Lok Sabha Question No. 595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Scarcity of Potable Water
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. 595 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

## Scarcity of Potable Water

595. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of scarcity of potable water in most of the villages in the country covered under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP);

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;

- (c) whether the Government proposes to review the NRDWP with respect to their outcome in terms of physical and financial targets during the last three years, State-wise; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Under  erstwhile  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP),  the provision  of  water  supply  was  monitored  in  terms  of  habitations  having  provision  of minimum  40  litre  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd)  of  potable  drinking  water  with  sources  at  a reasonable distance. As reported by States/ UTs, as on 01.02.2021, 79.20% rural habitations having 78.12% population have provision of minimum 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) of potable drinking water and 17.93% rural habitations having 19.33% population have service level  of  less  than  40  lpcd  potable  water,  whereas  2.88%  rural  habitations  having  2.54% population with water sources having quality issues.
- (c)  &  (d)  Under  the  erstwhile  NRDWP,  the  physical  progress  was  captured  in  terms  of coverage of habitations with provision potable water. Since August, 2019 Jal Jeevan Mission -  Har  Ghar  Jal  is  under  implementation  in  partnership  with  States,  to  provide  every  rural household  with  tap  water  supply  by  2024.  Now,  physical outcome  since  2019-20  is  being captured  in  terms  of  households  provided  with  tap  water  connections.  Year-wise  physical achievement in the last three years is at Annex-I and financial progress is at Annex - II.

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## Annex I referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 595 due for reply on 04.02.2021

State/ UT-wise details of the targets (as number of habitations) and achievement under NRDWP in 2017-18 & 2018-19 and under JJM (as households with tap connection) in 2019-20

| S. No.   | State                             | 2017-18   | 2017-18     | 2018-19   | 2018-19     | 2019-20     |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
| S. No.   | State                             | Target    | Achievement | Target    | Achievement | Achievement |
| 1.       | A&N Islands                       | 7         | 0           | 8         | 0           | NR          |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                    | 1,124     | 1,071       | 2,522     | 3,166       | 1,19,299    |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 248       | 114         | 1,162     | 165         | 13,780      |
| 4.       | Assam                             | 1,945     | 245         | 6,160     | 1,267       | 49,998      |
| 5.       | Bihar                             | 9,263     | 266         | 5,466     | 1,082       | 29,40,584   |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh                      | 4,908     | 971         | 1,357     | 878         | 96,827      |
| 7.       | Goa                               | 3         | 0           | 2         | 0           | 1,025       |
| 8.       | Gujarat                           | 27        | 1,781       | 0*        | 145         | 1,05,564    |
| 9.       | Haryana                           | 348       | 278         | 186       | 405         | 1,36,916    |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh                  | 1,765     | 873         | 1,227     | 651         | 1,61,123    |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir (including Ladakh) | 513       | 322         | 3,631     | 338         | 2,18,393    |
| 12.      | Jharkhand                         | 1286      | 4,007       | 540       | 1,071       | 1,00,077    |
| 13.      | Karnataka                         | 15,048    | 12,448      | 4,054     | 19,429      | 22,205      |
| 14.      | Kerala                            | 563       | 192         | 1,188     | 203         | 94,607      |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh                    | 280       | 9,849       | 75        | 8,209       | 652         |
| 16.      | Maharashtra                       | 2,557     | 638         | 5,602     | 635         | 4,21,207    |
| 17.      | Manipur                           | 68        | 77          | 542       | 82          | 5,62,949    |
| 18.      | Meghalaya                         | 143       | 71          | 620       | 216         | 4,479       |
| 19.      | Mizoram                           | 48        | 20          | 245       | 43          | 1,759       |
| 20.      | Nagaland                          | 63        | 106         | 410       | 54          | 15,941      |
| 21.      | Odisha                            | 12,101    | 4,007       | 557       | 11,923      | 2,033       |
| 22.      | Puducherry                        | 7         | 0           | 17        | 0           | 4,36,668    |
| 23.      | Punjab                            | 776       | 1,046       | 1,528     | 366         | 6,588       |
| 24.      | Rajasthan                         | 1,982     | 3,922       | 8,875     | 5,199       | 76,519      |
| 25.      | Sikkim                            | 54        | 31          | 156       | 199         | 1,04,609    |
| 26.      | Tamil Nadu                        | 4,209     | 2,291       | 2,198     | 1,580       | NR          |
| 27.      | Telangana                         | 1,124     | 1,475       | 1,717     | 1,272       | 17,179      |
| 28.      | Tripura                           | 424       | 142         | 743       | 191         | 21,42,210   |
| 29.      | Uttar Pradesh                     | 1,642     | 403         | 2,489     | 2,085       | 45,960      |
| 30.      | Uttarakhand                       | 668       | 565         | 1,175     | 936         | 4,67,533    |
| 31.      | West Bengal                       | 5,576     | 6,200       | 6,821     | 6,014       | 1,12,364    |
|          | Total                             | 68,770    | 53,411      | 61,273    | 67,804      | 84,83,768   |

NR: Not Reported

* Since all habitations were fully covered, therefore no new targets were assigned to the State.

## Annex II referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 595 due for reply

## on 04.02.2021 State/UT-wise allocation and utilization of central fund under NRDWP in

## 2017-18 & 2018-19 and under JJM in 2019-20

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S. No.   |                | 2017-18    | 2017-18                   | 2018-19    | 2018-19                   | 2019-20    | 2019-20                   |
|----------|----------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|------------|---------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT      | Allocation | Fund drawn by States/ UTs | Allocation | Fund drawn by States/ UTs | Allocation | Fund drawn by States/ UTs |
| 1.       | A &NIslands    | 0.43       | 0                         | 0.62       | 0.31                      | 1.78       | 0.5                       |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh | 159.51     | 233.09                    | 197.56     | 185.85                    | 372.64     | 372.64                    |
| 3.       | Arunachal      | 77.51      | 63.08                     | 96.95      | 90.89                     | 132.55     | 177.47                    |
| 4.       | Assam          | 524.1      | 474.8                     | 567.89     | 300.76                    | 694.95     | 442.36                    |
| 5.       | Bihar          | 394.53     | 355.6                     | 476.63     | 234.84                    | 787.31     | 417.35                    |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh   | 64.33      | 49.84                     | 95.47      | 48.19                     | 208.04     | 65.82                     |
| 7.       | Goa            | 2.32       | ND                        | 3.34       | 1.67                      | 7.57       | 3.08                      |
| 8.       | Gujarat        | 231.62     | 290.86                    | 237.09     | 222.27                    | 390.31     | 390.31                    |
| 9.       | Haryana        | 118.95     | 88.82                     | 81.88      | 76.76                     | 149.95     | 149.95                    |
| 10.      | Himachal       | 66.02      | 101.85                    | 91.12      | 85.43                     | 148.67     | 205.83                    |
| 11.      | Jammu &        | 222.26     | 325.33                    | 309.07     | 249.34                    | 322.03     | 322.03                    |
| 12.      | Jharkhand      | 172.68     | 209.09                    | 207.97     | 85.12                     | 267.69     | 291.19                    |
| 13.      | Karnataka      | 290.86     | 365.81                    | 331.04     | 276.06                    | 546.06     | 546.06                    |
| 14.      | Kerala         | 56.88      | 95.16                     | 90.37      | 84.86                     | 248.76     | 101.29                    |
| 15.      | Ladakh         | NA         | NA                        | NA         | NA                        | 166.65     | 67.86                     |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh | 195.67     | 135.51                    | 274.09     | 243.62                    | 571.6      | 571.6                     |
| 17.      | Maharashtra    | 338.13     | 282.47                    | 474.16     | 239.06                    | 847.97     | 345.28                    |
| 18.      | Manipur        | 32.2       | 66.25                     | 40.25      | 37.73                     | 67.69      | 91.17                     |
| 19.      | Meghalaya      | 41.86      | 85.91                     | 52.43      | 49.15                     | 86.02      | 43.01                     |
| 20.      | Mizoram        | 22.4       | 46.1                      | 28         | 26.25                     | 39.87      | 68.05                     |
| 21.      | Nagaland       | 27.66      | 17.88                     | 34.72      | 17.36                     | 56.49      | 56.49                     |
| 22.      | Odisha         | 102.69     | 83.59                     | 154.99     | 128.82                    | 364.74     | 364.74                    |
| 23.      | Puducherry     | 0.82       | ND                        | 1.29       | ND                        | 2.5        | ND                        |
| 24.      | Punjab         | 115.25     | 173.29                    | 125.97     | 119.41                    | 227.46     | 227.46                    |
| 25.      | Rajasthan      | 891.95     | 714.24                    | 692.13     | 655.41                    | 1,301.7    | 1,301.71                  |
| 26.      | Sikkim         | 9.3        | 17.51                     | 11.62      | 10.89                     | 15.41      | 26.15                     |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu     | 121.61     | 185.1                     | 180.99     | 167.31                    | 373.87     | 373.1                     |
| 28.      | Telangana      | 775.01     | 843.56                    | 131.4      | 123.18                    | 259.14     | 105.52                    |
| 29.      | Tripura        | 32.26      | 83.93                     | 55.18      | 51.73                     | 107.64     | 145.37                    |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh  | 539.09     | 472.52                    | 713.95     | 670.72                    | 1,206.2    | 1,513.14                  |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand    | 68.42      | 110.28                    | 99.17      | 92.97                     | 170.53     | 170.53                    |
| 32.      | West Bengal    | 810.48     | 996.68                    | 917.82     | 890.28                    | 995.33     | 994.75                    |

(Source: IMIS, DDWS)

ND: Not Drawn