Lok Sabha Question No. 3816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Piped Water Connections
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3816 ANSWERED ON 23/03/2023

## Piped Water Connections

## 3816.  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  details  of  the  targets  for  supplying  piped  water  connections  to  every  household  in  the county;
- (b)  the details of the achievement made so far;
- (c)   the details of the States/UTs which have achieved the targets; and
- (d)  the details of the States/UTs which are lagging behind?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) To enable every rural household in all the villages across the country to have assured potable  water  through  tap  water  connection  Government  of  India,  in  partnership  with  State Governments, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)-Har Ghar Jal since august, 2019.

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  in  August  2019,  3.23  Crore  (17%)  rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 20.03.2023,  additional  8.26  Crore  rural  households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water connections in last three and half years under JJM. Thus, as on 20.03.2023, out of 19.43 Crore rural households in the country, around 11.49 Crore (59%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes. State/ UT-wise and year-wise details are annexed .

So far,  as  reported,  5  States  viz.  Goa,  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Punjab  &  Telangana  and  3  UTs  viz. A&N Islands, Puducherry and Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu have become 'Har Ghar Jal' States and UTs respectively. The remaining States/ UTs have been advised to provide tap water connection by 2024.

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## Annex referred to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3816 to be answered on 23.03.2023

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

(as on 20.03.2023)

(Number in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | 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 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 date   | No.                                                   | In%                                                   | 2019-20                                 | 2020-21                                 | 2021-22                                 | 2022-23                                 | Total                                   | In%                                     | No.                               | In%                               |
| 1.       | A &NIslands   | 0.62                         | 0.29                                                  | 43.92                                                 | -                                       | 0.33                                    | -                                       | -                                       | 0.33                                    | 53.98                                   | 0.62                              | 100.00                            |
| 2.       | Andhra Pr.    | 95.55                        | 30.74                                                 | 32.14                                                 | 1.19                                    | 12.77                                   | 9.59                                    | 12.02                                   | 35.57                                   | 37.22                                   | 66.31                             | 69.40                             |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pr. | 2.30                         | 0.23                                                  | 10.46                                                 | 0.13                                    | 0.65                                    | 0.42                                    | 0.25                                    | 1.45                                    | 63.03                                   | 1.68                              | 72.93                             |
| 4.       | Assam         | 67.46                        | 1.11                                                  | 1.76                                                  | 0.49                                    | 5.07                                    | 16.52                                   | 7.86                                    | 29.94                                   | 44.39                                   | 31.06                             | 46.04                             |
| 5.       | Bihar         | 1,66.30                      | 3.16                                                  | 1.72                                                  | 28.97                                   | 103.46                                  | 19.86                                   | 3.60                                    | 155.89                                  | 93.74                                   | 159.05                            | 95.64                             |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh  | 50.08                        | 3.20                                                  | 7.03                                                  | 0.96                                    | 1.51                                    | 4.45                                    | 10.41                                   | 17.33                                   | 34.61                                   | 20.53                             | 40.99                             |
| 7.       | DNH and       | 0.85                         | 0.00                                                  | 0.00                                                  | -                                       | 0.25                                    | 0.61                                    | -                                       | 0.85                                    | 100.00                                  | 0.85                              | 100.00                            |
| 8.       | D&D Goa       | 2.63                         | 1.99                                                  | 75.70                                                 | 0.31                                    | 0.33                                    | -                                       | -                                       | 0.64                                    | 24.30                                   | 2.63                              | 100.00                            |
| 9.       | Gujarat       | 91.18                        | 65.16                                                 | 70.04                                                 | 1.06                                    | 10.95                                   | 8.99                                    | 5.03                                    | 26.02                                   | 28.54                                   | 91.18                             | 100.00                            |
| 10.      | Haryana       | 30.41                        | 17.66                                                 | 61.04                                                 | 1.35                                    | 7.91                                    | 3.49                                    | -                                       | 12.75                                   | 41.92                                   | 30.41                             | 100.00                            |
| 11.      | Himachal Pr.  | 17.09                        | 7.63                                                  | 44.76                                                 | 1.59                                    | 3.79                                    | 2.87                                    | 0.86                                    | 9.11                                    | 53.28                                   | 16.73                             | 97.91                             |
| 12.      | J&K           | 18.68                        | 5.75                                                  | 31.67                                                 | 2.07                                    | 2.16                                    | 0.58                                    | 0.22                                    | 5.03                                    | 26.93                                   | 10.78                             | 57.74                             |
| 13.      | Jharkhand     | 61.19                        | 3.45                                                  | 6.38                                                  | 0.95                                    | 3.00                                    | 4.19                                    | 8.41                                    | 16.54                                   | 27.04                                   | 20.00                             | 32.68                             |
| 14.      | Karnataka     | 1,01.16                      | 24.51                                                 | 27.35                                                 | 0.21                                    | 3.43                                    | 18.70                                   | 19.73                                   | 42.08                                   | 41.60                                   | 66.60                             | 65.83                             |
| 15.      | Kerala        | 70.73                        | 16.64                                                 | 24.78                                                 | 0.85                                    | 4.04                                    | 6.64                                    | 5.06                                    | 16.59                                   | 23.46                                   | 33.24                             | 46.99                             |
| 16.      | Ladakh        | 0.43                         | 0.01                                                  | 3.21                                                  | 0.01                                    | 0.02                                    | 0.09                                    | 0.18                                    | 0.29                                    | 68.50                                   | 0.31                              | 71.82                             |

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| S. No.   | State/ UT   | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.8.2019   | 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 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 date   | No.                                                   | In%                                                   | 2019-20                                 | 2020-21                                 | 2021-22                                 | 2022-23                                 | Total                                   | In%                                     | No.                               | In%                               |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep | 0.13                         | -                                                     | -                                                     | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                       | -                                 | -                                 |
| 18.      | Madhya Pr.  | 1,19.88                      | 13.53                                                 | 11.16                                                 | 4.19                                    | 19.87                                   | 10.89                                   | 8.73                                    | 43.68                                   | 36.43                                   | 57.21                             | 47.72                             |
| 19.      | Maharashtra | 1,46.73                      | 48.44                                                 | 34.03                                                 | 5.45                                    | 37.09                                   | 10.66                                   | 6.91                                    | 60.10                                   | 40.96                                   | 108.54                            | 73.97                             |
| 20.      | Manipur     | 4.52                         | 0.26                                                  | 5.73                                                  | 0.04                                    | 1.96                                    | 0.70                                    | 0.48                                    | 3.19                                    | 70.57                                   | 3.45                              | 76.31                             |
| 21.      | Meghalaya   | 6.35                         | 0.05                                                  | 0.77                                                  | 0.02                                    | 0.87                                    | 1.34                                    | 0.70                                    | 2.93                                    | 46.12                                   | 2.97                              | 46.83                             |
| 22.      | Mizoram     | 1.33                         | 0.09                                                  | 7.24                                                  | 0.16                                    | 0.34                                    | 0.21                                    | 0.25                                    | 0.96                                    | 72.38                                   | 1.06                              | 79.30                             |
| 23.      | Nagaland    | 3.70                         | 0.14                                                  | 3.60                                                  | 0.02                                    | 0.48                                    | 0.92                                    | 0.72                                    | 2.14                                    | 57.86                                   | 2.28                              | 61.61                             |
| 24.      | Odisha      | 88.57                        | 3.11                                                  | 3.74                                                  | 4.37                                    | 15.47                                   | 17.47                                   | 11.61                                   | 48.92                                   | 55.23                                   | 52.03                             | 58.74                             |
| 25.      | Puducherry  | 1.15                         | 0.94                                                  | 81.31                                                 | 0.06                                    | 0.08                                    | 0.07                                    | 0.00                                    | 0.21                                    | 18.67                                   | 1.15                              | 100.00                            |
| 26.      | Punjab      | 34.26                        | 16.79                                                 | 47.86                                                 | 0.76                                    | 8.18                                    | 8.40                                    | 0.13                                    | 17.47                                   | 51.00                                   | 34.26                             | 100.00                            |
| 27.      | Rajasthan   | 1,07.78                      | 11.74                                                 | 11.59                                                 | 1.02                                    | 6.81                                    | 5.38                                    | 12.03                                   | 25.24                                   | 23.42                                   | 36.98                             | 34.31                             |
| 28.      | Sikkim      | 1.32                         | 0.70                                                  | 67.00                                                 | -                                       | 0.10                                    | 0.08                                    | 0.18                                    | 0.36                                    | 27.26                                   | 1.06                              | 80.60                             |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu  | 1,25.52                      | 21.76                                                 | 17.15                                                 | 0.17                                    | 16.13                                   | 14.90                                   | 25.63                                   | 56.83                                   | 45.27                                   | 78.59                             | 62.61                             |
| 30.      | Telangana   | 53.98                        | 15.68                                                 | 28.84                                                 | 20.18                                   | 18.20                                   | -0.19                                   | 0.11                                    | 38.30                                   | 70.95                                   | 53.98                             | 100.00                            |
| 31.      | Tripura     | 7.42                         | 0.25                                                  | 3.06                                                  | 0.46                                    | 1.42                                    | 1.65                                    | 0.67                                    | 4.20                                    | 56.57                                   | 4.44                              | 59.87                             |
| 32.      | Uttar Pr.   | 2,65.18                      | 5.16                                                  | 1.96                                                  | 4.66                                    | 19.16                                   | 5.81                                    | 55.31                                   | 84.93                                   | 32.03                                   | 90.10                             | 33.98                             |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand | 14.94                        | 1.30                                                  | 8.91                                                  | 0.87                                    | 4.32                                    | 2.75                                    | 1.97                                    | 9.92                                    | 66.35                                   | 11.22                             | 75.07                             |
| 34.      | West Bengal | 1,83.21                      | 2.15                                                  | 1.31                                                  | 0.05                                    | 12.48                                   | 23.31                                   | 19.77                                   | 55.60                                   | 30.35                                   | 57.74                             | 31.52                             |
|          | Total       | 19,42.65                     | 3,23.62                                               | 16.66                                                 | 82.62                                   | 3,22.62                                 | 2,01.34                                 | 2,18.83                                 | 8,25.40                                 | 42.49                                   | 11,49.03                          | 59.15                             |

Source: JJM - IMIS

HH:Household