Lok Sabha Question No. 764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-24
Subject: Fake Bottled Water
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.764**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 24** **TH** **JULY, 2015**

**Fake Bottled Water**

764. SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

**SHRI D.K. SURESH:**

Will the Minister of **HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE** be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the rampant cases of fake bottled water being sold all across the country, if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;

(b) the number of inspections/raids conducted, cases registered and convictions made in this connection during each of the last three years and the current year, State and UT-wise; and

(c) the remedial measures taken/being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

**THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)**

(a): 	The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has received a few complaints regarding fake bottled water. Since the responsibility for enforcement of the Food Safety and Standards Act is primarily that of the State/UT Governments, such complaints are  forwarded to the respective States/UTs for necessary action in the matter.

(b): 	The information made available by the State/UT Governments, in respect of samples of Packaged Drinking Water and mineral water collected, tested, found not conforming to the prescribed standards,  and action taken against them during last two year is indicated at **Annexure-I and  II.**

(c): 	The officials of Food Safety Departments of the respective States/ UTs collect random samples to ensure compliance with laid down standards.

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**Annexure-I**

| **Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2013-2014**   |                            |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| **Sr. No.**                                                                                     | **Name of the State/U.T.** | **Total No. of samples taken** | **No. of Samples Analysed** | **No. of Samples found adulterated and Misbranded** | **No. of Cases Launched** |           | **No. of Convictions/ Penalties** |                                        |
|                                                                                                 |                            |                                |                             |                                                     | **Criminal**              | **Civil** | **Convictions**                   | **Penalties/ Amount raised in Rupees** |
|                                                                                                 | A & N Islands              |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh             | 149                            | 149                         | 108                                                 | 63                        | 36        |                                   | Rs. 8, 49, 150                         |
|                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh          | 4                              | 4                           |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Assam                      | 35                             | 35                          | 12                                                  | -                         |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Bihar                      |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                 |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh               | 9                              | 9                           | 5                                                   |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Dadra & N.H.               |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Daman & Diu                |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Delhi                      |                                | 2                           | 0                                                   |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Goa                        | 37                             | 37                          | 5                                                   |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Gujarat                    | 108                            | 100                         | 44                                                  |                           | 22        |                                   | 1                                      |
|                                                                                                 | Haryana                    | 40                             | 40                          | 12                                                  |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Himachal  Pradesh          |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir            | 58                             | 70                          | 2                                                   |                           | 1         | 1                                 | Rs. 5000                               |
|                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                  | 37                             | 25                          | 4                                                   | 2                         |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Karnataka                  |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Kerala                     | 34                             | 29                          |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Lakshadweep                |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh             | 62                             | 61                          | 17                                                  |                           | 13        |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                | 63                             | 63                          | 39                                                  | 7                         | 3         | 2                                 |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Manipur                    |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                  |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Mizoram                    |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Nagaland                   | 10                             | 10                          |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Orissa                     |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Puducherry                 | 2128                           | 2128                        | 290                                                 |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Punjab                     | 122                            | 119                         | 10                                                  | 1                         |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                  |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Sikkim                     |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                 | 19                             | 19                          | 8                                                   |                           | 1         | 1                                 | Rs. 10, 000                            |
|                                                                                                 | Tripura                    |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh              | 71                             | 71                          | 20                                                  |                           | 19        |                                   | Rs. 2, 15, 000                         |
|                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                | 17                             | 6                           | 1                                                   |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | West Bengal                |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | **Total:**                 | **3003**                       | **2977**                    | **577**                                             | **73**                    | **96**    | **4**                             | **1/Rs.10,79,150**                     |

**Annexure-II**

| **Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2014-2015**   |                            |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| **Sr. No.**                                                                                     | **Name of the State/U.T.** | **Total No. of samples taken** | **No. of Samples Analysed** | **No. of Samples found adulterated and Misbranded** | **No. of Cases Launched** |           | **No. of Convictions/ Penalties** |                                        |
|                                                                                                 |                            |                                |                             |                                                     | **Criminal**              | **Civil** | **Convictions**                   | **Penalties/ Amount raised in Rupees** |
|                                                                                                 | A & N Islands              | 1                              |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh             | 54                             | 54                          | 38                                                  | 19                        | 20        |                                   | Rs. 1, 10, 000                         |
|                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh          | 2                              | 2                           |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Assam                      | 36                             | 36                          | 7                                                   | 4                         | 4         |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Bihar                      | 19                             | 1                           |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                 | 2                              | 2                           | 2                                                   |                           | 2         |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh               | 15                             | 15                          | 7                                                   |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Dadra & N.H.               |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Daman & Diu                |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Delhi                      |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Goa                        | 14                             | 9                           | 2                                                   |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Gujarat                    |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Haryana                    |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Himachal  Pradesh          | 9                              | 17                          | 1                                                   | 1                         |           | 1                                 | Rs. 1000                               |
|                                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir            | 15                             | 12                          |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                  | 4                              | 3                           | 3                                                   | 2                         | 3         |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Karnataka                  | 44                             | 43                          | 29                                                  |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Kerala                     | 17                             | 16                          | 3                                                   |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Lakshadweep                |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh             | 58                             | 57                          | 13                                                  | 2                         | 11        | 4                                 | 4                                      |
|                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                | 117                            | 89                          | 29                                                  | 5                         | 10        | 2                                 | Rs. 75, 000                            |
|                                                                                                 | Manipur                    |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                  | 1                              |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Mizoram                    |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Nagaland                   | 5                              | 5                           |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Orissa                     | 92                             | 92                          | 15                                                  |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Puducherry                 | 18                             | 18                          | 1                                                   |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Punjab                     |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                  |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Sikkim                     |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                 | 58                             | 57                          | 34                                                  | 4                         | 7         | 8                                 | Rs. 79, 500                            |
|                                                                                                 | Tripura                    |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh              |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | West Bengal                | 20                             | 6                           | 1                                                   |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 | **Total:**                 |                                |                             |                                                     |                           |           |                                   |                                        |
|                                                                                                 |                            | **601**                        | **534**                     | **185**                                             | **37**                    | **53**    | **15**                            | **4/Rs. 2, 65, 500**                   |