Lok Sabha Question No. 2982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Assistance for Water Management
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2982

ANSWERED ON 08.08.2024

## ASSISTANCE FOR WATER MANAGEMENT

## 2982.  SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)   whether  the  Government  provides  financial  and  technical  assistance  to  States,  including Himachal  Pradesh,  for  improving  water  supply  infrastructure  and  ensuring  sustainable  water management and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the details of funds allocated and utilised for these purposes in Himachal Pradesh during each of the last five years;

(c)   the number and location of mobile water testing units deployed in Himachal Pradesh and their effectiveness in ensuring water quality; and

(d)  the specific measures and schemes such as the Jal Jeevan Mission being implemented by the Government to ensure the provision of safe and clean drinking water in the rural and urban areas of Himachal Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a)  Water  being  a  State  subject,  the  Government  of  India  supports  the  States/  UTs, inter  alia including  the  State  of  Himachal  Pradesh,  by  providing  technical  and  financial  assistance  for improving water supply infrastructure and ensuring sustainable water management.

Since  August  2019  Government  of  India  in  partnership  with  States  is  implementing  centrally sponsored scheme Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household. Further, as informed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 is being implemented to ensure universal coverage of water supply and sewerage/septage management in all statutory towns.

(b) The year-wise details of Central fund allocated, fund released, and fund utilization reported by the State of Himachal Pradesh under JJM is as under:

*as on 06.08.2024; #: Including additional fund as incentive; ND: Not Drawn Source: JJM-IMIS

|          | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share   | Central share        | Expenditure under State   |
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| Year     | Opening Balance | Fund allocated  | Fund drawn#     | Available fund  | Reported utilization | share                     |
| 2019-20  | 0.00            | 148.67          | 205.83          | 205.83          | 197.87               | 15.46                     |
| 2020-21  | 7.95            | 326.20          | 547.48          | 555.43          | 329.01               | 42.25                     |
| 2021-22  | 226.42          | 1,262.78        | 2,012.78        | 2,239.20        | 1,420.78             | 147.83                    |
| 2022-23  | 818.43          | 1,344.94        | 1,344.94        | 2,163.37        | 1,615.65             | 182.41                    |
| 2023-24  | 547.72          | 379.67          | 402.34          | 950.06          | 859.96               | 98.38                     |
| 2024-25* | 90.10           | 916.53          | ND              | 90.10           | 11.21                | 0.33                      |

Further, as informed by M/o Housing and Urban Affairs, an amount of Rs. 60.10 Crore has been released so far for implementation of AMRUT 2.0.

(c) As reported by the State, as on 06.08.2024, 5 Mobile testing units have been deployed by the State in Chamba, Mandi, Solan, Shimla and Kangra district for testing Iron (Fe), Nitrate (NO3), pH, TDS, Thermotolerant Coliform, Total Coliform and Turbidity. Further, as reported, 1 State level lab,  14  District  labs  and  56  Sub-divisional  level  labs  are  also  operational  to  facilitate  effective water quality testing across the State.

(d)  Water  being  a  State  subject,  States,  including  Himachal  Pradesh,  have  the  powers  to  plan, design,  implement, operate & maintain drinking water supply  projects taken up under JJM, State schemes  and  other  source  sustainability  projects  in  convergence  with  other  Central  and  State schemes. Further, as informed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India is implementing Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 to provide basic services such as water supply and sewerage, ensuring that every household has access to a tap with assured supply of water and a sewerage connection in all statutory towns inter alia including those in the State of Himachal Pradesh.

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