Lok Sabha Question No. 2906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: JJM in Assam
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2906

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2021

## JJM  IN ASSAM

## 2906.  SHRI KRIPANATH  MALLAH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);

(b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized thereunder within Assam during the last three years and the current year;

(c) the details of the tap water connections approved so far and work orders issued for connections during 2021-22;

(d) whether the Government has made any survey for remaining households which are still without tap water supply within Assam;

- (e) if so, the details thereof, district-wise; and

(f) the steps being taken by the Government to provide tap water connections to these households expeditiously?

## ANSWER

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

(a) 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 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) and on regular and long-term basis.

(b) The  details  of  Central  fund  allocated,  released/  drawn  by  the  State  and  reported utilization in Assam  under  the  then National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme (NRDWP) in 2018-19 and under JJM in 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22 is as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Year     | Central fund    | Central fund   | Central fund   | Central fund         | Central fund         |                                |
|----------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|          | Opening Balance | Allocation     | Amount drawn   | Total fund available | Reported utilization | Expenditur e under State share |
| 2018-19  | 394.85          | 567.89         | 300.76         | 695.61               | 336.25               | 48.34                          |
| 2019-20  | 359.35          | 694.95         | 442.36         | 801.71               | 358.87               | 29.01                          |
| 2020-21  | 452.45          | 1,608.51       | 551.77         | 1,004.22             | 880.44               | 90.02                          |
| 2021-22* | 123.78          | 5,601.16       | 1,400.29       | 1,532.37             | 410.21               | 55.11                          |

*as on 02.08.2021

Source: JJM, IMIS

(c) to (e) Drinking  water  supply  is  a  State  subject.  Power  to  plan,  design,  approve, implement, operate and maintain water supply  schemes is  vested with States. As such, details  of  individual  projects, inter  alia which  includes  tendering  process,  etc.  are  not maintained  by  this  Department.  As  reported  by  the  State  of  Assam,  the  district-wise number  of  rural  households  that  are  yet  to  be  provided  with  tap  water  supply  are annexed .

(f) A number of steps have been taken to plan and implement JJM to make provision of potable tap water supply to rural households, schools, anganwadi centres, ashramshalas, etc. with speed, inter alia , which includes joint discussion and finalization of  annual  action  plan  (AAP)  of  States/  UTs  including  Assam,  regular  review  of implementation  of  mission  works,  workshops/  conferences/  webinars for capacity building  and  knowledge  sharing,  field  visits  by  multi-disciplinary  team  to  provide technical support, etc.

A  detailed  Operational  Guidelines  for  the  implementation  of  JJM;  Margdarshika  for Gram  Panchayats  &  VWSCs  to  provide  safe  drinking  water  in  rural  households  and Guidelines on 100-days campaign to provide piped water supply in anganwadi centres, ashramshalas  and  schools  have  been  shared  with  States/  UTs,  including  Assam  to facilitate planning and implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission.

For  online  monitoring,  JJM-Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  and online  JJM-Dashboard  has  been  put  in  place.  Provision  has  also  been  made  for transparent online financial management through Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

Since launch of Jal Jeevan Mission in August, 2019, in Assam, so far 8.59 lakh (13.56%) rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as on date, 9.71 lakh (15.32%) rural households in the State have provision of tap water supply.

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## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2906 due for reply on 05.08.2021

Status of tap water supply in rural households (HHs) of Assam as on 02.08.2021

(No. in lakh)

| S. No.   | District            | Total HHs as on date   | HHs with tap water supply   | HHs with tap water supply   | HHs without tap water supply   | HHs without tap water supply   |
|----------|---------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. No.   | District            | Total HHs as on date   | In No.                      | %                           | In No.                         | %                              |
| 1.       | West Karbi Anglong  | 0.53                   | 0.02                        | 4.16                        | 0.51                           | 95.84                          |
| 2.       | Chirang             | 1.18                   | 0.05                        | 4.19                        | 1.13                           | 95.81                          |
| 3.       | North Cachar Hills  | 0.30                   | 0.02                        | 4.65                        | 0.28                           | 95.35                          |
| 4.       | South Salmara       | 0.87                   | 0.04                        | 5.00                        | 0.83                           | 95.00                          |
| 5.       | Dhubri              | 3.07                   | 0.17                        | 5.56                        | 2.90                           | 94.44                          |
| 6.       | Udalguri            | 1.90                   | 0.11                        | 5.67                        | 1.79                           | 94.33                          |
| 7.       | Karbi Anglong       | 1.25                   | 0.09                        | 7.26                        | 1.16                           | 92.74                          |
| 8.       | Biswanath           | 1.65                   | 0.14                        | 8.53                        | 1.51                           | 91.47                          |
| 9.       | Charaideo           | 1.01                   | 0.09                        | 8.74                        | 0.93                           | 91.26                          |
| 10.      | Dibrugarh           | 2.58                   | 0.25                        | 9.76                        | 2.33                           | 90.24                          |
| 11.      | Tinsukia            | 2.47                   | 0.24                        | 9.78                        | 2.22                           | 90.22                          |
| 12.      | Kokrajhar           | 1.96                   | 0.25                        | 12.57                       | 1.71                           | 87.43                          |
| 13.      | Morigaon            | 2.14                   | 0.27                        | 12.58                       | 1.87                           | 87.42                          |
| 14.      | Baksha              | 2.27                   | 0.29                        | 12.62                       | 1.98                           | 87.38                          |
| 15.      | Lakhimpur           | 2.17                   | 0.31                        | 14.44                       | 1.85                           | 85.56                          |
| 16.      | Darrang             | 1.95                   | 0.28                        | 14.56                       | 1.67                           | 85.44                          |
| 17.      | Bongaigaon          | 1.47                   | 0.22                        | 15.03                       | 1.25                           | 84.97                          |
| 18.      | Hojai               | 1.69                   | 0.26                        | 15.21                       | 1.44                           | 84.79                          |
| 19.      | Karimganj           | 2.59                   | 0.40                        | 15.26                       | 2.19                           | 84.74                          |
| 20.      | Nagaon              | 3.74                   | 0.57                        | 15.30                       | 3.17                           | 84.70                          |
| 21.      | Dhemaji             | 1.49                   | 0.23                        | 15.42                       | 1.26                           | 84.58                          |
| 22.      | Sivasagar           | 1.71                   | 0.28                        | 16.30                       | 1.43                           | 83.70                          |
| 23.      | Kamrup              | 3.52                   | 0.61                        | 17.24                       | 2.91                           | 82.76                          |
| 24.      | Goalpara            | 2.10                   | 0.37                        | 17.69                       | 1.73                           | 82.31                          |
| 25.      | Barpeta             | 3.47                   | 0.64                        | 18.44                       | 2.83                           | 81.56                          |
| 26.      | Sonitpur            | 2.76                   | 0.53                        | 19.08                       | 2.23                           | 80.92                          |
| 27.      | Hailakandi          | 1.47                   | 0.30                        | 20.60                       | 1.16                           | 79.40                          |
| 28.      | Golaghat            | 2.18                   | 0.47                        | 21.70                       | 1.71                           | 78.30                          |
| 29.      | Jorhat              | 1.72                   | 0.38                        | 21.85                       | 1.34                           | 78.15                          |
| 30.      | Nalbari             | 1.68                   | 0.38                        | 22.62                       | 1.30                           | 77.38                          |
| 31.      | Cachar              | 3.52                   | 1.01                        | 28.83                       | 2.50                           | 71.17                          |
| 32.      | Kamrup Metropolitan | 0.58                   | 0.26                        | 44.17                       | 0.32                           | 55.83                          |
| 33.      | Majuli              | 0.40                   | 0.19                        | 47.26                       | 0.21                           | 52.74                          |
|          | Total               | 63.35                  | 9.71                        | 15.32                       | 53.64                          | 84.68                          |

Source: JJM-IMIS