya Pradesh                      | Madhya Pradesh                      | Madhya Pradesh                                |
| 1.             | Chhatarpur     | 2,063                            | 16.04                    | 16.04                               | 0.00                                | 0.00                                          |
| 2.             | Damoh          | 1,501                            | 11.85                    | 11.85                               | 0.00                                | 0.00                                          |
| 3.             | Datia          | 1,066                            | 06.29                    | 06.29                               | 0.00                                | 0.00                                          |
| 4.             | Panna          | 1,868                            | 10.66                    | 10.30                               | 0.36                                | 0.00                                          |
| 5.             | Sagar          | 1,260                            | 10.00                    | 8.02                                | 1.98                                | 0.00                                          |
| 6.             | Tikamgarh      | 1,475                            | 10.21                    | 10.21                               | 0.00                                | 0.00                                          |

Since August 2019, to make provision of potable tap water supply to every rural household of the country by 2024, the Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). District wise status of households with the provision of tap water supply in Bundelkhand region is as under:

| S. No.         | District       | Total nos. of rural households (In Lakhs)   | Nos. of households with the provision of tap water supply (In Lakhs)   | In %age        |
|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Uttar Pradesh  | Uttar Pradesh  | Uttar Pradesh                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                          | Uttar Pradesh  |
| 1.             | Banda          | 2.67                                        | 0.24                                                                   | 09.34%         |
| 2.             | Chitrakoot     | 1.54                                        | 0.20                                                                   | 13.27%         |
| 3.             | Jalaun         | 2.13                                        | 0.17                                                                   | 08.06%         |
| 4.             | Jhansi         | 2.52                                        | 0.31                                                                   | 12.52%         |
| 5.             | Hamirpur       | 1.87                                        | 0.27                                                                   | 14.81%         |
| 6.             | Lalitpur       | 2.04                                        | 0.38                                                                   | 18.56%         |
| 7.             | Mahoba         | 1.26                                        | 0.22                                                                   | 17.55%         |
| Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                         | Madhya Pradesh |
| 1.             | Chhatarpur     | 2.69                                        | 0.55                                                                   | 20.61%         |
| 2.             | Damoh          | 2.67                                        | 0.65                                                                   | 24.69%         |
| 3.             | Datia          | 1.13                                        | 0.63                                                                   | 55.62%         |
| 4.             | Panna          | 2.33                                        | 0.29                                                                   | 12.73%         |
| 5.             | Sagar          | 3.94                                        | 0.98                                                                   | 25.05%         |
| 6.             | Tikamgarh      | 2.11                                        | 0.49                                                                   | 23.64%         |

- (b) & (c) Upto 2019, the funds were released to States under National Rural Drinking Water Programme  (NRDWP)  for  making  provision  of  potable  and  adequate  water  supply  to  rural areas.  However,  after  the  launch  of  JJM  in  August,  2019,  the  NRDWP  got  subsumed  and specific focus has been provided for the provision of tap water supply to every rural household.

The funds under erstwhile NRDWP and now under JJM, are released State-wise. The districtwise details of fund allocation/ sanctioned is not done by this department. The details of funds drawn and utilized by States of UP & MP, from 2015 to 2021, are at Annex .

- (d) Under JJM, this department has not conducted any impact assessment study, so far.

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## Annex

## Annex referred to in part (b & c) of Lok Sabha unstarred Q.No. 1536 for the answer on 10.2.2022

(Rs. in Crores)

| Financial Year   | Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh       | Uttar Pradesh                     | Uttar Pradesh                   | Madhya Pradesh   | Madhya Pradesh      | Madhya Pradesh                    | Madhya Pradesh                 |
|------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Financial Year   | Opening Balance | Fund drawn by State | Expenditu re (from Central share) | Expenditu re (from State share) | Opening Balance  | Fund drawn by State | Expendit ure (From Central share) | Expenditure (from State share) |
| 2015-16          | 368.65          | 490.31              | 646.46                            | 299.75                          | 174.76           | 193.73              | 381.15                            | 196.35                         |
| 2016-17          | 272.38          | 621.95              | 639.54                            | 495.87                          | 16.15            | 232.26              | 212.48                            | 115.29                         |
| 2017-18          | 257.82          | 472.52              | 616.77                            | 537.42                          | 35.92            | 135.51              | 163.35                            | 144.18                         |
| 2018-19          | 113.65          | 670.72              | 755.08                            | 604.49                          | 8.08             | 243.62              | 250.43                            | 306.29                         |
| 2019-20          | 58.33           | 1513.14             | 639.32                            | 380.10                          | 1.26             | 571.60              | 326.65                            | 288.75                         |
| 2020-21          | 932.16          | 1,295.47            | 1,761.06                          | 886.94                          | 246.21           | 960.09              | 1,014.70                          | 875.99                         |
| 2021-22          | 466.56          | 2,398.62            | 2,351.37                          | 1454.21                         | 191.61           | 2,558.39            | 1,635.92                          | 1,726.36                       |