Lok Sabha Question No. 760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: NABL-accredited Water Quality Testing Laboratories
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Sribharat Mathukumilli

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 760

ANSWERED ON 04/12/2025

## NABL-ACCREDITED WATER QUALITY TESTING LABORATORIES

## 760.  SHRI SRIBHARAT MATHUKUMILLI:

## Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI

be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of drinking water samples tested in Andhra Pradesh during the last three years  and  the  current  year  and  the  number  of  cases  in  which  remedial  action  was  taken including both interim measures and restoration of safe water supply;

(b) the details of water quality testing laboratories that are NABL-accredited for basic water quality parameters, State-wise;

(c) the  support  and  coordination  mechanisms  put  in  place  by  the  Government  to  address bottlenecks in laboratory accreditation such as shortage of assessors or delays in accreditation slots;

(d) whether the Government has collected information regarding the number of States and Union  Territories  that  have  reconstituted  their  District  Water  and  Sanitation  Missions (DWSMs) to include Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha); and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a) Under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), to enable States/ UTs to test water samples for water quality, and for sample collection, reporting, monitoring and surveillance of drinking water, an online JJM - Water Quality Management Information System (JJM-WQMIS) portal has been developed. The State-wise details of water quality test reported through WQMIS are available in public domain on JJM Dashboard and can also be accessed at https://ejalshakti.gov.in/WQMIS/Main/report  .  The  details  of  drinking  water  quality  testing reported by the State of Andhra Pradesh on JJM-WQMIS during last three years and the current year are given below:

| Financial Year   | Total Sample Tested in Andhra Pradesh   | Found contaminated   | Remedial action taken   | %age remedial action taken   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2022-23          | 6,14,014                                | 14,350               | 14,350                  | 100.00%                      |
| 2023-24          | 6,99,999                                | 11,962               | 9,760                   | 81.59%                       |
| 2024-25          | 6,86,179                                | 1,434                | 1,432                   | 99.86%                       |
| 2025-26          | 4,22,925                                | 14                   | 9                       | 64.29%                       |

(b) State-wise details of water quality testing laboratories as reported by States/ UTs on JJMIMIS as on 01.12.2025 are annexed .

(c) Under JJM, States/UTs have been insisted to get their water quality testing laboratories accredited/  recognised  to  ensure  the  reliability,  accuracy,  and  credibility  of  the  data  they produce. Meeting were also held with States/ UTs and accreditation bodies with the objective of  addressing  the  concerns/  issues  face  by  States/  UTs  in  accreditation  process  including shortage of assessors or delays in accreditation slots.

(d) & (e) Advisories have been issued to States/ UTs to ensure that Hon'ble MPs are consulted while preparing District Action Plans for water supply schemes and are also invited as 'special invitees' in all the DWSM meetings. States/ UTs have also been advised that the minutes of the District Water & Sanitation Mission meetings should invariably be shared with respective Member(s) of Parliament for the respective District/ Division for his/ her perusal.

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## Annex referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 760 answered on 04.12.2025

## State-wise details of water quality testing laboratories

(As on 01.12.2025)

| S. No.   | State             | 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   | No. of drinking water quality testing labs   | Total No. of NABL accredited/ recognized labs   | Total No. of NABL accredited/ recognized labs   | Total No. of NABL accredited/ recognized labs   | Total No. of NABL accredited/ recognized labs   | Total No. of NABL accredited/ recognized labs   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|          | State             | State                                        | District/ Regional                           | Block/Sub- Division/Mobile                   | WTP facility labs                            | Total                                        | State                                           | District/ Regional                              | Block/Sub- Division/Mobile                      | WTP facility labs                               | Total                                           |
| 1.       | A &NIslands       | 1                                            | 3                                            | 7                                            | -                                            | 11                                           | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 1                                               |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1                                            | 26                                           | 85                                           | 6                                            | 118                                          | 1                                               | 23                                              | 57                                              | -                                               | 81                                              |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                                            | 20                                           | 17                                           | -                                            | 38                                           | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 4.       | Assam             | 1                                            | 34                                           | 48                                           | 3                                            | 86                                           | 1                                               | 34                                              | 46                                              | -                                               | 81                                              |
| 5.       | Bihar             | 1                                            | 38                                           | 84                                           | -                                            | 123                                          | 1                                               | 37                                              | -                                               | -                                               | 38                                              |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh      | 1                                            | 29                                           | 47                                           | -                                            | 77                                           | 1                                               | 28                                              | 18                                              | -                                               | 47                                              |
| 7.       | D&NH and D&D      | -                                            | 2                                            | -                                            | -                                            | 2                                            | -                                               | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 1                                               |
| 8.       | Goa               | 1                                            | 2                                            | 13                                           | 8                                            | 24                                           | 1                                               | 1                                               | 13                                              | -                                               | 15                                              |
| 9.       | Gujarat           | 1                                            | 33                                           | 46                                           | 329                                          | 409                                          | 1                                               | 33                                              | 42                                              | -                                               | 76                                              |
| 10.      | Haryana           | 1                                            | 21                                           | 22                                           | -                                            | 44                                           | 1                                               | 21                                              | 21                                              | -                                               | 43                                              |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                                            | 14                                           | 62                                           | 8                                            | 85                                           | -                                               | 12                                              | 54                                              | -                                               | 66                                              |
| 12.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2                                            | 20                                           | 76                                           | -                                            | 98                                           | 2                                               | 20                                              | 20                                              | -                                               | 42                                              |
| 13.      | Jharkhand         | 1                                            | 24                                           | 6                                            | 5                                            | 36                                           | 1                                               | 24                                              | 6                                               | -                                               | 31                                              |
| 14.      | Karnataka         | 5                                            | 32                                           | 48                                           | 22                                           | 107                                          | 4                                               | 29                                              | 46                                              | -                                               | 79                                              |
| 15.      | Kerala            | 4                                            | 14                                           | 71                                           | 5                                            | 94                                           | 1                                               | 14                                              | 70                                              | -                                               | 85                                              |
| 16.      | Ladakh            | 1                                            | 2                                            | 6                                            | -                                            | 9                                            | 1                                               | 1                                               | 1                                               | -                                               | 3                                               |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep       | -                                            | -                                            | 9                                            | -                                            | 9                                            | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1                                            | 51                                           | 103                                          | 32                                           | 187                                          | 1                                               | 51                                              | 103                                             | -                                               | 155                                             |
| 19.      | Maharashtra       | -                                            | 34                                           | 144                                          | 52                                           | 230                                          | -                                               | 34                                              | 144                                             | -                                               | 178                                             |
| 20.      | Manipur           | 1                                            | 12                                           | -                                            | 1                                            | 14                                           | 1                                               | 12                                              | -                                               | -                                               | 13                                              |
| 21.      | Meghalaya         | 1                                            | 11                                           | 18                                           | 35                                           | 65                                           | 1                                               | 7                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 8                                               |
| 22.      | Mizoram           | 1                                            | 11                                           | 15                                           | 1                                            | 28                                           | 1                                               | 2                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 3                                               |
| 23.      | Nagaland          | 1                                            | 11                                           | -                                            | -                                            | 12                                           | 1                                               | 11                                              | -                                               | -                                               | 12                                              |

| S. No.   | State         | 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   | No. of drinking water quality testing labs   | Total No. of NABL accredited/ recognized labs   | Total No. of NABL accredited/ recognized labs   | Total No. of NABL accredited/ recognized labs   | Total No. of NABL accredited/ recognized labs   | Total No. of NABL accredited/ recognized labs   |
|----------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|          |               | State                                        | District/ Regional                           | Block/Sub- Division/Mobile                   | WTP facility labs                            | Total                                        | State                                           | District/ Regional                              | Block/Sub- Division/Mobile                      | WTP facility labs                               | Total                                           |
| 24.      | Odisha        | 1                                            | 30                                           | 46                                           | 83                                           | 160                                          | 1                                               | 26                                              | 21                                              | -                                               | 48                                              |
| 25.      | Puducherry    | -                                            | 2                                            | -                                            | -                                            | 2                                            | -                                               | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 1                                               |
| 26.      | Punjab        | 1                                            | 23                                           | 9                                            | -                                            | 33                                           | 1                                               | 23                                              | 7                                               | -                                               | 31                                              |
| 27.      | Rajasthan     | 2                                            | 32                                           | 20                                           | 26                                           | 80                                           | 1                                               | 32                                              | -                                               | -                                               | 33                                              |
| 28.      | Sikkim        | 1                                            | 1                                            | -                                            | -                                            | 2                                            | 1                                               | 1                                               | -                                               | -                                               | 2                                               |
| 29.      | Tamil Nadu    | 1                                            | 37                                           | 75                                           | -                                            | 113                                          | 1                                               | 37                                              | 75                                              | -                                               | 113                                             |
| 30.      | Telangana     | 1                                            | 35                                           | 40                                           | 40                                           | 116                                          | 1                                               | 31                                              | -                                               | -                                               | 32                                              |
| 31.      | Tripura       | 1                                            | 8                                            | 12                                           | -                                            | 21                                           | 1                                               | 8                                               | 12                                              | -                                               | 21                                              |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh | 1                                            | 75                                           | 65                                           | 4                                            | 145                                          | 1                                               | 73                                              | 21                                              | -                                               | 95                                              |
| 33.      | Uttarakhand   | 1                                            | 13                                           | 13                                           | 1                                            | 28                                           | 1                                               | 13                                              | 13                                              | -                                               | 27                                              |
| 34.      | West Bengal   | 2                                            | 23                                           | 214                                          | 2                                            | 241                                          | 2                                               | 23                                              | 192                                             | -                                               | 217                                             |
| Total    | Total         | 40                                           | 723                                          | 1,421                                        | 663                                          | 2,847                                        | 33                                              | 663                                             | 982                                             | -                                               | 1,678                                           |

Source: JJM-IMIS