Lok Sabha Question No. 2966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Implementation of JJM in West Bengal
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2966

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF JJM IN WEST BENGAL

## 2966. MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the  State  Government  is  cooperating  with  the  Union  Government  for  the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);
- (b)   the details of the funds allocated to West Bengal under this mission since its inception;
- (c)   whether  West  Bengal  is  at  the  last  position  in the  country  in  providing  piped drinking water to all households;
- (d)   if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)   whether the Government of West Bengal has changed the name of Jal Jeevan Mission to Jal Swapno in West Bengal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   Since  August,  2019,  Government  of  India  in  partnership  with  States,  including  West Bengal, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to make provision of tap water connection to every rural household by 2024.
- (b)   The details of fund allocated, released and reported utilization in West Bengal under JJM in 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22, is as under:

## (Amount in Rs. Crore)

|          | Central share   | Central share   | Central share        | Central share        | Central share        | Expenditure under State share   |
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year     | Opening Balance | Allocation      | Fund Released/ drawn | Total fund available | Reported utilization |                                 |
| 2019-20  | 760.82          | 995.33          | 994.75               | 1,755.57             | 609.00               | 445.03                          |
| 2020-21  | 1,146.58        | 1,614.18        | 807.08               | 1,953.66             | 1,196.07             | 641.17                          |
| 2021-22* | 757.58          | 6,998.97        | ND                   | 757.58               | 77.82                | 74.37                           |

*as on 03.08.2021

ND: Not Drawn

Source: JJM, IMIS

(c) & (d)  At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission in August, 2019, out of total 163.26  lakh  rural  households  in  West  Bengal,  only  2.14  lakh  (1.21%)  households  were reported to have tap water connections. Since then, another 16.55 lakh [9.34%] households have  been  provided  tap  water  connections.  Thus,  as  on  date,  out  of  177.23  Lakh  rural households  in  the  State,  18.70  lakh  (10.55%)  households  have  tap  water  supply  in  their homes. West Bengal has planned to make provision of tap water supply to every rural home by 2024.

State/  UT-wise  details  of  rural  households  having provision of tap  water  supply and progress made in providing tap water connections to households  since launch  of  JJM,  is annexed. The same is in public domain and available on the JJM dashboard at:

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

(e)   No such information is available with this Department. However, comment was sought from the State Government in the matter which has not been received at the time of the reply.

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## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2966 due for reply on 05.08.2021

## State/ UT-wise details of rural households (HHs) with provision of tap water supply and progress

(Numbers in lakh)

|        |                   | Rural HHs as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs as on 15.8.2019            | Rural HHs as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs as on 01.8.2021   | Rural HHs as on 01.8.2021            | Rural HHs as on 01.8.2021   | Progress so far                                             | Progress so far   |
|--------|-------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| S. No. | State/UTs         | Total No. of HHs            | No. of HHs with tap water connection | %age                        | Total No. of HHs            | No. of HHs with tap water connection | %age                        | No. of HHs provided tap water connection since start of JJM | %age              |
| 1.     | D&NHand D&D       | data not reported           | data not reported                    | data not reported           | 0.85                        | 0.85                                 | 100                         | 0.85                                                        | 100.00            |
| 2.     | Bihar             | 1,83.54                     | 3.16                                 | 1.72                        | 172.21                      | 148.56                               | 86.27                       | 145.40                                                      | 84.43             |
| 3.     | Telangana         | 54.38                       | 15.68                                | 28.84                       | 54.06                       | 54.06                                | 100.00                      | 38.38                                                       | 70.99             |
| 4.     | A &NIslands       | 0.65                        | 0.29                                 | 43.85                       | 0.62                        | 0.62                                 | 100.00                      | 0.33                                                        | 53.98             |
| 5.     | Manipur           | 4.52                        | 0.26                                 | 5.74                        | 4.52                        | 2.32                                 | 51.45                       | 2.06                                                        | 45.71             |
| 6.     | Haryana           | 28.94                       | 17.66                                | 61.03                       | 30.97                       | 30.61                                | 98.83                       | 12.94                                                       | 41.80             |
| 7.     | Arunachal Pradesh | 2.18                        | 0.23                                 | 10.47                       | 2.18                        | 1.11                                 | 51.23                       | 0.89                                                        | 40.75             |
| 8.     | Mizoram           | 1.27                        | 0.09                                 | 7.25                        | 1.27                        | 0.60                                 | 46.93                       | 0.50                                                        | 39.67             |
| 9.     | Uttarakhand       | 14.62                       | 1.30                                 | 8.91                        | 15.18                       | 6.79                                 | 44.70                       | 5.48                                                        | 36.11             |
| 10.    | Himachal Pradesh  | 17.04                       | 7.63                                 | 44.75                       | 17.28                       | 13.64                                | 78.91                       | 6.01                                                        | 34.77             |
| 11.    | Punjab            | 35.07                       | 16.79                                | 47.86                       | 34.73                       | 28.76                                | 82.79                       | 11.97                                                       | 34.47             |
| 12.    | Maharashtra       | 1,42.36                     | 48.44                                | 34.02                       | 142.36                      | 92.21                                | 64.77                       | 43.77                                                       | 30.75             |
| 13.    | Odisha            | 83.06                       | 3.11                                 | 3.74                        | 85.67                       | 27.50                                | 32.11                       | 24.40                                                       | 28.48             |
| 14.    | Tripura           | 8.01                        | 0.25                                 | 3.06                        | 8.01                        | 2.48                                 | 30.97                       | 2.24                                                        | 27.91             |
| 15.    | J&K               | 18.17                       | 5.75                                 | 31.66                       | 18.35                       | 10.23                                | 55.75                       | 4.48                                                        | 24.39             |
| 16.    | Goa               | 2.63                        | 1.99                                 | 75.70                       | 2.63                        | 2.63                                 | 100.00                      | 0.64                                                        | 24.30             |

## Annex

| S. No.   |                | Rural HHs as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs as on 15.8.2019            | Rural HHs as on 15.8.2019   | Rural HHs as on 01.8.2021   | Rural HHs as on 01.8.2021            | Rural HHs as on 01.8.2021   | Progress so far                                             | Progress so far   |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UTs      | Total No. of HHs            | No. of HHs with tap water connection | %age                        | Total No. of HHs            | No. of HHs with tap water connection | %age                        | No. of HHs provided tap water connection since start of JJM | %age              |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh | 1,21.24                     | 13.53                                | 11.16                       | 122.28                      | 39.66                                | 32.43                       | 26.13                                                       | 21.37             |
| 18.      | Meghalaya      | 5.90                        | 0.05                                 | 0.77                        | 5.90                        | 1.27                                 | 21.47                       | 1.22                                                        | 20.70             |
| 19.      | Puducherry     | 1.15                        | 0.94                                 | 81.37                       | 1.15                        | 1.15                                 | 100.00                      | 0.21                                                        | 18.63             |
| 20.      | Andhra Pradesh | 95.66                       | 30.74                                | 32.14                       | 95.17                       | 48.21                                | 50.66                       | 17.47                                                       | 18.35             |
| 21.      | Nagaland       | 3.86                        | 0.14                                 | 3.60                        | 3.86                        | 0.84                                 | 21.82                       | 0.70                                                        | 18.22             |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu     | 1,26.89                     | 21.76                                | 17.15                       | 126.89                      | 42.97                                | 33.86                       | 21.21                                                       | 16.71             |
| 23.      | Gujarat        | 93.03                       | 65.16                                | 70.05                       | 92.92                       | 79.29                                | 85.33                       | 14.12                                                       | 15.20             |
| 24.      | Assam          | 63.35                       | 1.11                                 | 1.76                        | 63.35                       | 9.71                                 | 15.32                       | 8.59                                                        | 13.56             |
| 25.      | Sikkim         | 1.05                        | 0.70                                 | 66.96                       | 1.05                        | 0.82                                 | 78.26                       | 0.12                                                        | 11.31             |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh  | 2,63.39                     | 5.16                                 | 1.96                        | 263.39                      | 31.90                                | 12.11                       | 26.73                                                       | 10.15             |
| 27.      | Kerala         | 67.15                       | 16.64                                | 24.78                       | 70.69                       | 23.80                                | 33.67                       | 7.16                                                        | 10.13             |
| 28.      | West Bengal    | 1,63.26                     | 2.15                                 | 1.31                        | 177.23                      | 18.70                                | 10.55                       | 16.55                                                       | 9.34              |
| 29.      | Rajasthan      | 1,01.32                     | 11.74                                | 11.59                       | 101.32                      | 20.58                                | 20.31                       | 8.84                                                        | 8.72              |
| 30.      | Ladakh         | 0.44                        | 0.01                                 | 3.21                        | 0.44                        | 0.05                                 | 11.75                       | 0.04                                                        | 8.54              |
| 31.      | Jharkhand      | 54.09                       | 3.45                                 | 6.38                        | 59.23                       | 8.12                                 | 13.71                       | 4.67                                                        | 7.88              |
| 32.      | Karnataka      | 89.61                       | 24.51                                | 27.35                       | 91.19                       | 31.14                                | 34.15                       | 6.63                                                        | 7.27              |
| 33.      | Chhattisgarh   | 45.48                       | 3.20                                 | 7.03                        | 45.48                       | 5.87                                 | 12.92                       | 2.68                                                        | 5.89              |
|          | Total          | 18,93.30                    | 3,23.63                              | 17.09                       | 1912.41                     | 787.03                               | 41.15                       | 463.41                                                      | 24.23             |

(Source: JJM - IMIS)

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