Lok Sabha Question No. 56 (STARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Tap Water Supply
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Verma, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

## MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI C.R. PATIL)

(a) to (e) A statement of reply is laid on the Table of the House.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 56

ANSWERED ON 28/11/2024

## TAP WATER SUPPLY

## *56. SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE: SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  households  receiving  tap  water  supply  24x7  without  any interruptions in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of the number of inspections conducted by the third  parties for checking the sustainability of infrastructure before payment;

(c) the data regarding the number of times water samples tested for ensuring the quality of water supplied;

(d)  the  details  of  the  number  of  laboratories  established  for  testing  water  samples  in  each State/UT, along with the rate fixed for the water testing; and

(e)  the  details  of  the  challenges  faced  by  the  Government  in  implementing  the  Jal  Jeevan Mission in the country particularly in Maharashtra and Bihar?

## ANSWER

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *56 answered on 28/11/2024

(a) Government of India is committed to make provision for safe & potable tap water supply in adequate quantity, of prescribed quality and on a regular & long-term basis to all rural households in the country. Towards this end, the Government of India has launched the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), being implemented in partnership with States, in August 2019. Drinking Water is a state subject,  and  hence,  the  responsibility  of  planning,  approval,  implementation,  operation,  and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including those under the Jal Jeevan Mission, lies  with  State/UT  Governments.  The  Government  of  India  supports  the  States  by  providing technical and financial assistance.

As per Operational Guidelines for the implementation of JJM, State needs to provide 55 liters per  capita  per  day  (LPCD)  of  drinking  water  to  each  rural  household  on  regular  basis.  The schedule of the water service delivery including 24X7 supply or otherwise is decided by States/ Gram Panchayats. Such details are not maintained at Central level.

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT 2.0) for urban areas of the country, so far, 397 Drink from Tap projects worth ₹23,732.28 crore have been approved by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) including 22 projects worth ₹3,232.73 crore in Bihar & 26 projects worth ₹5,477.13 crore in Maharashtra. The State-wise Drink from Tap projects approved under AMRUT 2.0 is at Annex- I .

(b) As per operational guidelines for the implementation of JJM, the States have been empowered to empanel the third-party inspections agencies (TPIA) to verify the quality of infrastructure, before making final payment to the implementing agencies. As on date, 21 States/ UTs have empaneled the TPIAs. The details of number of inspections conducted by these TPIAs are not maintained at Central level.

(c) & (d) To enable States/ UTs to test water samples for water quality, and for sample collection, reporting, monitoring and surveillance of drinking water sources, an online JJM - Water Quality Management Information System (WQMIS) portal has been developed. The State-wise details of water quality test reported through WQMIS are available in public domain and can be accessed at:

## https://ejalshakti.gov.in/WQMIS/Main/report

As reported by States/UTs on JJM-WQMIS portal, during 2023-24, more than 75 lakh water samples (from 92.36 % of villages) have been tested in the water testing laboratories and more than  108.54  lakh  water  samples  (from  72.30%  of  village)  using  Field  Testing  Kits.  As  on 22.11.2024, more than 48.25 lakh samples in labs (from 84.89% villages) and 69.33 lakh samples using FTKs (from 56.54% of villages) have been tested so far during 2024-25. State-wise details of samples tested in laboratories and using Field Testing Kits during 2024-25 and 2023-24 are at Annex-II .

As reported by States/UTs, so far 2,160 drinking water quality testing laboratories at different levels  viz.  State,  regional,  district,  sub-division  and/or  block  level,  have  been  set  up  in  the country.  State-wise  details  of  drinking  water  quality  testing  laboratories  is  at Annex-III .  To encourage water quality testing to ensure potable drinking water supply, States/ UTs have opened

water quality testing laboratories to general public for testing of their water samples at a nominal rate. The suggested rates are at Annex-IV .

(e)  States  have  informed  that  lack  of  dependable  drinking  water  sources  in  water-stressed, drought prone and desert areas, presence of geo-genic contaminants in ground water, uneven geographical terrain, scattered rural habitations, delay in release of the matching State share in some States, lack of technical capacity with implementing agencies, Gram Panchayats and local communities to plan, manage, operate & maintain the water supply schemes, rising price of raw materials, delay in obtaining statutory/ other clearances, etc. are a few of problems being faced by  the  States  in  the  implementation  of  the  Mission.  Further,  CoVID-19  pandemic  and  poor availability of raw materials especially DI/ HDPE pipes due to Russia-Ukraine military conflict have also impacted the pace of implementation in the States including State of Maharashtra.

Further, the State of Bihar has informed that litigation challenges in execution of drinking water supply projects has led to delay in implementation of the water supply projects in the State.

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## Annex-I

## Annex referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 56 for answer on 28.11.24

## State-wise Drink from Tap projects approved under AMRUT 2.0

| S. No.   | State/ UT         |   No. |   Cost (₹ crore) |
|----------|-------------------|-------|------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |    13 |          1092.86 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |     2 |            33.78 |
| 3        | Assam             |    16 |           547.13 |
| 4        | Bihar             |    22 |          3232.73 |
| 5        | Chandigarh        |     2 |            60    |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      |     8 |           136    |
| 7        | Gujarat           |     4 |           361.04 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  |    11 |           216.58 |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir    |     1 |             4.54 |
| 10       | Karnataka         |    61 |          2349.39 |
| 11       | Kerala            |    10 |            80.77 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh    |    23 |          3634.31 |
| 13       | Maharashtra       |    26 |          5477.13 |
| 14       | Manipur           |     1 |            27.9  |
| 15       | Meghalaya         |     1 |           121    |
| 16       | Mizoram           |     1 |            16    |
| 17       | Odisha            |    48 |           463.9  |
| 18       | Puducherry        |     1 |            12.65 |
| 19       | Punjab            |     3 |            45.26 |
| 20       | Rajasthan         |    41 |           990.67 |
| 21       | Sikkim            |     1 |            26.3  |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu        |    16 |          2263.47 |
| 23       | Telangana         |     1 |           217    |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh     |    57 |          1278.06 |
| 25       | Uttarakhand       |     1 |            10.01 |
| 26       | West Bengal       |    26 |          1033.81 |
| Total    | Total             |   397 |         23732.3  |

## Annex-II

## Annex referred to in reply of part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 56 for answer on 28.11.24

## State/UT-wise details of water samples tested in laboratories and using Field Testing Kits (FTKs) during 2024-25 (as on 22/11/2024)

| S. No.   | Name of State/ UT   | No. of Villages   | Quality Testing in labs     | Quality Testing in labs                  | Quality Testing in labs   | Quality Testing using FTKs   | Quality Testing using FTKs               | Quality Testing using FTKs   |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State/ UT   | No. of Villages   | No. of Water samples tested | No. of villages wherein testing reported | %of villages tested       | No. of Water samples tested  | No. of villages wherein testing reported | %of villages tested          |
| 1.       | A &NIslands         | 265               | 456                         | 54                                       | 20.38                     | 16                           | 2                                        | 0.75                         |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh      | 15,999            | 3,88,345                    | 14,995                                   | 93.72                     | 2,14,060                     | 11,741                                   | 73.39                        |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 5,133             | 13,444                      | 2,702                                    | 52.64                     | 8,013                        | 1,386                                    | 27.00                        |
| 4.       | Assam               | 24,204            | 1,66,620                    | 22,185                                   | 91.66                     | 5,72,588                     | 20,564                                   | 84.96                        |
| 5.       | Bihar               | 36,953            | 1,56,891                    | 25,981                                   | 70.31                     | 1,223                        | 234                                      | 0.63                         |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh        | 19,656            | 79,621                      | 12,042                                   | 61.26                     | 1,52,353                     | 15,230                                   | 77.48                        |
| 7.       | D&NH and DD         | 96                | -                           | -                                        | -                         | 177                          | 14                                       | 14.58                        |
| 8.       | Goa                 | 373               | 8,129                       | 373                                      | 100.00                    | -                            | -                                        | -                            |
| 9.       | Gujarat             | 18,024            | 38,122                      | 8,168                                    | 45.32                     | 2,53,635                     | 16,678                                   | 92.53                        |
| 10.      | Haryana             | 6,600             | 37,484                      | 3,557                                    | 53.89                     | 2,241                        | 526                                      | 7.97                         |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh    | 17,659            | 1,50,110                    | 16,538                                   | 93.65                     | 79,612                       | 12,540                                   | 71.01                        |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir      | 6,153             | 1,51,062                    | 6,065                                    | 98.57                     | 409                          | 93                                       | 1.51                         |
| 13.      | Jharkhand           | 29,398            | 1,35,766                    | 27,595                                   | 93.87                     | 6,31,128                     | 28,159                                   | 95.79                        |
| 14.      | Karnataka           | 26,432            | 1,89,315                    | 22,961                                   | 86.87                     | 5,48,146                     | 25,640                                   | 97.00                        |
| 15.      | Kerala              | 1,435             | 3,79,656                    | 1,378                                    | 96.03                     | 396                          | 25                                       | 1.74                         |
| 16.      | Ladakh              | 240               | 7,985                       | 240                                      | 100.00                    | 503                          | 137                                      | 57.08                        |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep         | 10                | 4,567                       | 9                                        | 90.00                     | -                            | -                                        | -                            |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh      | 51,011            | 3,32,252                    | 45,581                                   | 89.36                     | 3,03,385                     | 35,651                                   | 69.89                        |
| 19.      | Maharashtra         | 40,289            | 3,19,509                    | 36,889                                   | 91.56                     | 3,04,051                     | 34,088                                   | 84.61                        |
| 20.      | Manipur             | 2,556             | 14,198                      | 2,531                                    | 99.02                     | 8,162                        | 777                                      | 30.40                        |
| 21.      | Meghalaya           | 6,457             | 27,484                      | 5,039                                    | 78.04                     | 11,753                       | 2,687                                    | 41.61                        |
| 22.      | Mizoram             | 637               | 12,650                      | 572                                      | 89.80                     | 2,410                        | 130                                      | 20.41                        |
| 23.      | Nagaland            | 1,425             | 3,965                       | 1,300                                    | 91.23                     | 12,586                       | 1,173                                    | 82.32                        |
| 24.      | Odisha              | 46,422            | 1,80,818                    | 40,675                                   | 87.62                     | 1,99,714                     | 15,409                                   | 33.19                        |
| 25.      | Puducherry          | 91                | 214                         | 30                                       | 32.97                     | 14                           | 9                                        | 9.89                         |
| 26.      | Punjab              | 11,977            | 38,941                      | 11,570                                   | 96.60                     | 1,01,192                     | 11,064                                   | 92.38                        |
| 27.      | Rajasthan           | 41,917            | 1,26,786                    | 25,347                                   | 60.47                     | 66,439                       | 13,006                                   | 31.03                        |
| 28.      | Sikkim              | 400               | 3,908                       | 231                                      | 57.75                     | 5,663                        | 359                                      | 89.75                        |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu          | 11,816            | 6,28,193                    | 11,756                                   | 99.49                     | 26,684                       | 1,526                                    | 12.91                        |
| 30.      | Telangana           | 9,586             | 1,69,939                    | 8,078                                    | 84.27                     | -                            | -                                        | -                            |
|          | Tripura             | 765               | 51,514                      |                                          |                           | 23,651                       |                                          | 57.91                        |
| 31.      |                     | 97,090            |                             | 761                                      | 99.48                     |                              | 443                                      |                              |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh       |                   | 6,28,510                    | 89,461                                   | 92.14                     | 32,00,539                    | 76,726                                   | 79.03                        |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand         | 14,967            | 74,193                      | 14,878                                   | 99.41                     | 1,469                        | 496                                      | 3.31                         |
| 34.      | West Bengal         | 38,173            | 3,05,134                    | 36,413                                   | 95.39                     | 2,01,208                     | 3,814                                    | 9.99                         |

Source: JJM-IMIS

State/UT-wise details of water samples tested in laboratories and using Field Testing Kits (FTKs) during 2023-24

| S. No.   | Name of State/    | No. of   | Quality Testing in labs     | Quality Testing in labs                  | Quality Testing in labs   | Quality Testing usnig FTKs   | Quality Testing usnig FTKs               | Quality Testing usnig FTKs   |
|----------|-------------------|----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S. No.   | UT                | Villages | No. of Water samples tested | No. of villages wherein testing reported | %of villages tested       | No. of Water samples tested  | No. of villages wherein testing reported | %of villages tested          |
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 265      | 984                         | 180                                      | 67.92                     | 351                          | 40                                       | 15.09                        |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 15,996   | 6,99,999                    | 15,689                                   | 98.08                     | 4,64,831                     | 15,145                                   | 94.68                        |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 5,112    | 39,238                      | 4,641                                    | 90.79                     | 33,490                       | 3,616                                    | 70.74                        |
| 4.       | Assam             | 24,146   | 2,97,405                    | 23,674                                   | 98.05                     | 12,14,852                    | 20,512                                   | 84.95                        |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 36,419   | 1,60,783                    | 25,326                                   | 69.54                     | 49,736                       | 6,047                                    | 16.60                        |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 19,641   | 1,23,175                    | 16,096                                   | 81.95                     | 2,97,229                     | 18,103                                   | 92.17                        |
| 7.       | D&NH and DD       | 96       | 0                           | 0                                        | -                         | 3,060                        | 24                                       | 25.00                        |
| 8.       | Goa               | 373      | 10,336                      | 371                                      | 99.46                     | 22                           | 13                                       | 3.49                         |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 17,961   | 1,53,057                    | 16,503                                   | 91.88                     | 2,92,444                     | 16,809                                   | 93.59                        |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 6,500    | 69,702                      | 5,232                                    | 80.49                     | 37,996                       | 5,910                                    | 90.92                        |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 17,272   | 2,20,428                    | 16,576                                   | 95.97                     | 1,47,982                     | 15,641                                   | 90.56                        |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 5,584    | 2,53,364                    | 5,580                                    | 99.93                     | 34,793                       | 628                                      | 11.25                        |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 29,210   | 2,14,431                    | 28,814                                   | 98.64                     | 7,85,488                     | 27,796                                   | 95.16                        |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 26,081   | 2,66,532                    | 25,639                                   | 98.31                     | 2,15,742                     | 21,757                                   | 83.42                        |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 1,409    | 6,36,043                    | 1,406                                    | 99.79                     | 2,27,651                     | 690                                      | 48.97                        |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 240      | 7,706                       | 235                                      | 97.92                     | 1,809                        | 233                                      | 97.08                        |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep       | 10       | 6,880                       | 10                                       | 100.00                    | 475                          | 10                                       | 100.00                       |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 50,919   | 5,74,409                    | 49,080                                   | 96.39                     | 6,56,077                     | 42,501                                   | 83.47                        |
| 19.      | Maharashtra       | 40,199   | 6,42,396                    | 39,614                                   | 98.54                     | 2,46,187                     | 32,622                                   | 81.15                        |
| 20.      | Manipur           | 2,550    | 17,413                      | 2,545                                    | 99.80                     | 16,352                       | 1,171                                    | 45.92                        |
| 21.      | Meghalaya         | 6,457    | 51,836                      | 5,943                                    | 92.04                     | 17,172                       | 3,743                                    | 57.97                        |
| 22.      | Mizoram           | 637      | 29,224                      | 630                                      | 98.90                     | 7,381                        | 261                                      | 40.97                        |
| 23.      | Nagaland          | 1,425    | 7,947                       | 1,331                                    | 93.40                     | 20,249                       | 1,363                                    | 95.65                        |
| 24.      | Odisha            | 46,422   | 2,60,445                    | 45,121                                   | 97.20                     | 4,02,332                     | 40,834                                   | 87.96                        |
| 25.      | Puducherry        | 91       | 818                         | 80                                       | 87.91                     | -                            | -                                        | -                            |
| 26.      | Punjab            | 11,863   | 33,107                      | 11,461                                   | 96.61                     | 1,46,504                     | 11,078                                   | 93.38                        |
| 27.      | Rajasthan         | 41,917   | 1,98,476                    | 32,979                                   | 78.68                     | 3,64,778                     | 32,529                                   | 77.60                        |
| 28.      | Sikkim            | 400      | 15,527                      | 396                                      | 99.00                     | 9,566                        | 390                                      | 97.50                        |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu        | 11,560   | 8,48,706                    | 11,560                                   | 100.00                    | 9,12,785                     | 11,560                                   | 100.00                       |
| 30.      | Telangana         | 9,458    | 2,91,673                    | 9,458                                    | 100.00                    | 1                            | 1                                        | 0.01                         |
| 31.      | Tripura           | 765      | 50,701                      | 736                                      | 96.21                     | 61,371                       | 714                                      | 93.33                        |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 96,712   | 6,23,246                    | 87,793                                   |                           |                              | 72,553                                   | 75.02                        |
| 33       |                   | 14,861   |                             |                                          | 90.78                     | 35,89,028                    | 4,750                                    |                              |
|          | Uttarakhand       |          | 1,19,958                    | 14,837                                   | 99.84                     | 34,975                       |                                          | 31.96                        |
| 34.      | West Bengal       | 38,173   | 5,74,096                    | 36,998                                   | 96.92                     | 5,61,487                     | 10,813                                   | 28.33                        |

Source: JJM-IMIS

Annex-III Annex referred to in reply of part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 56 for answer on

## 28.11.24

## State-wise details of drinking water quality testing laboratories (As on 22/11/2024)

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | No. of drinking water quality testing labs   | No. of drinking water quality testing labs   | No. of drinking water quality testing labs   | No. of drinking water quality testing labs   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT         | State                                        | Regional/ District                           | Block/ Sub Division/ Mobile                  | Total                                        |
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 1                                            | 3                                            | 7                                            | 11                                           |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1                                            | 26                                           | 85                                           | 112                                          |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                                            | 20                                           | 17                                           | 38                                           |
| 4.       | Assam             | 1                                            | 34                                           | 48                                           | 83                                           |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 1                                            | 38                                           | 84                                           | 123                                          |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 1                                            | 29                                           | 45                                           | 75                                           |
| 7.       | DNH&DD            | -                                            | 2                                            | -                                            | 2                                            |
| 8.       | Goa               | 1                                            | -                                            | 14                                           | 15                                           |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 1                                            | 33                                           | 46                                           | 80                                           |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 1                                            | 21                                           | 22                                           | 44                                           |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                                            | 14                                           | 61                                           | 76                                           |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2                                            | 20                                           | 76                                           | 98                                           |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 1                                            | 24                                           | 6                                            | 31                                           |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 5                                            | 31                                           | 48                                           | 84                                           |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 4                                            | 14                                           | 71                                           | 89                                           |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | -                                            | 2                                            | 6                                            | 8                                            |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep       | -                                            | -                                            | 9                                            | 9                                            |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1                                            | 51                                           | 103                                          | 155                                          |
| 19.      | Maharashtra       | -                                            | 34                                           | 144                                          | 178                                          |
| 20.      | Manipur           | 1                                            | 12                                           | -                                            | 13                                           |
| 21.      | Meghalaya         | 1                                            | 11                                           | 18                                           | 30                                           |
| 22.      | Mizoram           | 1                                            | 8                                            | 18                                           | 27                                           |
| 23.      | Nagaland          | 1                                            | 11                                           | -                                            | 12                                           |
| 24.      | Odisha            | 1                                            | 30                                           | 46                                           | 77                                           |
| 25.      | Puducherry        | -                                            | 2                                            | -                                            | 2                                            |
| 26.      | Punjab            | 1                                            | 23                                           | 9                                            | 33                                           |
| 27.      | Rajasthan         | 2                                            | 32                                           | 20                                           | 54                                           |
| 28.      | Sikkim            | 1                                            | 1                                            | -                                            | 2                                            |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu        | 1                                            | 37                                           | 75                                           | 113                                          |
| 30.      | Telangana         | 1                                            | 19                                           | 56                                           | 76                                           |
| 31.      | Tripura           | 1                                            | 8                                            | 12                                           | 21                                           |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 1                                            | 75                                           | 62                                           | 138                                          |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand       | 1                                            | 13                                           | 13                                           | 27                                           |
| 34.      | West Bengal       | 2                                            | 23                                           | 199                                          | 224                                          |
| Total    | Total             | 39                                           | 701                                          | 1,420                                        | 2,160                                        |

Annex-IV Rates suggested to States/ UTs for testing of water samples for quality parameters

(Rate in Rupees)

| S. No.   | Parameter                                   |   Individual Rate |   Package Rate |
|----------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------|
| 1.       | Odour                                       |                 1 |             50 |
| 2.       | Color                                       |                 1 |             50 |
| 3.       | pH                                          |                 1 |             50 |
| 4.       | Total dissolved solids                      |                 1 |             50 |
| 5.       | Turbidity                                   |                 5 |             50 |
| 6.       | Total alkalinity                            |                20 |             50 |
| 7.       | Total hardness                              |                20 |             50 |
| 8.       | Residual Chlorine                           |                 1 |             50 |
| 9.       | Chloride                                    |                50 |             50 |
| 10.      | Sulphate                                    |                50 |             50 |
| 11.      | Iron                                        |                50 |             50 |
| 12.      | Total Arsenic                               |               100 |            100 |
| 13.      | Fluoride                                    |                50 |             50 |
| 14.      | Nitrate                                     |                50 |             50 |
| 15.      | Total coliform bacteria                     |               100 |            100 |
| 16.      | E.Coli or thermo tolerant coliform bacteria |               100 |            100 |
| Total    | Total                                       |               600 |            600 |