Lok Sabha Question No. 3628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Har Ghar Jal Yojana in Odisha
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajashree Mallick

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3628

ANSWERED ON-10/08/2023

## Har Ghar Jal Yojana in Odisha

## 3628. SHRIMATI RAJASHREE MALLICK:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:-

- (a)   the number of households which have been included under Har Ghar Jal Yojana so far, Statewise, particularly in Odisha, district-wise including Jagatsinghpur;
- (b)  the percentage of work which has been successfully completed so far along with the percentage of work which is yet to be completed under the said scheme;
- (c)   whether the said scheme has not reached hilly villages in various States of the country yet; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Since August 2019, Government of India, in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)-Har Ghar Jal to enable every rural household in the country, including those in the hilly areas and the districts of Odisha, to have assured potable water through tap connection.

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  3.23  Crore  (17%)  rural  households  were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 07.08.2023, around 9.52 Crore additional rural households, including many in the hilly villages in various states, have been  provided  with  tap  water  connections.  Thus,  as  on  07.08.2023,  out  of  19.41  Crore  rural households in the country, around 12.75 Crore (65.69%) households are reported to have tap water supply  in  their  homes  and  6.66  Crore  (34.31%)  are  the  remaining.  State/UT-wise  details  are annexed .

The State/UT, district & village-wise status of tap water connection in rural households, including those in all the districts in Odisha inter alia including Jagatsinghpur, as reported by States/ UTs, is also in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx

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## Annex referred to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3628 answered on 10.08.2023 State/ UT-wise status of tap water connections in rural households

(as on 07.08.2023)

(Number in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs as on date   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   | Rural HHs with tap water supply   |
|----------|---------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total rural HHs as on date   | No.                               | %                                 |
| 1.       | A &NIslands   | 0.62                         | 0.62                              | 100.00                            |
| 2.       | Andhra Pr.    | 95.55                        | 67.00                             | 70.12                             |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pr. | 2.30                         | 2.00                              | 86.81                             |
| 4.       | Assam         | 68.32                        | 36.30                             | 53.13                             |
| 5.       | Bihar         | 166.30                       | 160.30                            | 96.39                             |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh  | 50.12                        | 27.81                             | 55.48                             |
| 7.       | DNH and DD    | 0.85                         | 0.85                              | 100.00                            |
| 8.       | Goa           | 2.63                         | 2.63                              | 100.00                            |
| 9.       | Gujarat       | 91.18                        | 91.18                             | 100.00                            |
| 10.      | Haryana       | 30.41                        | 30.41                             | 100.00                            |
| 11.      | Himachal Pr.  | 17.09                        | 17.09                             | 100.00                            |
| 12.      | J&K           | 18.66                        | 12.61                             | 67.57                             |
| 13.      | Jharkhand     | 61.34                        | 24.34                             | 39.68                             |
| 14.      | Karnataka     | 101.17                       | 69.73                             | 68.93                             |
| 15.      | Kerala        | 70.84                        | 35.51                             | 50.14                             |
| 16.      | Ladakh        | 0.42                         | 0.34                              | 80.47                             |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep   | 0.13                         | 0.00                              | 1.20                              |
| 18.      | Madhya Pr.    | 119.63                       | 62.38                             | 52.15                             |
| 19.      | Maharashtra   | 146.73                       | 114.42                            | 77.98                             |
| 20.      | Manipur       | 4.52                         | 3.47                              | 76.76                             |
| 21.      | Meghalaya     | 6.52                         | 3.62                              | 55.60                             |
| 22.      | Mizoram       | 1.33                         | 1.21                              | 91.25                             |
| 23.      | Nagaland      | 3.69                         | 2.80                              | 75.84                             |
| 24.      | Odisha        | 88.61                        | 55.72                             | 62.88                             |
| 25.      | Puducherry    | 1.15                         | 1.15                              | 100.00                            |
| 26.      | Punjab        | 34.26                        | 34.26                             | 100.00                            |
| 27.      | Rajasthan     | 106.71                       | 44.94                             | 42.12                             |
| 28.      | Sikkim        | 1.32                         | 1.14                              | 86.60                             |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu    | 125.53                       | 89.60                             | 71.37                             |
| 30.      | Telangana     | 53.98                        | 53.98                             | 100.00                            |
| 31.      | Tripura       | 7.44                         | 4.97                              | 66.83                             |
| 32.      | Uttar Pr.     | 262.46                       | 146.86                            | 55.95                             |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand   | 14.95                        | 11.86                             | 79.34                             |
| 34.      | West Bengal   | 184.63                       | 64.11                             | 34.73                             |
|          | Total         | 19,41.40                     | 12,75.23                          | 65.69                             |

Delhi & Chandigarh have no rural population.     HH: Household

Source: JJM - IMIS