Lok Sabha Question No. 280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Laboratory for Checking the Quality of Drinking Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  280

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## LABORATORY FOR CHECKING THE QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER

## †280.  SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government sets up any laboratory for checking the quality of drinking water;
- (b) if so, the number of such laboratories in the country, State-wise; and
- (c) the number of total households in the country which do not have access to drinking water as on date, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) As reported by States/UTs, so far 2021 drinking water quality testing laboratories at different  levels  viz.  State,  district,  sub-division  and/or  block  level,  has  been  set  up  in  the country. State-wise details of drinking water quality testing laboratories is at Annex-I .

(c)  To  make  provision  of  potable  tap  water  supply  in  adequate  quantity,  of  prescribed quality and on regular & long-term basis to every rural household by 2024, since August, 2019,  Government  of  India  in  partnership  with  States,  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan  Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal. Thus, as of date, out of 19.27 Crore rural households in the country, 8.88 Crore (46.09%) households are reported to have provision of tap water supply in their homes. State-wise details is at Annex- II.

The State/UT, district  &  village-wise  status  of tap  water  connection  in  rural  households, schools and anganwadi centres as reported by States/ UTs is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

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

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Annex-I Annex referred  in the  reply to  Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 280  due  for  reply on

## 03.02.2022.

## State/UT-wise detail of drinking water quality testing laboratories

| S.No.   | State             | No. of drinking water quality testing labs   | No. of drinking water quality testing labs   | No. of drinking water quality testing labs   | No. of drinking water quality testing labs   | No. of drinking water quality testing labs   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State             | State                                        | District                                     | Block/sub- Division                          | Mobile                                       | Total                                        |
| 1.      | A&NIslands        | 1                                            | 3                                            | 7                                            | -                                            | 11                                           |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 1                                            | 13                                           | 98                                           | -                                            | 112                                          |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                                            | 17                                           | 30                                           | 1                                            | 49                                           |
| 4.      | Assam             | 1                                            | 25                                           | 51                                           | 3                                            | 80                                           |
| 5.      | Bihar             | 1                                            | 38                                           | 75                                           | 9                                            | 123                                          |
| 6.      | Chhattisgarh      | 1                                            | 27                                           | 22                                           | 18                                           | 68                                           |
| 7.      | Goa               | 1                                            | -                                            | 13                                           | -                                            | 14                                           |
| 8.      | Gujarat           | 1                                            | 32                                           | 47                                           | 1                                            | 81                                           |
| 9.      | Haryana           | 1                                            | 21                                           | 21                                           | 1                                            | 44                                           |
| 10.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                                            | 14                                           | 44                                           | -                                            | 59                                           |
| 11.     | Jammu &Kashmir    | -                                            | 20                                           | 72                                           | -                                            | 92                                           |
| 12.     | Jharkhand         | 1                                            | 24                                           | 5                                            | -                                            | 30                                           |
| 13.     | Karnataka         | 2                                            | 30                                           | 47                                           | 1                                            | 80                                           |
| 14.     | Kerala            | 1                                            | 14                                           | 37                                           | -                                            | 52                                           |
| 15.     | Ladakh            | -                                            | 2                                            | 4                                            | -                                            | 6                                            |
| 16.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 1                                            | 51                                           | 103                                          | -                                            | 155                                          |
| 17.     | Maharashtra       | -                                            | 34                                           | 143                                          | -                                            | 177                                          |
| 18.     | Manipur           | 1                                            | 12                                           | -                                            | -                                            | 13                                           |
| 19.     | Meghalaya         | -                                            | 7                                            | 24                                           | -                                            | 31                                           |
| 20.     | Mizoram           | 1                                            | 8                                            | 18                                           | -                                            | 27                                           |
| 21.     | Nagaland          | 1                                            | 10                                           | -                                            | 1                                            | 12                                           |
| 22.     | Odisha            | 1                                            | 32                                           | 44                                           | -                                            | 77                                           |
| 23.     | Puducherry        | -                                            | 2                                            | -                                            | -                                            | 2                                            |
| 24.     | Punjab            | 2                                            | 22                                           | 8                                            | 1                                            | 33                                           |
| 25.     | Rajasthan         | 1                                            | 32                                           | -                                            | 21                                           | 54                                           |
| 26.     | Sikkim            | -                                            | 2                                            | -                                            | -                                            | 2                                            |
| 27.     | Tamil Nadu        | 1                                            | 31                                           | 81                                           | -                                            | 113                                          |
| 28.     | Telangana         | 1                                            | 19                                           | 55                                           | -                                            | 75                                           |
| 29.     | Tripura           | 1                                            | 8                                            | 12                                           | -                                            | 21                                           |
| 30.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 1                                            | 75                                           | -                                            | 5                                            | 81                                           |
| 31.     | Uttarakhand       | 1                                            | 13                                           | 13                                           | -                                            | 27                                           |
| 32.     | West Bengal       | 1                                            | 21                                           | 196                                          | 2                                            | 220                                          |
|         | Total             | 28                                           | 659                                          | 1,270                                        | 64                                           | 2,021                                        |

Annex-II Annex referred  in the  reply to  Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 280  due  for  reply on 03.02.2022. State/ UT-wise Rural Households provided with tap water connections since August, 2019. ( as on 28.01.2022 )                                                                                                           Nos in lakh

| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs as on 15.08.2019   | Rural HHs with tap water connection as 15.8.2019   | on    | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs provided with tap water connection as on date under JJM   | Rural HHs provided with tap water connection as on date under JJM   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   |
|----------|---------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|          |               |                                    | No.                                                | In%   |                              | No.                                                                 | In%                                                                 | No.                               | In%                               |
| 1.       | A &NIslands   | 0.65                               | 0.29                                               | 43.92 | 0.62                         | 0.33                                                                | 53.98                                                               | 0.62                              | 100.00                            |
| 2.       | Andhra Pr.    | 95.66                              | 30.74                                              | 32.14 | 95.17                        | 18.55                                                               | 19.49                                                               | 49.29                             | 51.79                             |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pr. | 2.18                               | 0.23                                               | 10.46 | 2.20                         | 0.92                                                                | 41.59                                                               | 1.14                              | 51.94                             |
| 4.       | Assam         | 63.35                              | 1.11                                               | 1.76  | 63.35                        | 17.87                                                               | 28.20                                                               | 18.98                             | 29.96                             |
| 5.       | Bihar         | 183.54                             | 3.16                                               | 1.72  | 1,72.21                      | 150.35                                                              | 87.31                                                               | 153.51                            | 89.15                             |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh  | 45.48                              | 3.20                                               | 7.03  | 48.59                        | 4.87                                                                | 10.02                                                               | 8.07                              | 16.60                             |
| 7.       | DNH and D&D   | 0.6                                | 0.00                                               | 0.00  | 0.85                         | 0.85                                                                | 100.00                                                              | 0.85                              | 100.00                            |
| 8.       | Goa           | 2.63                               | 1.99                                               | 75.70 | 2.63                         | 0.64                                                                | 24.30                                                               | 2.63                              | 100.00                            |
| 9.       | Gujarat       | 93.03                              | 65.16                                              | 70.04 | 91.77                        | 18.18                                                               | 19.81                                                               | 83.34                             | 90.81                             |
| 10.      | Haryana       | 28.94                              | 17.66                                              | 61.04 | 30.97                        | 13.30                                                               | 42.96                                                               | 30.97                             | 100.00                            |
| 11.      | Himachal Pr.  | 17.04                              | 7.63                                               | 44.76 | 17.28                        | 8.27                                                                | 47.85                                                               | 15.89                             | 92.00                             |
| 12.      | J&K           | 18.17                              | 5.75                                               | 31.67 | 18.35                        | 4.73                                                                | 25.76                                                               | 10.48                             | 57.12                             |
| 13.      | Jharkhand     | 54.09                              | 3.45                                               | 6.38  | 59.23                        | 7.25                                                                | 12.24                                                               | 10.70                             | 18.07                             |
| 14.      | Karnataka     | 89.61                              | 24.51                                              | 27.35 | 97.92                        | 20.35                                                               | 20.79                                                               | 44.87                             | 45.82                             |
| 15.      | Kerala        | 67.15                              | 16.64                                              | 24.78 | 70.69                        | 10.21                                                               | 14.45                                                               | 26.85                             | 37.99                             |
| 16.      | Ladakh        | 0.44                               | 0.01                                               | 3.21  | 0.43                         | 0.11                                                                | 26.11                                                               | 0.13                              | 29.42                             |
| 17.      | Madhya Pr.    | 121.24                             | 13.53                                              | 11.16 | 122.28                       | 32.42                                                               | 26.52                                                               | 45.96                             | 37.58                             |
| 18.      | Maharashtra   | 142.36                             | 48.44                                              | 34.03 | 146.09                       | 50.16                                                               | 34.33                                                               | 98.53                             | 67.45                             |
| 19.      | Manipur       | 4.52                               | 0.26                                               | 5.73  | 4.52                         | 2.57                                                                | 57.00                                                               | 2.83                              | 62.74                             |
| 20.      | Meghalaya     | 5.9                                | 0.05                                               | 0.77  | 5.90                         | 2.00                                                                | 33.92                                                               | 2.05                              | 34.69                             |
| 21.      | Mizoram       | 1.27                               | 0.09                                               | 7.24  | 1.33                         | 0.53                                                                | 39.59                                                               | 0.62                              | 46.50                             |
| 22.      | Nagaland      | 3.86                               | 0.14                                               | 3.60  | 3.77                         | 1.34                                                                | 35.62                                                               | 1.48                              | 39.30                             |
| 23.      | Odisha        | 83.06                              | 3.11                                               | 3.74  | 88.34                        | 33.45                                                               | 37.87                                                               | 36.56                             | 41.39                             |
| 24.      | Puducherry    | 1.15                               | 0.94                                               | 81.31 | 1.15                         | 0.21                                                                | 18.63                                                               | 1.15                              | 100.00                            |
| 25.      | Punjab        | 35.07                              | 16.79                                              | 47.86 | 34.40                        | 17.18                                                               | 49.93                                                               | 33.96                             | 98.72                             |
| 26.      | Rajasthan     | 101.32                             | 11.74                                              | 11.59 | 1,01.45                      | 11.01                                                               | 10.85                                                               | 22.75                             | 22.42                             |
| 27.      | Sikkim        | 1.05                               | 0.70                                               | 67.00 | 1.05                         | 0.13                                                                | 12.20                                                               | 0.83                              | 79.16                             |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu    | 126.89                             | 21.76                                              | 17.15 | 1,26.89                      | 29.21                                                               | 23.02                                                               | 50.97                             | 40.17                             |
| 29.      | Telangana     | 54.38                              | 15.68                                              | 28.84 | 54.06                        | 38.38                                                               | 70.99                                                               | 54.06                             | 100.00                            |
| 30.      | Tripura       | 8.01                               | 0.25                                               | 3.06  | 7.60                         | 2.83                                                                | 37.21                                                               | 3.07                              | 40.43                             |
| 31.      | Uttar Pr.     | 263.39                             | 5.16                                               | 1.96  | 2,64.28                      | 29.94                                                               | 11.33                                                               | 35.10                             | 13.28                             |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand   | 14.62                              | 1.30                                               | 8.91  | 15.18                        | 6.48                                                                | 42.67                                                               | 7.78                              | 51.26                             |
| 33.      | West Bengal   | 163.26                             | 2.15                                               | 1.31  |                              | 30.34                                                               | 17.12                                                               | 32.48                             | 18.33                             |
|          | Total         | 1893.91                            | 323.62                                             | 17.07 | 1,77.23 1927.76              | 564.96                                                              | 29.31                                                               | 888.52                            | 46.09                             |

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