Lok Sabha Question No. 2970 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Handpumps
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: C.R. CHAUDHARY, ABHISHEK SINGH

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2970**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2015**

**Handpumps**

**†2970. SHRI  C.R. CHAUDHARY:**

**SHRI  ABHISHEK  SINGH:**

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

(a) the criteria prescribed for the installation of hand pumps under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme in the country including Rajasthan;

(b) whether the Government has received any proposal from the Government of Rajasthan to relax these criteria and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;

(c) the total number of new handpumps installed during each of the last three years and the current year along with the amount spent thereon, State-wise;

(d) the State-wise number of handpumps out of order and number of handpumps working properly at present; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to provide safeguards against the harmful contents found in ground water by installing automated filtering instrument in the handpumps and if so, the details thereof?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE FOR  DRINKING   WATER  AND  SANITATION**

**(SHRI  RAM  KRIPAL  YADAV)**

(a) Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), powers with regard to the selection of rural water supply schemes and the criteria adopted regarding the same  including that  for installation of handpumps have been delegated to the States. No separate guidelines for installation of handpumps have been prescribed under NRDWP.

(b) No, Madam.

(c) The total number of new handpumps installed State/UT wise during each of the last three years and the current year along with the amount spent thereon as per information provided by States/UTs on online Integrated Monitoring Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry  are at Annexure-I.

(d) The State-wise number of handpumps out of order/non functional and number of handpumps working properly at present are at Annexure-II.

(e)  Under NRDWP, power to plan and sanction the schemes rests with the States. The Ministry has advised the States to tackle drinking water quality affected habitations in rural areas by providing  Piped Water Supply  using safe water sources, preferably based on surface water as piped water supply schemes are more sustainable. In some States such as Uttar Pradesh, hand pump attached treatment plants based on Activated Carbon have been installed in arsenic and fluoride affected habitations. The number of hand pump attached treatment plants are maintained by the respective States.

| **Annexure - I**                                                                                     |                      |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
| **Annexure referred to in part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2970 due for answer on 06.08.2015** |                      |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |
| **Details of Handpumps and expenditure (Rs. in Lakhs) during last three years and current year**     |                      |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |               |                 |
| **S.No.**                                                                                            | **StateName**        | **2015-2016** |                 | **2014-2015** |                 | **2013-2014** |                 | **2012-2013** |                 | **Total**     |                 |
|                                                                                                      |                      | **HandPumps** | **Expenditure** | **HandPumps** | **Expenditure** | **HandPumps** | **Expenditure** | **HandPumps** | **Expenditure** | **HandPumps** | **Expenditure** |
| 1                                                                                                    | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR  | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            |
| 2                                                                                                    | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 0             | 0.00            | 1             | 0.51            | 3             | 1.89            | 949           | 320.62          | 953           | 323.02          |
| 3                                                                                                    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 0             | 0.00            | 31            | 516.59          | 19            | 645.13          | 20            | 669.95          | 70            | 1831.67         |
| 4                                                                                                    | ASSAM                | 24            | 3.43            | 1126          | 149.16          | 1058          | 97.69           | 1190          | 76.29           | 3398          | 326.57          |
| 5                                                                                                    | BIHAR                | 1709          | 377.42          | 35315         | 28172.77        | 47551         | 21125.41        | 44151         | 13115.54        | 128726        | 62791.14        |
| 6                                                                                                    | CHANDIGARH           | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            |
| 7                                                                                                    | CHATTISGARH          | 607           | 422.04          | 20854         | 8240.98         | 16900         | 6273.30         | 20609         | 6005.19         | 58970         | 20941.51        |
| 8                                                                                                    | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            |
| 9                                                                                                    | DAMAN & DIU          | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            |
| 10                                                                                                   | DELHI                | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            |
| 11                                                                                                   | GOA                  | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            |
| 12                                                                                                   | GUJARAT              | 52            | 18.16           | 187           | 91.02           | 617           | 512.25          | 390           | 344.41          | 1246          | 965.84          |
| 13                                                                                                   | HARYANA              | 5             | 23.44           | 5             | 151.22          | 8             | 308.45          | 44            | 535.38          | 62            | 1018.48         |
| 14                                                                                                   | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 14            | 4.87            | 553           | 36.36           | 962           | 428.96          | 1196          | 697.64          | 2725          | 1167.84         |
| 15                                                                                                   | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 466           | 1694.61         | 3618          | 6837.41         | 3168          | 10757.13        | 597           | 1517.92         | 7849          | 20807.06        |
| 16                                                                                                   | JHARKHAND            | 1322          | 1011.22         | 28040         | 12418.85        | 32404         | 16397.28        | 36202         | 14641.00        | 97968         | 44468.35        |
| 17                                                                                                   | KARNATAKA            | 227           | 8.49            | 2099          | 493.12          | 2832          | 927.05          | 5111          | 1469.53         | 10269         | 2898.20         |
| 18                                                                                                   | KERALA               | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 13            | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 13            | 0.00            |
| 19                                                                                                   | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            |
| 20                                                                                                   | MADHYA PRADESH       | 8479          | 6192.12         | 29351         | 21438.55        | 36633         | 27498.31        | 36641         | 22266.33        | 111104        | 77395.31        |
| 21                                                                                                   | MAHARASHTRA          | 173           | 81.08           | 1668          | 1484.35         | 2036          | 1263.81         | 4486          | 930.46          | 8363          | 3759.70         |
| 22                                                                                                   | MANIPUR              | 3             | 15.21           | 22            | 29.02           | 39            | 7.87            | 82            | 15.20           | 146           | 67.29           |
| 23                                                                                                   | MEGHALAYA            | 0             | 0.00            | 15            | 19.83           | 70            | 55.91           | 34            | 30.30           | 119           | 106.04          |
| 24                                                                                                   | MIZORAM              | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 1             | 0.00            | 1             | 0.00            |
| 25                                                                                                   | NAGALAND             | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            |
| 26                                                                                                   | ODISHA               | 12603         | 7398.32         | 32312         | 15646.60        | 41307         | 20210.69        | 43428         | 16955.10        | 129650        | 60210.72        |
| 27                                                                                                   | PUDUCHERRY           | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            |
| 28                                                                                                   | PUNJAB               | 7             | 7.65            | 86            | 60.39           | 172           | 264.70          | 135           | 139.17          | 400           | 471.92          |
| 29                                                                                                   | RAJASTHAN            | 461           | 816.14          | 4096          | 3576.34         | 5789          | 4828.13         | 13551         | 7511.29         | 23897         | 16731.91        |
| 30                                                                                                   | SIKKIM               | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            | 0             | 0.00            |
| 31                                                                                                   | TAMIL NADU           | 8             | 3.77            | 44            | 17.25           | 235           | 128.68          | 451           | 20.33           | 738           | 170.02          |
| 32                                                                                                   | TELANGANA            | 0             | 0.00            | 4             | 4.82            | 8             | 0.97            | 1061          | 0.76            | 1073          | 6.55            |
| 33                                                                                                   | TRIPURA              | 840           | 87.68           | 3427          | 702.59          | 3681          | 883.77          | 2525          | 470.56          | 10473         | 2144.61         |
| 34                                                                                                   | UTTAR PRADESH        | 1097          | 0.00            | 61036         | 127733.03       | 109459        | 105030.31       | 104846        | 77863.19        | 276438        | 310626.52       |
| 35                                                                                                   | UTTARAKHAND          | 4             | 401.55          | 28            | 0.00            | 796           | 855.61          | 154           | 1213.18         | 982           | 2470.35         |
| 36                                                                                                   | WEST BENGAL          | 11712         | 1512.87         | 94679         | 3097.60         | 24494         | 2284.53         | 14029         | 1401.78         | 144914        | 8296.78         |
|                                                                                                      | **Total**            | **39813**     | **20080.09**    | **318597**    | **230918.36**   | **330254**    | **220787.82**   | **331883**    | **168211.14**   | **1020547**   | **639997.41**   |

| **Annexure - II**                                                                                    |                      |                         |                    |                |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------|
| **Annexure referred to in part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2970 due for answer on 06.08.2015** |                      |                         |                    |                |
| **Detail of Hand Pumps as on 3/08/2015**                                                             |                      |                         |                    |                |
| **S.No.**                                                                                            | **State Name**       | **Number of Handpumps** |                    |                |
|                                                                                                      |                      | **Total**               | **Non Functional** | **Functional** |
| 1                                                                                                    | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR  | 1                       | 0                  | 1              |
| 2                                                                                                    | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 201060                  | 0                  | 201060         |
| 3                                                                                                    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 365                     | 3                  | 362            |
| 4                                                                                                    | ASSAM                | 23360                   | 5655               | 17705          |
| 5                                                                                                    | BIHAR                | 353954                  | 4079               | 349875         |
| 6                                                                                                    | CHANDIGARH           | 0                       | 0                  | 0              |
| 7                                                                                                    | CHATTISGARH          | 224333                  | 10795              | 213538         |
| 8                                                                                                    | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0                       | 0                  | 0              |
| 9                                                                                                    | DAMAN & DIU          | 0                       | 0                  | 0              |
| 10                                                                                                   | DELHI                | 0                       | 0                  | 0              |
| 11                                                                                                   | GOA                  | 0                       | 0                  | 0              |
| 12                                                                                                   | GUJARAT              | 5390                    | 101                | 5289           |
| 13                                                                                                   | HARYANA              | 128                     | 76                 | 52             |
| 14                                                                                                   | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 17368                   | 184                | 17184          |
| 15                                                                                                   | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 9174                    | 6                  | 9168           |
| 16                                                                                                   | JHARKHAND            | 344842                  | 7817               | 337025         |
| 17                                                                                                   | KARNATAKA            | 63282                   | 18853              | 44429          |
| 18                                                                                                   | KERALA               | 57                      | 2                  | 55             |
| 19                                                                                                   | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0                       | 0                  | 0              |
| 20                                                                                                   | MADHYA PRADESH       | 598821                  | 54391              | 544430         |
| 21                                                                                                   | MAHARASHTRA          | 50632                   | 1551               | 49081          |
| 22                                                                                                   | MANIPUR              | 206                     | 1                  | 205            |
| 23                                                                                                   | MEGHALAYA            | 336                     | 36                 | 300            |
| 24                                                                                                   | MIZORAM              | 22                      | 0                  | 22             |
| 25                                                                                                   | NAGALAND             | 9                       | 0                  | 9              |
| 26                                                                                                   | ODISHA               | 455423                  | 36222              | 419201         |
| 27                                                                                                   | PUDUCHERRY           | 0                       | 0                  | 0              |
| 28                                                                                                   | PUNJAB               | 1994                    | 410                | 1584           |
| 29                                                                                                   | RAJASTHAN            | 107496                  | 8239               | 99257          |
| 30                                                                                                   | SIKKIM               | 0                       | 0                  | 0              |
| 31                                                                                                   | TAMIL NADU           | 130775                  | 5502               | 125273         |
| 32                                                                                                   | TELANGANA            | 153136                  | 2                  | 153134         |
| 33                                                                                                   | TRIPURA              | 15441                   | 1941               | 13500          |
| 34                                                                                                   | UTTAR PRADESH        | 2371990                 | 64                 | 2371926        |
| 35                                                                                                   | UTTARAKHAND          | 2442                    | 24                 | 2418           |
| 36                                                                                                   | WEST BENGAL          | 353654                  | 20170              | 333484         |
|                                                                                                      | **Total**            | **5485691**             | **176124**         | **5309567**    |