Lok Sabha Question No. 1492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Quality Test of Water under JJM
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1492

TO BE ANSWERED ON - 15.12.2022

## QUALITY TEST OF WATER UNDER JJM

## 1492.  SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  quality  test  of  water  under  the  Government's  flagship  Jal  Jeevan Mission (JJM);
- (b) the details of the Government accredited laboratories, State-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  fees  charged  for  quality  tests  of  water  at  the  Government  accredited laboratories;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to use water quality test data to monitor and prevent public health concerns; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), to enable States/ UTs to test water samples for water quality,  and  for  sample  collection,  reporting,  monitoring  and  surveillance  of  drinking water sources, an online JJM- Water Quality Management Information System (WQMIS) portal  has  been  developed.  The  State-wise  details  of  water  quality  test  reported  through WQMIS is available in public domain JJM Dashboard and can also be accessed at web link: https://ejalshakti.gov.in/WQMIS/

The State/UT-wise details of water samples tested, so far, during 2022-23 is at Annex-I .

(b) As reported by States/ UTs, details of total drinking water quality testing laboratories and accredited/ recognized drinking water quality testing laboratories are at Annex-II .

(c) To encourage water quality testing to ensure potable drinking water supply, States/ UTs  have  been  advised  to  open  drinking  water  quality  testing  laboratories  to  general public  for  testing  of  their  water  samples  at  a  nominal  rate.  The  suggested  rates  are  at Annex-III.

(d)  &  (e)  As  per  Operational  Guidelines  for  the  implementation  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission, corrective  action  to  be  taken  by  State  Public  Health  Engineering/Rural  Water  Supply Department  in  case  of  major  water  quality  contamination,  if  required,  alerting  to respective Health Department for mitigation and/ or corrective actions.

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Annex-I referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1492 to be answered on 15.12.2022.

State/UT-wise details of water samples tested during 2022-23

(as on 09.12.2022)

| S. No.   | State/UT          | Water samples tested in Labs   | Water sample tested using Field Test Kits (FTKs) at village level   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 848                            | 383                                                                 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 3,01,173                       | 1,51,046                                                            |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 17,592                         | 8,950                                                               |
| 4.       | Assam             | 39,040                         | 45,500                                                              |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 96,495                         | 5                                                                   |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 43,941                         | 4,47,615                                                            |
| 7.       | D&NH and DD       | NR                             | NR                                                                  |
| 8.       | Goa               | 4,610                          | NR                                                                  |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 1,43,222                       | 46,545                                                              |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 11,531                         | 26,069                                                              |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 1,11,857                       | 67,003                                                              |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 88,366                         | 9,017                                                               |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 69,412                         | 94,895                                                              |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 1,08,513                       | 1,22,388                                                            |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 1,27,164                       | 1,60,501                                                            |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 3,977                          | 2,392                                                               |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep       | 2,060                          | NR                                                                  |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 2,09,399                       | 1,39,187                                                            |
| 19.      | Maharashtra       | 1,42,124                       | 1,59,855                                                            |
| 20.      | Manipur           | 10,145                         | 11,147                                                              |
| 21.      | Meghalaya         | 7,569                          | 3,513                                                               |
| 22.      | Mizoram           | 14,723                         | 3,261                                                               |
| 23.      | Nagaland          | 6,196                          | 15,594                                                              |
| 24.      | Odisha            | 1,23,498                       | 2,38,345                                                            |
| 25.      | Puducherry        | 1,238                          | 2                                                                   |
| 26.      | Punjab            | 11,089                         | 80,657                                                              |
| 27.      | Rajasthan         | 55,658                         | 9,117                                                               |
| 28.      | Sikkim            | 4,542                          | 159                                                                 |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu        | 3,04,572                       | 4,51,911                                                            |
| 30.      | Telangana         | 1,49,248                       | 20                                                                  |
| 31.      | Tripura           | 12,913                         | 7,005                                                               |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 77,731                         | 29,80,350                                                           |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand       | 36,927                         | 16,451                                                              |
| 34.      | West Bengal       | 86,046                         | 19                                                                  |
| Total    | Total             | 24,23,419 52,98,902            | 24,23,419 52,98,902                                                 |

NR: Data not reported

Source :JJM-WQMIS

## Annex-II  referred  in  the  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1492  to  be answered on 15.12.2022.

## State/ UT-wise details of drinking water quality testing laboratories

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | No. of drinking water quality testing laboratories   | No. of drinking water quality testing laboratories   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT         | laboratories                                         | No. of accredited/ recognized laboratories           |
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 11                                                   | -                                                    |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 112                                                  | 13                                                   |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 36                                                   | -                                                    |
| 4.       | Assam             | 83                                                   | 36                                                   |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 122                                                  | 11                                                   |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 70                                                   | -                                                    |
| 7.       | Goa               | 14                                                   | 70                                                   |
| 8.       | Gujarat           | 80                                                   | 34                                                   |
| 9.       | Haryana           | 44                                                   | 56                                                   |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 71                                                   | 3                                                    |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 98                                                   | 38                                                   |
| 12.      | Jharkhand         | 30                                                   | 81                                                   |
| 13.      | Karnataka         | 80                                                   | 106                                                  |
| 14.      | Kerala            | 88                                                   | 83                                                   |
| 15.      | Ladakh            | 5                                                    | -                                                    |
| 16.      | Lakshadweep       | 9                                                    | 13                                                   |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 155                                                  | 1                                                    |
| 18.      | Maharashtra       | 177                                                  | 1                                                    |
| 19.      | Manipur           | 13                                                   | 5                                                    |
| 20.      | Meghalaya         | 30                                                   | 19                                                   |
| 21.      | Mizoram           | 27                                                   | -                                                    |
| 22.      | Nagaland          | 12                                                   | 25                                                   |
| 23.      | Odisha            | 77                                                   | 22                                                   |
| 24.      | Puducherry        | 2                                                    | -                                                    |
| 25.      | Punjab            | 33                                                   | 32                                                   |
| 26.      | Rajasthan         | 54                                                   | 13                                                   |
| 27.      | Sikkim            | 2                                                    | 26                                                   |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu        | 113                                                  | 203                                                  |
| 29.      | Telangana         | 76                                                   | 33                                                   |
| 30.      | Tripura           | 21                                                   | 10                                                   |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 81                                                   | 27                                                   |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand       | 27                                                   | 2                                                    |
| 33.      | West Bengal       | 220                                                  | -                                                    |
|          | Total             | 2,073                                                | 966                                                  |

Source: JJM-WQMIS

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## Annex-III  referred  in  the  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1492  to  be answered on 15.12.2022.

## Rate suggested to States/UTs for testing of water samples for quality parameters

(Amount  in Rupees)

| S. No.   | Parameter                                     |   Individual Rate |   Package Rate |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
| 1.       | Odour                                         |                 1 |             50 |
| 2.       | Color                                         |                 1 |             50 |
| 3.       | pH                                            |                 1 |             50 |
| 4.       | Total dissolved solids                        |                 1 |             50 |
| 5.       | Turbidity                                     |                 5 |             50 |
| 6.       | Total alkalinity                              |                20 |             50 |
| 7.       | Total hardness                                |                20 |             50 |
| 8.       | Residual Chlorine                             |                 1 |             50 |
| 9.       | Chloride                                      |                50 |             50 |
| 10.      | Sulphate                                      |                50 |             50 |
| 11.      | Iron                                          |                50 |             50 |
| 12.      | Total Arsenic                                 |               100 |            100 |
| 13.      | Fluoride                                      |                50 |             50 |
| 14.      | Nitrate                                       |                50 |             50 |
| 15.      | Total coliform bacteria                       |               100 |            100 |
| 16.      | E. coli or thermo tolerant coli form bacteria |               100 |            100 |
| Total    | Total                                         |               600 |            600 |