Lok Sabha Question No. 2497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Tap Water Connections
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2497 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 03, 2023

## TAP WATER CONNECTIONS

NO. 2497.

SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the works carried out under Jal Jeevan Mission-Urban (JJM-U) in the country, State/ UT-wise including Odisha during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the percentage of urban households have tap water connections in the country during the said period, State-wise;
- (c) the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised for the said works during the last three years; and
- (d)  the  number  of  households  to  whom  tap  water  has  been  provided/yet  to  be provided through the said Mission in Nabarangpur and Malkangiri Parliamentary Constituencies?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a):   The Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) has been launched as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 on 01 October 2021 for a period of 05 years i.e., from the financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Mission aims at making the cities 'water secure' and provide universal coverage of water  supply  through  functional  taps  to  all  households  in  all  the  statutory towns  in  the  country.  Mission  also  aims  at  providing  sewage/  septage management  to  all  households  of  500  cities  covered  in  first  phase  of  the AMRUT scheme.

For  the  State  of  Odisha,  ₹1,373  crore  has  been  allocated  as  Central Assistance (CA) for implementation of projects under AMRUT 2.0. So far, 147 projects worth ₹2,923.10 crore (including Operation & Maintenance cost) with committed CA ₹1,146.51 crore have been approved by the Apex Committee at Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA).  Of  these,  Detailed  Project Reports (DPRs) have been prepared for 76 projects worth ₹1,075 crore (capex cost), of these Notice Inviting Tenders (NITs) have been issued for 70 projects worth ₹966 crore & of these 61 projects worth ₹858 crore are in progress & 4

projects worth ₹16 crore have been completed.

- (b): State-wise percentage of urban households with tap water connections in the country as on 2021 is placed at ANNEXURE-I.

It is also informed that tap water connections have also been provided through AMRUT Mission, which got subsumed under AMRUT 2.0, under which central assistance for ongoing and eligible projects of AMRUT shall be provided till  31  March,  2024.  State-wise  details  of  tap  connections  provided  through AMRUT Mission is at ANNEXURE-II.

(c): Under AMRUT 2.0, Central funds for the States/ Union Territories have been sanctioned/ allocated for the entire mission period State Water Action Plan (SWAP)-wise and not year-wise/ project-wise. The total CA allocated for all  the  States/  Union  Territory  (UT)  under  AMRUT  2.0  is  ₹66,750  crore  for projects.  During  the  last  three  years  including  the  current  year,  CA  worth ₹6,194  crore  has  been  released  for projects against which  utilisation certificates of worth ₹217.44 crore have been received.

(d): No city was covered under AMRUT Mission in Nabrangpur and Malkangiri Parliamentary Constituencies. However, under AMRUT 2.0, 8 cities (Umarkote (NAC), Nabarangapur (M), Kotpad (NAC), Koraput (NAC), Jeypur (M), Sunabeda (NAC), Malkangiri (NAC) and Balimela (NAC)) are covered in Nabrangpur and Malkangiri Parliamentary Constituencies.

AMRUT 2.0 empowers States/ UTs to select the projects, define  their scope of works and implement the projects in respective Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). States / Uts have been given freedom to design, approve and implement the projects in respective ULBs. So far, 4 water supply projects worth ₹147.90 cr have been approved by Apex committee in four cities of Jeypur, Koraput, Kotpad & Balimela in the said parliamentary constituencies. Through these projects 9,701 new water tap connections are planned to be provided & 12,495 existing household tap connections are planned to be serviced.

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2497 REGARDING 'TAP WATER CONNECTIONS', DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03 AUGUST, 2023.

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS WITH TAP WATER CONNECTIONS IN THE COUNTRY

| S.No                                    | State / UT              | Percentage of urban households with tap water connections under AMRUT 2.0 * ( in %)   |
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                       | ANDHRA PRADESH          | 70                                                                                    |
| 2                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | 38                                                                                    |
| 3                                       | ASSAM                   | 16                                                                                    |
| 4                                       | BIHAR                   | 86                                                                                    |
| 5                                       | CHHATTISGARH            | 64                                                                                    |
| 6                                       | GOA                     | 95                                                                                    |
| 7                                       | GUJARAT                 | 87                                                                                    |
| 8                                       | HARYANA                 | 93                                                                                    |
| 9                                       | HIMACHAL PRADESH        | 75                                                                                    |
| 10                                      | JHARKHAND               | 24                                                                                    |
| 11                                      | KARNATAKA               | 71                                                                                    |
| 12                                      | KERALA                  | 50                                                                                    |
| 13                                      | MADHYA PRADESH          | 69                                                                                    |
| 14                                      | MAHARASHTRA             | 83                                                                                    |
| 15                                      | MANIPUR                 | 40                                                                                    |
| 16                                      | MEGHALAYA               | 68                                                                                    |
| 17                                      | MIZORAM                 | 66                                                                                    |
| 18                                      | NAGALAND                | 17                                                                                    |
| 19                                      | ODISHA                  | 86                                                                                    |
| 20                                      | PUNJAB                  | 93                                                                                    |
| 21                                      | RAJASTHAN               | 67                                                                                    |
| 22                                      | SIKKIM                  | 38                                                                                    |
| 23 TAMIL                                | NADU                    | 53                                                                                    |
| 24                                      | TELANGANA               | 92                                                                                    |
| 25                                      | TRIPURA                 | 65                                                                                    |
| 26 UTTAR                                | PRADESH                 | 44                                                                                    |
| 27                                      | UTTARAKHAND             | 89                                                                                    |
| 28                                      | WEST BENGAL             | 70                                                                                    |
| UNION TERRITORIES (UTs)                 | UNION TERRITORIES (UTs) |                                                                                       |
| 29                                      | A&N ISLANDS             | 100                                                                                   |
| 30                                      | CHANDIGARH              | 95                                                                                    |
| 31 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI DAMAN AND DIU | AND                     | 83                                                                                    |
| 32                                      | DELHI                   | 82                                                                                    |
| 33                                      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR       | 70                                                                                    |
| 34                                      | LADAKH                  | 48                                                                                    |
| 35                                      | LAKSHADWEEP             | -                                                                                     |
| 36                                      | PUDUCHERRY              | 93                                                                                    |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2497 REGARDING 'TAP WATER CONNECTIONS', DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03 AUGUST, 2023.

## URBAN HOUSEHOLDS WITH TAP WATER CONNECTIONS PROVIDED UNDER AMRUT MISSION

| S.No                    | State / UT                               | provided under numbers)   |                   |
|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
| 1                       | ANDHRA PRADESH                           | 4,14,681                  |                   |
| 2                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                        | 1,896                     |                   |
| 3                       | ASSAM                                    | 72,497                    |                   |
| 4                       | BIHAR                                    | 7,98,311                  |                   |
| 5                       | CHHATTISGARH                             | 3,05,388                  |                   |
| 6                       | GOA                                      | 150                       |                   |
| 7                       | GUJARAT                                  | 20,94,249                 |                   |
| 8                       | HARYANA                                  | 3,62,143                  |                   |
| 9                       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                         | 26,676                    |                   |
| 10                      | JHARKHAND                                | 2,97,423                  |                   |
| 11                      | KARNATAKA                                | 8,95,213                  |                   |
| 12                      | KERALA                                   | 6,30,466                  |                   |
| 13                      | MADHYA PRADESH                           | 14,35,404                 |                   |
| 14                      | MAHARASHTRA                              | 11,15,405                 |                   |
| 15                      | MANIPUR                                  | 28,947                    |                   |
| 16                      | MEGHALAYA                                | 15,143                    |                   |
| 17                      | MIZORAM                                  | 56,535                    |                   |
| 18                      | NAGALAND                                 | 5,515                     |                   |
| 19                      | ODISHA                                   | 5,18,395                  |                   |
| 20                      | PUNJAB                                   | 2,53,589                  |                   |
| 21                      | RAJASTHAN                                | 6,89,704                  |                   |
| 22                      | SIKKIM                                   | 3,907                     |                   |
| 23                      | TAMIL NADU                               | 18,02,788                 |                   |
| 24                      | TELANGANA                                | 5,53,349                  |                   |
| 25                      | TRIPURA                                  | 43,137                    |                   |
| 26                      | UTTAR PRADESH                            | 9,22,015                  |                   |
| 27                      | UTTARAKHAND                              | 79,538                    |                   |
| 28                      | WEST BENGAL                              | 27,74,504                 |                   |
| UNION TERRITORIES (UTs) | UNION TERRITORIES (UTs)                  |                           |                   |
| 29                      | A&N ISLANDS                              | 7,198                     |                   |
| 30                      | CHANDIGARH                               | 1,76,434                  |                   |
| 31                      | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 29,120                    |                   |
| 32                      | DELHI                                    | 7,53,791                  |                   |
| 33                      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                        | 77,170                    |                   |
| 34                      | LADAKH                                   | 1,620                     |                   |
| 35                      | LAKSHADWEEP                              | -                         |                   |
| 36                      | PUDUCHERRY                               | 3,925                     |                   |
| Total 1,72,46,226       | Total 1,72,46,226                        | Total 1,72,46,226         | Total 1,72,46,226 |