Lok Sabha Question No. 3674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Potable Drinking Water in Tribal Areas
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3674

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24/03/2022

## POTABLE DRINKING WATER IN TRIBAL AREAS

## †3674.   SHRI KANAKMAL  KATARA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the details of various steps taken by the Government for providing potable drinking water in tribal dominated areas of  Banswara- Dungarpur and nearby areas, work-wise;
- (b)  the dates on which surveys were conducted in these areas in this regard;
- (c)   the details of the steps taken for timely completion of schemes in the aforesaid areas;
- (d)  whether there is any scheme/proposal for recharging ground water level  by  harvesting the rain water in the said areas; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Since August, 2019, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to make provision of potable water to every rural household through tap  water  connection  of  the  country,  including  those  in  tribal  dominated  areas  of  BanswaraDungarpur and nearby areas in the State of Rajasthan, by 2024.

Drinking  Water  being  a  State  subject,  it  is  States,  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  rural  water  supply projects  are  not  maintained  at  Government  of  India  level,  however,  State  reports  day  to  day physical  and  financial  progress  under  JJM  in  the  Integrated  Management  Information  System (IMIS) of the Department as per the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission.  The  State/  UT,  district  &  village-wise  status  of  tap  water  connection  in  rural households, schools and anganwadi centres etc. as reported by States/ UTs is in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

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

(c) Under the mission, 30% weightage is assigned for difficult terrains which inter alia include areas  under  Desert  Development  Programme  (DDP)  and  Drought  Prone  Area  Programme (DPAP)  and  10%  weightage  is  assigned  for  population  residing  in  SC/  ST  dominated  areas, while  allocating  the  fund,  to  prioritize  the  coverage  in  these  areas.  Further,  priority  has  been given  to  water  quality-affected  habitations,  villages  falling  in  drought  prone  &  desert  areas, SC/ST  majority  villages,  villages  in  Aspirational  and  JE-AES  affected  districts,  and  Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) villages to provide tap water connections for tap water supply.

Further,  for  ensuring  tap  water  supply  in  drought-prone  &  water-scarce  areas/  areas  with inadequate rainfall or dependable ground water sources, provisions have been made under JJM for planning and implementation of bulk water transfer from long distances and regional water supply  schemes.  In  addition,  provisions  have  been  made  for  source  recharging,  viz.  dedicated bore well recharge structures, rain water recharge, rejuvenation of existing water bodies, etc., in convergence  with  other  schemes  such  as  MGNREGS,  Integrated  Watershed  Management Programme (IWMP), 15th Finance Commission tied grants to RLBs/ PRIs, State schemes, CSR funds, etc.

(d) & (e) Important measures taken by the Central Government for conservation, management of ground water and effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the country are available in public domain at:

http://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Feb2021.pdf

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