Lok Sabha Question No. 4733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Allocation of Funds under NRDWP
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Arun Sao, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Sunil Kumar Singh, Vijay Baghel, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4733

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31/03/2022

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER NRDWP

## 4733.  SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH  HINDURAO  NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  to/  released  to/utilized  by  Maharashtra  under  National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b)   the  number  of  projects  completed  under  the  programme  in  various  States  particularly  in Latur  and  Madha  Lok  Sabha  Constituencies  in  Maharashtra,  Chatra,  Latehar  and  Palamu districts of Jharkhand, Bilaspur, Mungeli and Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi districts of Chhattisgarh and Karnataka during the said period;
- (c)   the number of projects proposals pending under the scheme in various States particularly in Solapur, Latur and Satara districts of Maharashtra, Chatra, Latehar and Palamu districts of Jharkhand,  Bilaspur,  Mungeli  and  Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi  districts  of  Chhattisgarh  and Karnataka; and
- (d)   the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  approval  and  implementation  of  all  the  pending projects proposals under the programme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Since August, 2019 Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  after  subsuming  erstwhile  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme (NRDWP)  to  make  provision  of  potable  water  to  every  rural  household  through  tap  water connection,  by  2024.The  details  of  Central  fund  allocated,  released/  drawn  by  the  State  and reported utilization in Maharashtra under erstwhile NRDWP in 2018-19 and under JJM in 201920&2020-21 is as follows:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|         | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share        | Expenditure under Stare   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| Year    | Opening Balance | Fund allocated  | Fund released   | Available fund  | Reported utilization | Share                     |
| 2018-19 | 267.46          | 474.16          | 239.06          | 506.52          | 258.40               | 395.86                    |
| 2019-20 | 248.12          | 847.97          | 345.28          | 593.40          | 308.04               | 428.14                    |
| 2020-21 | 285.35          | 1,828.92        | 457.23          | 742.58          | 473.59               | 324.16                    |

(b) to (d) Drinking Water being a State subject, it is States, including Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh  and  Karnataka,  who  plan,  design,  approve  and  implement  drinking  water  supply schemes. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial  assistance.  As  such  details  of  individual  projects/  schemes  for  rural  water  supply projects, including proposals and approval, are not maintained at the Government of India level.

However, number of steps  have been  taken  to plan  and  implement  JJM in  the  whole  country including  Maharashtra,  Jharkhand,  Chhattisgarh  and  Karnataka  with  speed,  inter  alia,  which includes  joint  discussion  and  finalization  of  annual  action  plan  (AAP)  of  States/  UTs,  regular review of implementation, workshops/ conferences/ webinars for capacity building and knowledge  sharing, field  visits  by  multi-disciplinary team  to provide  technical  support,  etc. A detailed Operational Guideline for the  implementation  of  JJM;  Margdarshika  for  Gram Panchayats & VWSCs to provide safe drinking water in rural households and Guidelines on a special campaign to provide piped water supply in anganwadi centres, ashramshalas and schools have  been  shared  with  States/  UTs,  to  facilitate  planning  and  implementation  of  Jal  Jeevan Mission.  For online  monitoring,  JJM-Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  and JJM-Dashboard  has  been  put  in  place.  Provision  has  also  been  made  for  transparent  online financial management through Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

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