Lok Sabha Question No. 1839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Tap Water Connections in Odisha
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1839

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2021

## TAP WATER CONNECTIONS IN ODISHA

## 1839. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  budget  grants  to  Odisha  during  the current financial  year 2021-22 with  an aim to provide clean tap water to every household under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM);

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  budget  allocated  for  the  same  during  the  current financial year;

(c) whether the Government proposes to provide full financial assistance to help Odisha to achieve its target to provide tap water supply to every household by March 2024;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) the number of households in Odisha that have been provided the tap water connections under the JJM since its launch, year/district-wise details thereof; and

(f)  the  estimated  number of  households  likely  to  be provided  with  tap  water  connections during the current financial year under JJM?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Since start of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), Rs. 364.74 Crore in 2019-20, Rs. 812.15 Crore in 2020-21 and Rs. 3,323.42 Crore in 2021-22 have been allocated to Odisha as Central grant  under  JJM.  As  compared  to  the  2020-21,  during  the  current  financial  year,  the Government  of  India  has  quadrupled  the  Central  allocation  to  Odisha.  Under  JJM,  the Government  of  India  is  committed  to  provides  financial  assistance  to  all  States  as  per approved fund allocation criteria including to Odisha, to make provision of tap water supply to every household by 2024.

(e) As on 15 th August, 2019, at the time of launch of Jal Jeevan Mission, in Odisha, out of 85.67 lakh rural  households, only 3.11 lakh households (3.63%) had tap water connections. Since then, 23.69 lakh households have been provided tap water connections, thus increasing the tap water supply to 26.80 lakh households (31.29%). The year and district-wise details of households, which have been provided with tap water connections, is annexed.

(f)    In  2021-22,  Odisha    has  planned  to  provide  tap  water  connections  to  22.11  lakh households.

Annex Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1839 due for reply on

## 29.07.2021

Year & district-wise details of rural households (HHs) with tap water connections in Odisha

(Nos. in Lakh)

| S. No.   | District       | Total HHs   | Total HHs with tap connections (as on 15.08.2019)   | No. of HHs given tap connections   | No. of HHs given tap connections   | No. of HHs given tap connections   | Total HHs with tap connection ( as on 23.07.2021 )   |
|----------|----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | District       | Total HHs   | Total HHs with tap connections (as on 15.08.2019)   | 2019-20                            | 2020-21                            | 2021-22 (till date)                | Total HHs with tap connection ( as on 23.07.2021 )   |
| 1.       | Angul          | 2.68        | 0.10                                                | 0.34                               | 0.76                               | 0.09                               | 1.29                                                 |
| 2.       | Balangir       | 3.70        | 0.01                                                | 0.19                               | 0.58                               | 0.11                               | 0.89                                                 |
| 3.       | Balasore       | 5.68        | 0.31                                                | 0.48                               | 1.01                               | 0.19                               | 1.99                                                 |
| 4.       | Bargarh        | 3.41        | 0.08                                                | 0.04                               | 0.30                               | 0.26                               | 0.67                                                 |
| 5.       | Bhadrak        | 2.93        | 0.13                                                | 0.19                               | 1.10                               | 0.16                               | 1.59                                                 |
| 6.       | Boudh          | 1.04        | 0.00                                                | 0.02                               | 0.15                               | 0.06                               | 0.23                                                 |
| 7.       | Cuttack        | 4.48        | 0.05                                                | 0.18                               | 0.88                               | 0.15                               | 1.26                                                 |
| 8.       | Debagarh       | 0.74        | 0.02                                                | 0.04                               | 0.13                               | 0.04                               | 0.24                                                 |
| 9.       | Dhenkanal      | 2.70        | 0.13                                                | 0.18                               | 0.66                               | 0.11                               | 1.09                                                 |
| 10.      | Gajapati       | 1.28        | 0.07                                                | 0.04                               | 0.21                               | 0.03                               | 0.35                                                 |
| 11.      | Ganjam         | 6.37        | 0.53                                                | 0.54                               | 1.27                               | 0.29                               | 2.63                                                 |
| 12.      | Jagatsinghapur | 2.58        | 0.55                                                | 0.06                               | 0.37                               | 0.05                               | 1.03                                                 |
| 13.      | Jajpur         | 4.40        | 0.01                                                | 0.56                               | 0.52                               | 0.12                               | 1.20                                                 |
| 14.      | Jharsuguda     | 0.94        | 0.01                                                | 0.02                               | 0.13                               | 0.09                               | 0.24                                                 |
| 15.      | Kalahandi      | 3.95        | 0.04                                                | 0.09                               | 0.52                               | 0.13                               | 0.77                                                 |
| 16.      | Kandhamal      | 1.59        | 0.03                                                | 0.02                               | 0.26                               | 0.08                               | 0.40                                                 |
| 17.      | Kendrapara     | 3.01        | 0.26                                                | 0.07                               | 0.56                               | 0.17                               | 1.06                                                 |
| 18.      | Kendujhar      | 3.43        | 0.05                                                | 0.24                               | 0.68                               | 0.35                               | 1.31                                                 |
| 19.      | Khurda         | 2.73        | 0.21                                                | 0.07                               | 0.59                               | 0.13                               | 0.99                                                 |
| 20.      | Koraput        | 3.10        | 0.07                                                | 0.11                               | 0.43                               | 0.19                               | 0.80                                                 |
| 21.      | Malkangiri     | 1.24        | 0.02                                                | 0.02                               | 0.14                               | 0.04                               | 0.22                                                 |
| 22.      | Mayurbhanj     | 5.53        | 0.22                                                | 0.19                               | 0.70                               | 0.17                               | 1.28                                                 |
| 23.      | Nabarangapur   | 2.53        | 0.03                                                | 0.11                               | 0.37                               | 0.23                               | 0.73                                                 |
| 24.      | Nayagarh       | 2.55        | 0.03                                                | 0.10                               | 0.18                               | 0.09                               | 0.41                                                 |
| 25.      | Nuapada        | 1.41        | 0.00                                                | 0.06                               | 0.91                               | 0.07                               | 1.05                                                 |
| 26.      | Puri           | 3.22        | 0.02                                                | 0.17                               | 0.93                               | 0.11                               | 1.23                                                 |
| 27.      | Rayagada       | 2.22        | 0.03                                                | 0.09                               | 0.29                               | 0.07                               | 0.48                                                 |
| 28.      | Sambalpur      | 1.65        | 0.04                                                | 0.04                               | 0.18                               | 0.05                               | 0.31                                                 |
| 29.      | Subarnapur     | 1.49        | 0.03                                                | 0.05                               | 0.25                               | 0.11                               | 0.44                                                 |
| 30.      | Sundargarh     | 3.11        | 0.04                                                | 0.04                               | 0.43                               | 0.11                               | 0.61                                                 |
|          | Total          | 85.67       | 3.11                                                | 4.37                               | 15.47                              | 3.85                               | 26.80                                                |

(source: JJM-IMIS)