Lok Sabha Question No. 3635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Tap Water in Tribal Areas
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Queen Oja

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-† 3635

ANSWERED ON-10/08/2023

## TAP WATER IN TRIBAL AREAS

## †3635.  SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:

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

(a)  whether  the  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)  has  been  launched  to  provide  tap  water  to  each household of the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of backward villages and tribal areas to which tap water has been provided under this Mission during the last three years;

(c)  the  details  of  villages  and  tribal  areas  where  the  'Nal  se  Jal'  scheme  has  not  been implemented so far;

(d) whether it is a fact that water supply in the said areas remain disrupted due to technical reasons; and

(e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise especially in Guwahati, Assam?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE OF JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) Since August 2019, Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar  Jal  in  partnership  with  States  to  make  provision  of  tap  water  supply  to  every  rural household of the country by 2024. The total estimated outlay of the mission is Rs.3.60 lakh crore  out  of  which  Central  share  is  Rs.2.08  lakh  crore.  The  key  features  of  the  Jal  Jeevan Mission  (JJM)  are  to  make  provision  of  potable  water  to  every  rural  household  through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) at a service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd) of prescribed quality (BIS:10500) and supply on a regular and long-term basis.

(b) As reported by States/UTs, details of State-wise tap water connections provided to rural households in Scheduled Tribe dominated areas, during last three years, is at Annex . As such, the details of tap connection provided to backward villages is not maintained centrally.

(c) Under JJM a universal approach is being followed providing tap water supply. As such, JJM is being implemented in all the villages in rural areas of the country.

(d) & (e) Water is a state subject and therefore, the primary responsibility for planning and implementing piped water supply schemes to provide tap water to their households, lies with the  respective  State/UT.  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by providing  technical  and  financial  assistance  under  JJM.  Being  a  State  subject,  details  of disruptions in water supply are not maintained centrally.

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Annex

Annex referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha US Q.No. 3635 for answer on 10/8/2023 (Nos. in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total HHs in ST dominated areas (As on 7 th Aug 2023)   | HHs provided tap connections in ST dominated areas   | HHs provided tap connections in ST dominated areas   | HHs provided tap connections in ST dominated areas   | HHs in ST dominated areas yet to be provided tap connections   | HHs in ST dominated areas yet to be provided tap connections   |
|----------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT     | Total HHs in ST dominated areas (As on 7 th Aug 2023)   | 2020-21                                              | 2021-22                                              | 2022-23                                              | in numbers                                                     | in% age                                                        |
| 1        | A&N Islands   | 0.06                                                    | 0.05                                                 | 0.00                                                 | 0.00                                                 | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           |
| 2        | Andhra Pr.    | 5.45                                                    | 1.17                                                 | 0.79                                                 | 0.57                                                 | 2.04                                                           | 37.38                                                          |
| 3        | Arunachal Pr  | 1.98                                                    | 0.57                                                 | 0.35                                                 | 0.27                                                 | 0.25                                                           | 12.53                                                          |
| 4        | Assam         | 10.26                                                   | 0.50                                                 | 2.08                                                 | 1.08                                                 | 5.89                                                           | 57.36                                                          |
| 5        | Bihar         | 1.24                                                    | 0.83                                                 | 0.20                                                 | 0.03                                                 | 0.02                                                           | 1.72                                                           |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh  | 21.29                                                   | 0.32                                                 | 1.70                                                 | 4.10                                                 | 11.13                                                          | 52.29                                                          |
| 7        | D&NH and D&D  | 0.35                                                    | 0.14                                                 | 0.21                                                 | 0.00                                                 | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           |
| 8        | Goa           | 0.21                                                    | 0.08                                                 | 0.00                                                 | 0.00                                                 | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           |
| 9        | Gujarat       | 20.34                                                   | 2.53                                                 | 4.64                                                 | 2.62                                                 | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           |
| 10       | Haryana       | 0.00                                                    | 0.00                                                 | 0.00                                                 | 0.00                                                 | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           |
| 11       | Himachal Pr.  | 0.82                                                    | 0.22                                                 | 0.21                                                 | 0.00                                                 | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           |
| 12       | J&K           | 2.58                                                    | 0.33                                                 | 0.09                                                 | 0.03                                                 | 0.89                                                           | 34.40                                                          |
| 13       | Jharkhand     | 21.81                                                   | 1.16                                                 | 1.77                                                 | 3.43                                                 | 12.47                                                          | 57.20                                                          |
| 14       | Karnataka     | 5.19                                                    | 0.15                                                 | 0.67                                                 | 1.32                                                 | 1.72                                                           | 33.07                                                          |
| 15       | Kerala        | 0.42                                                    | 0.01                                                 | 0.01                                                 | 0.01                                                 | 0.26                                                           | 63.25                                                          |
| 16       | Ladakh        | 0.42                                                    | 0.02                                                 | 0.09                                                 | 0.17                                                 | 0.08                                                           | 19.59                                                          |
| 17       | Lakshadweep   | 0.13                                                    | 0.00                                                 | 0.00                                                 | 0.00                                                 | 0.13                                                           | 98.38                                                          |
| 18       | Madhya Pr.    | 31.02                                                   | 4.49                                                 | 3.08                                                 | 2.41                                                 | 16.54                                                          | 53.32                                                          |
| 19       | Maharashtra   | 17.39                                                   | 3.25                                                 | 1.53                                                 | 0.83                                                 | 7.79                                                           | 44.83                                                          |
| 20       | Manipur       | 2.28                                                    | 0.94                                                 | 0.36                                                 | 0.29                                                 | 0.51                                                           | 22.50                                                          |
| 21       | Meghalaya     | 6.15                                                    | 0.83                                                 | 1.23                                                 | 0.78                                                 | 2.73                                                           | 44.39                                                          |
| 22       | Mizoram       | 1.33                                                    | 0.34                                                 | 0.21                                                 | 0.30                                                 | 0.12                                                           | 8.69                                                           |
| 23       | Nagaland      | 3.67                                                    | 0.48                                                 | 0.93                                                 | 0.86                                                 | 0.88                                                           | 23.99                                                          |
| 24       | Odisha        | 23.89                                                   | 3.48                                                 | 4.29                                                 | 3.72                                                 | 10.29                                                          | 43.06                                                          |
| 25       | Rajasthan     | 17.27                                                   | 0.34                                                 | 0.52                                                 | 1.51                                                 | 13.89                                                          | 80.43                                                          |
| 26       | Sikkim        | 0.55                                                    | 0.05                                                 | 0.04                                                 | 0.07                                                 | 0.06                                                           | 11.73                                                          |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu    | 1.67                                                    | 0.18                                                 | 0.21                                                 | 0.50                                                 | 0.51                                                           | 30.31                                                          |
| 28       | Telangana     | 7.07                                                    | 2.99                                                 | 0.00                                                 | 0.01                                                 | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           |
| 29       | Tripura       | 2.95                                                    | 0.49                                                 | 0.67                                                 | 0.32                                                 | 1.10                                                           | 37.29                                                          |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh | 1.05                                                    | 0.04                                                 | 0.00                                                 | 0.43                                                 | 0.39                                                           | 37.20                                                          |
| 31       | Uttarakhand   | 0.50                                                    | 0.19                                                 | 0.11                                                 | 0.06                                                 | 0.09                                                           | 17.53                                                          |
| 32       | West Bengal   | 7.75                                                    | 0.55                                                 | 1.04                                                 | 0.72                                                 | 5.25                                                           | 67.72                                                          |