Lok Sabha Question No. 197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Jal Jeevan Mission in fluorid Contaminated Areas
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †197 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2023

## JAL JEEVAN MISSION IN FLUORID CONTAMINATED AREAS

## †197.  SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

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

- (a) the details of the total number of connections provided under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), so far, State and district-wise; and
- (b) the details of the total number of arsenic/ fluoride contaminated hamlets in which safe drinking water is being provided under Jal Jeevan Mission?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal, since August, 2019,  in  partnership  with  States,  to  make  provision  of  potable  tap  water  supply  in  adequate quantity, of prescribed quality and on regular & long-term basis to every rural household.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.23 Crore rural households were reported to have tap water  connections.  As  reported  by  States/UTs,  more  than  9.33  crore  additional  rural households have been provided with tap water connections under JJM. Thus, as on 14/07/2023, out of 19.46 Crore rural households in the country, more than 12.57 Crore (64.61%) households are  reported  to  have  tap  water  supply  in  their  homes.  State-wise  details  of  rural  households provided with tap water connection is annexed . The State/UT, district & village-wise status of tap water connection in rural households, as reported by States/ UTs, is also in public domain and available on JJM dashboard at:

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

(b) 14,020 Arsenic-affected habitations and 7,996 Fluoride affected habitations were reported by states/UTs as on 1 st August 2019. As reported by States/UTs as on date, safe drinking water has been made available in all such habitations.

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## Annex referred to in the reply of Part (a)  to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †197 to be answered on 20.07.2023

## State/ UT-wise status of tap water connections in rural households

(No. in lakhs)

| S. No.   | State/ UT         |   No. of Rural HHs |   Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 15.08.2019 |   Rural HHs with tap water connection as on 14.07.2023 |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | A &NIslands       |               0.62 |                                                   0.29 |                                                   0.62 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    |              95.55 |                                                  30.74 |                                                  66.92 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh |               2.3  |                                                   0.23 |                                                   1.93 |
| 4.       | Assam             |              68.19 |                                                   1.11 |                                                  35.37 |
| 5.       | Bihar             |             166.3  |                                                   3.16 |                                                 160.29 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      |              50.11 |                                                   3.2  |                                                  26.4  |
| 7.       | D&NH and D&D      |               0.85 |                                                   0    |                                                   0.85 |
| 8.       | Goa               |               2.63 |                                                   1.99 |                                                   2.63 |
| 9.       | Gujarat           |              91.18 |                                                  65.16 |                                                  91.18 |
| 10.      | Haryana           |              30.41 |                                                  17.66 |                                                  30.41 |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  |              17.09 |                                                   7.63 |                                                  17.09 |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    |              18.66 |                                                   5.75 |                                                  12.27 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         |              61.21 |                                                   3.45 |                                                  23.54 |
| 14.      | Karnataka         |             101.17 |                                                  24.51 |                                                  69.56 |
| 15.      | Kerala            |              70.81 |                                                  16.64 |                                                  35.19 |
| 16.      | Ladakh            |               0.42 |                                                   0.01 |                                                   0.33 |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep       |               0.13 |                                                   0    |                                                   0    |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh    |             119.65 |                                                  13.53 |                                                  60.95 |
| 19.      | Maharashtra       |             146.73 |                                                  48.44 |                                                 113.51 |
| 20.      | Manipur           |               4.52 |                                                   0.26 |                                                   3.46 |
| 21.      | Meghalaya         |               6.52 |                                                   0.05 |                                                   3.45 |
| 22.      | Mizoram           |               1.33 |                                                   0.09 |                                                   1.19 |
| 23.      | Nagaland          |               3.69 |                                                   0.14 |                                                   2.69 |
| 24.      | Odisha            |              88.67 |                                                   3.11 |                                                  55.01 |
| 25.      | Puducherry        |               1.15 |                                                   0.94 |                                                   1.15 |
| 26.      | Punjab            |              34.26 |                                                  16.79 |                                                  34.26 |
| 27.      | Rajasthan         |             108.02 |                                                  11.74 |                                                  44.11 |
| 28.      | Sikkim            |               1.32 |                                                   0.7  |                                                   1.14 |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu        |             125.53 |                                                  21.76 |                                                  87.77 |
| 30.      | Telangana         |              53.98 |                                                  15.68 |                                                  53.98 |
| 31.      | Tripura           |               7.43 |                                                   0.25 |                                                   4.8  |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh     |             266.48 |                                                   5.16 |                                                 138.39 |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand       |              14.94 |                                                   1.3  |                                                  11.71 |
| 34.      | West Bengal       |             184.45 |                                                   2.15 |                                                  63.09 |
| Total    | Total             |            1946.34 |                                                 323.63 |                                                1255.25 |

Source: JJM-IMIS