Lok Sabha Question No. 1963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Drinking Water Projects in Maharashtra
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1963 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## DRINKING WATER PROJECTS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 1963. SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the drinking water projects taken up since 2019 till date in the State of Maharashtra, district-wise; and

(b) the details of total fund allocation made and the quantum of fund utilized under various schemes in the State?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Drinking water being a State subject, it is the States, including Maharashtra, who plan, design, approve  and  implement  drinking  water  supply  schemes.  Government  of  India  supplements  the efforts  of  the  States  by  providing  technical  and  financial  assistance.  As  such  details  of  individual projects/  schemes  for  rural  water  supply  projects  are  not  maintained  at  the  Government  of  India level.

Since  August  2019,  Government  of  India  in  partnership  with  States,  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household of the country  including  those  of  Maharashtra,  by  2024.  At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan Mission,  in  Maharashtra  48.44  lakh  (33%)  rural  households  were  reported  to  have  tap  water connections.  Since  then,  tap  water  connections  have  been  provided  to  additional  54.19  lakh (37.37%)  rural  households.  As  on  25.07.2022,  out  of  total  144.93  lakh  rural  households  in Maharashtra, provision of tap water supply has been made to 102.63 lakh (70.82%) households.

(b) The year-wise details of funds allocated, released and utilized by Maharashtra under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 are as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|          | Central share   | Central share     | Central share           | Central share        | Central share        | Expenditure under State   |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| Year     | Opening Balance | Budget allocation | Fund drawn by the State | Total available fund | Reported utilization | share                     |
| 2019-20  | 248.12          | 847.97            | 345.28                  | 593.40               | 308.04               | 428.14                    |
| 2020-21  | 285.35          | 1,828.92          | 457.23                  | 742.58               | 473.59               | 324.16                    |
| 2021-22  | 268.99          | 7,064.41          | 1,666.64                | 1,935.63             | 377.98               | 477.98                    |
| 2022-23* | 1,557.65        | 7,831.25          | Not Drawn               | 1,557.65             | 133.18               | 144.14                    |

* as on 25.07.2022