Lok Sabha Question No. 855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Access to Clean Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 855

ANSWERED ON-07/12/2023

## ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER

## 855. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

## DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has any data on the number of households that do not have access to clean water;
- b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- c) the measures taken by the Government to ensure clean water to every household;
- d) the number of households that are not provided with drinking water in Delhi along with the reasons therefor; and
- e) the number of households that would receive tap water connections by 2024-25 under Har Ghar Jal Scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (c) & (e) Drinking Water is a State subject, as such planning, approval, implementation, operation and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, lies with State/ UT Governments. Government  of  India  only  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by  providing  technical  and financial assistance.

Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water to every rural household of the country, through functional tap water connection i.e. at a service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd), of prescribed quality (BIS:10500), on regular and long-term basis.

At the time of announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission, 3.23 Crore (16.82%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. So far, as reported by States/ UTs as on 04.12.2023, around 10.48 Crore additional rural households have been provided with tap water connections. Thus, as

on 04.12.2023, out of 19.24 Crore rural households in the country, around 13.72 Crore (71.32%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes. State-wise details are Annexed.

(d) As per the information provided by Delhi Jal Board, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, households in Delhi are being provided with drinking water through a distribution piped network  of  around  15,400  Kilometre,  and  28,16,464  sanctioned  domestic  and  commercial connections. Also, safe drinking water is being ensured through water tankers and public hydrants, in a few water deficit areas, 161 unauthorized colonies, and JJ clusters (Jhuggi-Jhopri clusters).

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## Annex referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 855 to be answered on 07.12.2023

State-wise* details of rural households provided with tap water connections

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Total number of rural households   | Number of rural households provided tap water connection as on 15.08.2019   | Number of rural households provided tap water connection as on 04.12.2023   | Number of rural households to be provided with tap water connection as on 04.12.2023   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 62,037                             | 28,547                                                                      | 62,037                                                                      | -                                                                                      |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 95,53,983                          | 30,74,310                                                                   | 68,76,041                                                                   | 26,77,942                                                                              |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 2,28,921                           | 22,796                                                                      | 2,19,281                                                                    | 9,640                                                                                  |
| 4.       | Assam             | 69,13,345                          | 1,11,311                                                                    | 45,39,353                                                                   | 23,73,992                                                                              |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 1,66,30,250                        | 3,16,391                                                                    | 1,60,33,673                                                                 | 5,96,577                                                                               |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 49,96,139                          | 3,19,741                                                                    | 35,07,030                                                                   | 14,89,109                                                                              |
| 7.       | D&NH and D&D      | 85,156                             | -                                                                           | 85,156                                                                      | -                                                                                      |
| 8.       | Goa               | 2,63,013                           | 1,99,094                                                                    | 2,63,013                                                                    | -                                                                                      |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 91,18,449                          | 65,16,258                                                                   | 91,18,449                                                                   | -                                                                                      |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 30,41,314                          | 17,66,363                                                                   | 30,41,314                                                                   | -                                                                                      |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 17,08,727                          | 7,62,721                                                                    | 17,08,727                                                                   | -                                                                                      |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 18,70,335                          | 5,75,466                                                                    | 14,06,163                                                                   | 4,64,172                                                                               |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 61,77,629                          | 3,45,165                                                                    | 28,53,037                                                                   | 33,24,592                                                                              |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 1,01,16,807                        | 24,51,220                                                                   | 71,65,414                                                                   | 29,51,393                                                                              |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 70,78,382                          | 16,64,091                                                                   | 36,59,148                                                                   | 34,19,234                                                                              |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 41,962                             | 1,414                                                                       | 37,390                                                                      | 4,572                                                                                  |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep       | 13,370                             | -                                                                           | 5,816                                                                       | 7,554                                                                                  |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,11,85,836                        | 13,53,151                                                                   | 66,09,828                                                                   | 45,76,008                                                                              |
| 19.      | Maharashtra       | 1,46,73,367                        | 48,43,832                                                                   | 1,20,20,675                                                                 | 26,52,692                                                                              |
| 20.      | Manipur           | 4,51,566                           | 25,920                                                                      | 3,50,434                                                                    | 1,01,132                                                                               |
| 21.      | Meghalaya         | 6,51,529                           | 4,550                                                                       | 4,23,568                                                                    | 2,27,961                                                                               |
| 22.      | Mizoram           | 1,33,060                           | 9,201                                                                       | 1,29,626                                                                    | 3,434                                                                                  |
| 23.      | Nagaland          | 3,69,204                           | 13,882                                                                      | 3,00,455                                                                    | 68,749                                                                                 |
| 24.      | Odisha            | 88,63,672                          | 3,10,866                                                                    | 60,43,723                                                                   | 28,19,949                                                                              |
| 25.      | Puducherry        | 1,14,969                           | 93,506                                                                      | 1,14,969                                                                    | -                                                                                      |
| 26.      | Punjab            | 34,25,723                          | 16,78,558                                                                   | 34,25,723                                                                   | -                                                                                      |
| 27.      | Rajasthan         | 1,06,63,650                        | 11,74,131                                                                   | 47,92,373                                                                   | 58,71,277                                                                              |
| 28.      | Sikkim            | 1,31,880                           | 70,345                                                                      | 1,16,631                                                                    | 15,249                                                                                 |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu        | 1,25,31,520                        | 21,76,071                                                                   | 96,52,241                                                                   | 28,79,279                                                                              |
| 30.      | Telangana         | 53,98,219                          | 15,68,301                                                                   | 53,98,219                                                                   | -                                                                                      |
| 31.      | Tripura           | 7,46,266                           | 24,502                                                                      | 5,41,900                                                                    | 2,04,366                                                                               |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2,63,20,206                        | 5,16,221                                                                    | 1,85,40,133                                                                 | 77,80,073                                                                              |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand       | 14,54,221                          | 1,30,325                                                                    | 12,62,296                                                                   | 1,91,925                                                                               |
| 34.      | West Bengal       | 1,73,98,299                        | 2,14,588                                                                    | 69,31,291                                                                   | 1,04,67,008                                                                            |
| Total    |                   | 19,24,13,006                       | 3,23,62,838                                                                 | 13,72,35,127                                                                | 5,51,77,879                                                                            |

[Source: JJM-IMIS]