Lok Sabha Question No. 1817 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Quality of Potable Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ajay Bhatt, Ramcharan Bohra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1817 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## Quality of Potable Water

## †1817. SHRI AJAY BHATT: SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  percentage  quantity  of  potable  water  supplied  in  the  country  as  per  the  World  Health Organisation;
- (b)  the number of cases of contaminated potable water supply in the States like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Bihar,  Himachal  Pradesh,  etc.  during  the  last  three years;
- (c)   the extent to which our laboratories are capable to check the quality of the potable water;
- (d)  whether the entire country has been connected with the Online Integrated System for Quality Monitoring Result; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI  RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) to (e) As reported by States/ UTs, out of total 17.03 lakh rural habitations, except in 48,993 habitations,  in  rest  all  habitations,  drinking  water  sources  are  potable.  Based  on  water  quality testing,  year-wise  number  of  quality-affected  habitations  reported  in  the  last  three  years,  is annexed.

Under  JJM,  States/  UTs  can  utilize  upto  2%  of  their  annual  allocation  for  taking  up  water quality  monitoring  & surveillance activities. States/ UTs have been asked to upgrade different level  of  laboratories  i.e.  State,  district,  sub-division  and/  or  block  level  and  get  NABL accreditation and/ or recognition. As per existing guidelines, States/ UTs have been advised to carry  out  testing  of  drinking  water  sources  on  regular  basis  and  report  the  same  on  JJMIntegrated Management Information System (IMIS).

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## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1817 due for reply on 11.02.2021

## State-wise detail of quality-affected habitations

| S. No.   | Name of State     | Number of quality-affected habitations as on   | Number of quality-affected habitations as on   | Number of quality-affected habitations as on   | Number of quality-affected habitations as on   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State     | 01.04.2018                                     | 01.04.2019                                     | 01.04.2020                                     | 08.02.2021                                     |
| 1.       | A&NIslands        | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 544                                            | 277                                            | 126                                            | 102                                            |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 28                                             | 27                                             | 231                                            | 231                                            |
| 4.       | Assam             | 9,972                                          | 8,518                                          | 21,979                                         | 21,070                                         |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 3,947                                          | 3,190                                          | 5,467                                          | 4,001                                          |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 516                                            | 499                                            | 210                                            | 209                                            |
| 7.       | Goa               | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 8.       | Gujarat           | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 9.       | Haryana           | 104                                            | 86                                             | 35                                             | 33                                             |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 13                                             | 11                                             | 4                                              | 4                                              |
| 12.      | Jharkhand         | 540                                            | 440                                            | 321                                            | 279                                            |
| 13.      | Karnataka         | 815                                            | 450                                            | 218                                            | 0                                              |
| 14.      | Kerala            | 327                                            | 327                                            | 114                                            | 110                                            |
| 15.      | Ladakh            | -                                              | -                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 164                                            | 153                                            | 255                                            | 240                                            |
| 17.      | Maharashtra       | 201                                            | 176                                            | 157                                            | 106                                            |
| 18.      | Manipur           | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 19.      | Meghalaya         | 7                                              | 7                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 20.      | Mizoram           | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 21.      | Nagaland          | 4                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 22.      | Odisha            | 2,512                                          | 2,421                                          | 3,518                                          | 3,495                                          |
| 23.      | Puducherry        | 0                                              | 0                                              | 7                                              | 7                                              |
| 24.      | Punjab            | 3,391                                          | 3,177                                          | 1,157                                          | 1,137                                          |
| 25.      | Rajasthan         | 18,897                                         | 17,346                                         | 14,508                                         | 12,478                                         |
| 26.      | Sikkim            | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu        | 169                                            | 0                                              | 455                                            | 455                                            |
| 28.      | Telangana         | 360                                            | 344                                            | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 29.      | Tripura           | 2,440                                          | 2,399                                          | 1863                                           | 1,352                                          |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 1,336                                          | 1,203                                          | 608                                            | 549                                            |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand       | 15                                             | 9                                              | 9                                              | 9                                              |
| 32.      | West Bengal       | 18,441                                         | 16,479                                         | 3,440                                          | 3,126                                          |
| Total    | Total             | 64,743                                         | 57,539                                         | 54,682                                         | 48,993                                         |

( Source: JJM- IMIS )