Lok Sabha Question No. 1831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Tap Water to Rural Households
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1831 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## Tap Water to Rural Households

## 1831. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether 19 crore rural households are to get tap water by 2024 under Jal Jeevan Mission and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said Mission has achieved 32.2 percent coverage since its launch in August, 2019;
- (c) whether it is true that almost one lakh new connections are getting added on daily basis;
- (d) whether it is also a fact that out of a total of 731 districts, 256 districts and 1,592 blocks have been classified as water stressed or drought prone; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) to (c) Government  of  India  in  partnership  with  States,  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal, to provide tap water connection to every rural household of the country by 2024. At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission on 15th August, 2019, about 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to have tap water connections. Implementation  of  Jal  Jeevan  started  with  the  release  of  Operational  Guidelines  on  25 th December, 2019.  As of date, out of 19.18 Crore rural  households  across  the country,  6.64 Crore (34.63%) households are reported to have potable tap water supply. Recent trend shows that  on  an  average,  daily  one  lakh  households  are  reported  to  have  been  given  tap  water connections. State/  UT-wise daily progress made is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at

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

(d) & (e) The  dynamic  ground  water  resources  of  the  country  are  being  periodically assessed jointly by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Governments. As per the periodical assessment carried out in 2017, 'Over-exploited' and 'Critical' areas fall in 1,592 blocks of 257 districts across the country. State-wise details are annexed.

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Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 1831 due for reply on 11.02.2021

Water-stressed Blocks, Districts and States across India

| S. No.   | States / UTs        | Blocks   |   Districts |
|----------|---------------------|----------|-------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh      | 68       |           9 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 11       |           1 |
| 3.       | Assam               | 5        |           1 |
| 4.       | Bihar               | 30       |          12 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh        | 2        |           2 |
| 6.       | Delhi               | 24       |          10 |
| 7.       | Goa                 | 7        |           1 |
| 8.       | Gujarat             | 30       |           5 |
| 9.       | Haryana             | 81       |          19 |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh    | 4        |           4 |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir      | 15       |           1 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand           | 5        |           2 |
| 13.      | Karnataka           | 53       |          19 |
| 14.      | Kerala              | 3        |           2 |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh      | 29       |          11 |
| 16.      | Maharashtra         | 20       |           8 |
| 17.      | Manipur             | 3        |           1 |
| 18.      | Meghalaya           | 3        |           1 |
| 19.      | Mizoram             | 2        |           1 |
| 20.      | Nagaland            | 3        |           1 |
| 21.      | Odisha              | 9        |           1 |
| 22.      | Punjab              | 111      |          20 |
| 23.      | Rajasthan           | 218      |          29 |
| 24.      | Sikkim              | 8        |           1 |
| 25.      | Tamil Nadu          | 541      |          27 |
| 26.      | Telangana           | 137      |          24 |
| 27.      | Tripura             | 6        |           1 |
| 28.      | Uttar Pradesh       | 139      |          35 |
| 29.      | Uttarakhand         | 8        |           1 |
| 30.      | West Bengal         | 1        |           1 |
| 31.      | A &NIslands         | 3        |           1 |
| 32.      | Chandigarh          | 1        |           1 |
| 33.      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 1        |           1 |
| 34.      | Daman &Diu          | 1        |           1 |
| 35.      | Lakshadweep         | 9        |           1 |
| 36.      | Puducherry          | 1        |           1 |
|          | Total               | 1,592    |         257 |