Lok Sabha Question No. 3612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Tap Water Connections
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Locket Chatterjee

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3612

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24/03/2022

## TAP WATER CONNECTIONS

## 3612.  SHRI  ADHIR  RANJAN  CHOWDHURY: MS. LOCKET  CHATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government proposes to set up water pipelines in remote areas of West Bengal and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   the  number  of  rural  households  covered  with  tap  water  connections  and  the  estimated number of households yet to be covered in the country especially in West Bengal;
- (c)   whether the Government has implemented Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal scheme in all the States of the country especially in West Bengal;
- (d)   if so, the details thereof along with the features and estimated cost thereof especially in West Bengal, district-wise; and
- (e)   the  time  by  which  all  rural  households  in  the  country  are  likely  to  be provided  with  safe drinking and tap water supply particularly in West Bengal?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country,  including those in West Bengal, by 2024. The key features of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)  are  to  make  provision  of  potable  water  to  every  rural  household  through  tap  water connection  at  a  service  level  of  55  litre  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd),  of  prescribed  quality (BIS:10500), on regular and long-term basis. The estimated outlay of the mission is Rs. 3.60 lakh Crore, out of which Central share is Rs. 2.08 lakh Crore. District wise fund estimates/ allocations is not made and maintained by this department.

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, more than 6 Crore (31.08%) rural households have been provided with tap water connections in last two and half years. Thus, as of date, out of 19.32 Crore rural households in the country, 9.24 Crore (47.83%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes. As on date, out of 1.77 Crore rural  households  in  the  State of  West  Bengal, 37.15  lakh  (20.96%)  households  are  reported  to have tap water supply in their homes.

(e) The year-wise timelines finalized by States/ UTs for making provision of tap water supply to every rural household is as under:

| 2020   | 2021                                                                | 2022                                                                                                     | 2023                                                                                               | 2024                                                                                  |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Goa    | Telangana Puducherry A &NIslands Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | Bihar Gujarat Himachal Pradesh Haryana Uttarakhand Ladakh Manipur Meghalaya Punjab Sikkim Jammu &Kashmir | Arunachal Pradesh Chhattisgarh Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Mizoram Nagaland Tamil Nadu Tripura | Assam Andhra Pradesh Jharkhand Maharashtra Odisha Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh West Bengal |

In Goa, Telangana, Haryana, Puducherry, A & N Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu; provision for tap water supply to all rural households has been made.

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