Lok Sabha Question No. 1486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Work Plan to provide Clean Drinking Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1486

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10/02/2022

## WORK PLAN TO PROVIDE CLEAN DRINKING WATER

## †1486. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether any source of drinking water is not available in the circumference of one kilometer for many families in the country especially in Rajasthan;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  work-plan  to  make  available  clean  drinking water to such families;
- (d)   whether any  scheme  is being formulated by the  Government in respect of water supply in each  house  of  big  villages  of  Panchayat  headquarter  in  the  country  and  whether  any guidelines have been issued in this regard;
- (e)   if so, the details thereof including in Rajasthan during the last two years; and
- (f)   whether  the Government is  contemplating  to make available clean drinking water in each and every household by the year 2022 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f)  Since  August,  2019,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  in partnership with States, including Rajasthan, to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household  and  public  institutions  in  villages  like  schools,  anganwadi  centres,  ashramshalas (tribal residential schools), health centres, Gram Panchayat building, etc., across the country, by 2024.

In consultation with States/ UTs, sector partners, community building organizations, experts, etc. Operational Guidelines for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission' were finalized and were released  on  25.12.2019.  Further,  to  help  Gram  Panchayats,  Village  Water &  Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) or Pani Samitis to plan and manage water supply schemes to provide tap water to every home, a Margdarshika for Gram Panchayats and Pani Samitis for implementation of  JJM, has been prepared and was released on 29.09.2020.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, out of 18.93 Crore rural households, 3.23 Crore  (17%)  households  were  reported  to  have  tap  water  connections.  So  far,  5.70  Crore (29.55%)  rural  households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water  connections  in  last  29  months. Thus,  as  of  date,  out  of  19.28  Crore  rural  households  in  the  country,  8.93  Crore  (46.34%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes.

Further, as reported by States/ UTs, as on 07.02.2022, out of 17.01 lakh rural habitations of the country, 13.22 lakh (77.68%) habitations having 77.90% population  have provision of potable drinking water with supply level of more than 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) and 3.44 lakh (20.24%)  habitations  having  20.39%  population  with  supply  level  of  less  than  40  lpcd  with sources  at  a  reasonable  distance  and  0.35  lakh  (2.08%)  rural  habitations  having  1.71% population are reported to have water quality issues in drinking water sources.

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