Lok Sabha Question No. 794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Safe Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, C. N. JAYADEVAN, JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 794 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## Safe Drinking Water

## 794.     SHRI GAURAV  GOGOI: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI: SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN: SHRI  JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

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

- (a) whether India has the highest number of  people  without  access  to  safe  drinking water as  per  the  report released  by  Water Aid , if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether India lags behind even the under-developed countries in providing safe drinking water  to  its  people,  if  so,  the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  steps  taken  or  being  taken  by the  Government  to  provide  safe  drinking water  in the  wake  of  depleting  water resources in the country;
- (d) the number and percentage of people deprived  of  safe  drinking  water  in  the country, State/UT-wise;  and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  aware of the poor management of water resources and poor planning and execution of water supply  projects  across  the  country  and  if so, the details thereof and the action taken / proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  As  per  Water  Aid  report  released  on  World Water Day  i.e. 22 nd March,  2016,  India is among top 10 countries in the world with the largest absolute number of people living without  access  to  safe  water.  However,  the  said  report  envisages  the  comprehensive details of the whole country i.e. including rural and urban population of the country. This Ministry, however, deals with rural drinking water supply only.
- (b) As per the Water-Aid Report 2016, India ranks 1 st in terms of absolute number of people living  without access to safe drinking water. However, if it comes to percentage of the total population, India is nowhere in the top 10 countries where people are living without

access to safe drinking water. As per the report, 5.9 % of Indian population is without access to safe drinking water.

- (c) Rural Drinking Water Supply is a State subject. States are vested with power to select, design, approve, execute and monitor drinking water supply facilities for providing safe drinking  water  to  their  rural  populace.  The  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  &  Sanitation assists  the  States  through  Centrally  Sponsored  Programme,  National  Rural  Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) to improve the drinking water facility in the rural areas of the  country.  10%  of  funds  under  NRDWP  are  available  with  States  as  Sustainability Component which can be utilized for recharging ground water table which includes rain water harvesting also.

This  Ministry  has  prepared  a  Strategic  Plan  for  the  rural  drinking  water  sector  for  the period 2011 to 2022. Timelines of the same is as under:By 2017,

Ensure that at least 50% of rural households are provided with piped water supply; at least 35% of rural households have piped water supply with a household connection.

By 2022,

Ensure that at least 90% of rural households are provided with piped water supply; at least 80% of rural households have piped water supply with a household connection.

As on 25.04.2016, as per information provided by State Government on online portal of the  Ministry  i.e.  Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS),  51.04%  of  total rural population has been covered with piped water supply.

- (d) As per information provided by States on IMIS, as on 31.03.2016, there are 328.77 Lakhs rural population residing in the habitations affected with the chemical contamination are at  risk  with  respect  to  safe  drinking  water.  The  State-wise  details  of  population  and percentage of people at risk are at Annexure.
- (e) Increase in coverage of drinking water to the rural population is an ongoing process. Most of the rural water supply schemes in the country are based on ground water sources and every  year  a  number  of  schemes  in  the  country  stop  giving  the  desired  yield  due  to multitude  of  factors,  the  primary  being  depletion  of  ground  water  because  of  scanty rainfall and inadequate groundwater recharge. The schemes getting defunct every year is not solely because of management of water resources but mainly because of the depletion of  ground  water,  water  getting  affected  with  contamination  etc.  To  offset  this,  the Ministry is now focusing on schemes based on secure & perennial surface water sources. However, such schemes are expensive and have a long gestation period.

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| Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 794 for answer on 28.4.2016 Status Of Rural Habitation With Respect To Drinking Water Supply As On (31/03/2016) | Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 794 for answer on 28.4.2016 Status Of Rural Habitation With Respect To Drinking Water Supply As On (31/03/2016) | Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 794 for answer on 28.4.2016 Status Of Rural Habitation With Respect To Drinking Water Supply As On (31/03/2016) | Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 794 for answer on 28.4.2016 Status Of Rural Habitation With Respect To Drinking Water Supply As On (31/03/2016) | Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 794 for answer on 28.4.2016 Status Of Rural Habitation With Respect To Drinking Water Supply As On (31/03/2016) | Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 794 for answer on 28.4.2016 Status Of Rural Habitation With Respect To Drinking Water Supply As On (31/03/2016) | Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 794 for answer on 28.4.2016 Status Of Rural Habitation With Respect To Drinking Water Supply As On (31/03/2016) |
| S.                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                | Total Nos. of Habitations                                                                                                                                                      | Total Nos. of Habitations                                                                                                                                                      | Nos. of Quality Affected Habitations                                                                                                                                           | Nos. of Quality Affected Habitations                                                                                                                                           | %of people at risk with respect to safe drinking water                                                                                                                         |
| No.                                                                                                                                                                            | State                                                                                                                                                                          | Total                                                                                                                                                                          | Total Population                                                                                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                                                                                          | Total Population (in lakh)                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                              | Andaman and Nicobar                                                                                                                                                            | 400                                                                                                                                                                            | 2.65                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                 | 48206                                                                                                                                                                          | 367.23                                                                                                                                                                         | 558                                                                                                                                                                            | 4.14                                                                                                                                                                           | 1.13                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                | 75                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                              | 7730                                                                                                                                                                           | 12.83                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.2                                                                                                                                                                            | 1.56                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                                                                                          | 89910                                                                                                                                                                          | 300.05                                                                                                                                                                         | 8714                                                                                                                                                                           | 32.38                                                                                                                                                                          | 10.79                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                          | 110140 18                                                                                                                                                                      | 992.69 1                                                                                                                                                                       | 2013                                                                                                                                                                           | 12.02 0                                                                                                                                                                        | 1.21                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                              | Chandigarh Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                | 197.7                                                                                                                                                                          | 0 1513                                                                                                                                                                         | 4.54                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7 8                                                                                                                                                                            | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                            | 73848 70                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.16                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                | 2.30 0.00                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                              | Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                                                     | 21                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.84                                                                                                                                                                           | 0 0                                                                                                                                                                            | 0 0                                                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                             | Goa                                                                                                                                                                            | 347                                                                                                                                                                            | 7.31                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                             | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                        | 34846                                                                                                                                                                          | 366.14                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                        | 7958                                                                                                                                                                           | 181.06                                                                                                                                                                         | 13                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.57                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.31                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                               | 53604                                                                                                                                                                          | 66.66                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                             | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                              | 15798                                                                                                                                                                          | 101.49                                                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.11                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.11                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                      | 119667                                                                                                                                                                         | 267.4                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.05                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.02                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                | 33                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 16 17                                                                                                                                                                          | Karnataka Kerala                                                                                                                                                               | 59945 11883                                                                                                                                                                    | 400.02 268.75                                                                                                                                                                  | 1219 676                                                                                                                                                                       | 7.64 15.29                                                                                                                                                                     | 1.91 5.69                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.51                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                | Lakshadweep Pradesh                                                                                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                                                                                              | 530.31                                                                                                                                                                         | 353                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 19 20                                                                                                                                                                          | Madhya Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                             | 127552 100639                                                                                                                                                                  | 661.07                                                                                                                                                                         | 466                                                                                                                                                                            | 1.24 11.62                                                                                                                                                                     | 0.23 1.76                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                        | 2870                                                                                                                                                                           | 23.26                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                      | 10487                                                                                                                                                                          | 26.65                                                                                                                                                                          | 31                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.17                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.64                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                        | 760                                                                                                                                                                            | 5.38                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                       | 1530                                                                                                                                                                           | 17.27                                                                                                                                                                          | 26                                                                                                                                                                             | 0.57                                                                                                                                                                           | 3.30                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                         | 157158                                                                                                                                                                         | 358.84                                                                                                                                                                         | 4460                                                                                                                                                                           | 11.44                                                                                                                                                                          | 3.19                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                     | 266                                                                                                                                                                            | 4.38                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                         | 15395                                                                                                                                                                          | 179.93                                                                                                                                                                         | 1827                                                                                                                                                                           | 19.13                                                                                                                                                                          | 10.63                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                      | 121683                                                                                                                                                                         | 508.46                                                                                                                                                                         | 21707                                                                                                                                                                          | 85.06                                                                                                                                                                          | 16.73                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                         | 2084                                                                                                                                                                           | 4.59                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                | 395.58                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 30 31                                                                                                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu Telangana                                                                                                                                                           | 100018 24802                                                                                                                                                                   | 236.65                                                                                                                                                                         | 351 1197                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.68 16.29                                                                                                                                                                     | 0.42 6.88                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                        | 8723                                                                                                                                                                           | 44.92                                                                                                                                                                          | 4043                                                                                                                                                                           | 17.61                                                                                                                                                                          | 39.20                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 260801                                                                                                                                                                         | 1687.69                                                                                                                                                                        | 251                                                                                                                                                                            | 2.49                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.15                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 34                                                                                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                    | 39309                                                                                                                                                                          | 73.28                                                                                                                                                                          | 22                                                                                                                                                                             | 1.03                                                                                                                                                                           | 1.41                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 35                                                                                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                    | 104826                                                                                                                                                                         | 744.19                                                                                                                                                                         | 9982                                                                                                                                                                           | 83.5                                                                                                                                                                           | 11.22                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                                                                                          | 1713303                                                                                                                                                                        | 9038.94                                                                                                                                                                        | 59534                                                                                                                                                                          | 328.77                                                                                                                                                                         | 3.64                                                                                                                                                                           |