Lok Sabha Question No. 2021 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Water to Every Household through HGJY
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Balak Nath, Ranjeeta Koli, Manoj Rajoria, Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2021

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/07/2022

## WATER TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD THROUGH HGJY

## †2021. SHRI BALAK NATH: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government is providing water to every household through Har Ghar Jal Yojana (HGJY);
- (b)  if  so,  the  names  of  the  States  and  districts  which  have  been  included  in  the  said  scheme along with the details thereof;
- (c)   the  details  of  funds  allocated  to  all  the  districts  of  Rajasthan  including  Sikar,  Karauli Dholpur, Bharatpur and Alwar districts under the said scheme;
- (d)  the alternatives for providing water in several Tehsils of Sikar, Karauli Dholpur, Bharatpur and Alwar Parliamentary Constituencies where there is a shortage of water the area being drought-prone and ground water level has gone down;
- (e)   whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  water  to  Sikar,  Karauli  Dholpur,  Bharatpur and Alwar Parliamentary Constituencies through canals; and
- (f)   if so, the details of the works being done in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Since August, 2019, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to make provision of potable tap water supply to every rural household across the country, by 2024.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, 6.65 Crore households have been provided with tap water connections in last 35 months. Thus, as on 25 th July 2022, out of 19.14 Crore rural households in the  country,  around  9.88  Crore  (51.61%) households  are  reported  to  have  tap  water  supply  in their homes.

(c) Drinking Water being a State subject. It is States, 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 district wise fund allocation is not made and maintained by this department.  However, details of Central fund allocated, fund drawn and fund utilization reported by the State of Rajasthan under Jal Jeevan Mission in 201920, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 (as on 25.07.2022) is as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

|         | Central share   | Central share   | Central share           | Central share        | Central share        |                               |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
| Year    | Opening Balance | Allocation      | Fund drawn by the State | Total fund available | Reported utilization | Expenditure under State share |
| 2019-20 | 313.67          | 1,301.71        | 1,301.71                | 1,615.38             | 620.31               | 698.54                        |
| 2020-21 | 995.07          | 2,522.03        | 630.51                  | 1,625.58             | 762.04               | 789.05                        |
| 2021-22 | 863.53          | 10,180.50       | 2,345.08                | 3,208.61             | 1,763.79             | 1,497.57                      |
| 2022-23 | 1,288.46        | 13,328.60       | ND                      | 1,288.46             | 461.34               | 489.69                        |

Source: JJM, IMIS         ND: Not Drawn

(d) to (f) As informed by the State, for supply of drinking water, the villages of parliamentary constituencies of Sikar being covered from Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana & Phase II of Isarda Dam. Similarly, Alwar is being covered from by bulk water taken from Chambal river & Phase II  of  Isarda  Dam.  The  Dholpur-Karauli  and  Bharatpur  are  being  covered  through  bulk  water taken  from  Chambal  River.  Details  of  status  of  detailed  project  report  (DPR)  in  the  villages under these constituencies are as under:

| S. No.   | Parliamentary Constituency   | Total Villages (2011 Census)   | Villages where DPR is approved   | Villages where DPR is under preparation   | Villages where DPR preparation yet to start   |
|----------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| (1)      | (2)                          | (3)                            | (4)                              | (5)                                       | (6) = (3)-(4)-(5)                             |
| 1.       | Bharatpur                    | 1,627                          | 977                              | 650                                       | 0                                             |
| 2.       | Dholpur- Karauli             | 1,654                          | 468                              | 383                                       | 803                                           |
| 3.       | Sikar                        | 1,130                          | 170                              | 960                                       | 0                                             |
| 4.       | Alwar                        | 1,385                          | 0                                | 1,385                                     | 0                                             |

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