Lok Sabha Question No. 2872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Funds for Drinking Water Supply
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2872 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2024

## FUNDS FOR DRINKING WATER SUPPLY

## †2872. SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any funds have been allocated or proposed to be allocated for drinking water supply particularly for the State of Maharashtra during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (c)  whether  few  schemes  regarding  drinking  water  supply  for  a  number  of  States  are  under consideration/pending with the Union Government;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (e) the reasons for delay in approving the said schemes; and
- (f) the details of the steps taken so far by the Union Government to address the problem of drinking water in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a) & (b) The year-wise details of funds allocated, released and utilized by Maharashtra for drinking water supply in rural areas under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) during the last three years 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                     |
| 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          | 3,915.62                | 5,473.27             | 3,109.53             | 2,972.12                  |
| 2023-24 | 2,363.74        | 21,465.88         | 7,444.26                | 9808.00              | 8,208.53             | 8,371.34                  |

District-wise information related to funds allocated, released and utilized is not maintained centrally.

(c)  to  (e)  Drinking  water  is  a  State  subject.  The  power  to  plan,  design,  approve  and  implement drinking water supply schemes lies with State Government including Maharashtra. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance. As such individual projects/ schemes for rural water supply are not approved at the Government of India level.

(f) Government of India, in partnership with States/UTs including Maharashtra is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission, since August, 2019, to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household in the country.

Under JJM, provisions have been made for development/ strengthening/ augmentation of drinking water sources; and infrastructure for bulk transfer of water, treatment and distribution systems in water deficit drought-prone and desert areas without dependable ground water sources apart from creation of in-village water supply infrastructure.

In addition, provisions for taking up augmentation and strengthening of local drinking water sources in convergence with other schemes at village level viz. MGNREGS, 15 th Finance Commission tied grants  to  RLBs/  PRIs,  Integrated  Watershed  Management  Programme  (IWMP),  State  schemes, District  Mineral  Development  Fund,  CSR  funds,  community  contribution,  etc.  is  also  envisaged under the JJM.

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