Lok Sabha Question No. 265 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Drinking Water in Coastal Areas
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*265

ANSWERED ON 16/12/2021

## DRINKING WATER IN COASTAL AREAS

*265 . SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the Government  has  prepared  an  action  plan  to provide drinking  water  in  coastal areas of the country;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   the  details  of  the  number of Gram Panchayats identified by the Government with drinking water problem in the districts of Nellore and Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d)   whether  any  action  plan  has  been  prepared  for  providing  drinking  water  in  Nellore  and Chittoor districts, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (d)  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 265 due for reply on 16/12/2021

(a) and (b)  To  make  provision  of  potable  tap  water  supply  to  every  rural  household  in  the country, including those in coastal areas, by 2024, since August, 2019, Government of India in partnership with States/ UTs, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). After details discussion, 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 Bihar Puducherry A &NIslands Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 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 of tap water supply to all rural households, has been made.

(c) and (d)  As reported by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, at the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) on 15 th August, 2019, provision of tap water connection was available to 2.81 Lakh (49%) rural households in the Nellore district. Since then, more than 1.16 Lakhs households have been provided tap water connection. As on 12.12.2021, out of total 5.70 Lakhs rural households in the district, the provision of tap water supply has been made in 3.97 Lakhs (69%)  households.  Further,  out  of  947  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)  in  the  district,  87  GPs  have attained 'Har Ghar Jal' status i.e. provision of tap water supply has been made to all households of the Gram Panchayat.

Similarly,  in  Chittoor  district,  as  on  15 th August,  2019,  tap  water  connection  was  available  in 4.61  Lakh  (56%)  rural  households.  Since  then,  more  than  1.95  Lakhs  households  have  been provided tap water connection. As on 12.12.2021, out of total 8.27 Lakhs rural households in Chittoor district, provision of tap water supply has been made in 6.57 Lakhs (79%) households. Further, out of 1,426 GPs in the district, 461 GPs have attained 'Har Ghar Jal' status.

State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  planned  to  provide  tap  water  supply  to  all  the  remaining households, by 2024. The detailed information about the status as well as progress made under JJM in States/ UTs, is in public domain on JJM-dashboard and available at:

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

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