Lok Sabha Question No. 2289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Per Capita Availability of Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT, VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2289 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

## Per Capita Availability of Drinking Water

## 2289. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  per  capita  drinking  water  availability  in  rural  areas  of  Rajasthan  and Jharkhand as compared to the national average;
- (b)  the  percentage  of  drinking  water  being  supplied  through  pipeline  in  rural  areas  of Rajasthan;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  additional  assistance  to  make  drinking water available in adequate quantity to the people of Rajasthan and Jharkhand; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a) This Ministry monitors the coverage in terms of availability of 40 Liter Per Capita per Day (LPCD) drinking water in habitations as reported by States in the online Integrated Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  of  the  Ministry.  As  on  04.03.2016,  in Rajasthan,  out  of  5.08  crore  total  rural  population,  2.73  crore  population  are  covered with the 40 LPCD or more, 1.5 Crore population are partially covered with less than 40 LPCD  and  balance  population  fall  under  the  category  of  water  quality  affected habitations wherein one or more drinking water sources are chemically contaminated. In Jharkhand,  out  of  2.67  crore  total  rural  population,  2.63  crore  population  are  covered with  40  LPCD  or  more,  3.94  lakh  population  are  partially  covered  with  less  than  40 LPCD  and    balance  population  fall  under  the  category  of  water  quality  affected habitations  wherein  one  or  more  drinking  water  sources  are  chemically  contaminated. Whereas,  out  of  90.39  Crore  total  rural  population  in  the  country,  67.08  crore  are covered  with  40  LPCD  or  more,  19.93  Crore  are  partially  covered  with  less  than  40 LPCD  and    balance  population  fall  under  the  category  of  water  quality  affected habitations  wherein  one  or  more  drinking  water  sources  are  chemically  contaminated.

The percentage figures of each of these two states against the national average is given in Annexure.

- (b) As reported by the State in the IMIS, as on 04.03.2016, the coverage of rural population with Piped Water Supply in Rajasthan is 51.94%.
- (c) and (d) Rural drinking water supply is a State subject. This  Ministry  supplements the efforts of the States by providing them with technical and financial assistance, under the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP),  for providing safe and adequate drinking water facilities in rural areas of the country. The allocation of funds to the States under NRDWP is done on the basis of a pre-approved criteria  which  takes  into  consideration  the  population,  geographical  terrain,  SC/ST population of a State. Both the States of Rajasthan and Jharkhand have been allocated funds under the adopted criteria.

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| Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2289 to be answered on 10.03.2016 | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2289 to be answered on 10.03.2016 | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2289 to be answered on 10.03.2016 | Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2289 to be answered on 10.03.2016 |
|                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                        | National average (Rural areas)                                                                   |
| %of Fully Covered population (40 lpcd or more )                                                  | 53.67                                                                                            | 98.50                                                                                            | 74.21                                                                                            |
| %of Partially Covered population( less than 40 lpcd)                                             | 29.45                                                                                            | 1.47                                                                                             | 22.05                                                                                            |