Lok Sabha Question No. 1971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: Targets under Drinking Water Scheme
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: GANESH SINGH, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1971 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015

## Targets under Drinking Water Scheme

## 1971.   SHRI  GANESH  SINGH: SHRI  KAPIL  MORESHWAR  PATIL:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  targets  set  and  achievements  made  for  safe  drinking  water  under Bharat Nirman;
- (b) whether the targets for providing safe drinking water in rural areas under Bharat Nirman have been achieved;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  the  amount  of  budgetary  provision  made  along  with  the  actual  expenditure incurred under the first and second phase of the Bharat Nirman; and
- (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken for achieving the targets fixed in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details  of  targets  set  and  achievements  made  in  terms  of  coverage  of  rural habitations  for  safe  drinking  water  under  Bharat  Nirman  Phase-I  &  II  are  as under:-

Phase-I (01.04.2005 to 31.03.2009):-

|             | Uncovered   | Partially covered/Slipped back   | Quality Affected   | Total    |
|-------------|-------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|----------|
| Target      | 55,067      | 3,31,000                         | 2,17,000           | 6,03,067 |
| Achievement | 54,440      | 3,58,362                         | 50,168             | 4,62,970 |

## Phase-II (01.04.2009 to 31.03.2012):-

|             | Uncovered   | Partially covered/Slipped back   | Quality Affected   | Total    |
|-------------|-------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|----------|
| Target      | 627         | 3,48,701                         | 1,79,999           | 5,28,700 |
| Achievement | 627*        | 2,95,262                         | 81,357             | 3,76,619 |

*The  627    uncovered  habitations  under  Bharat  Nirman  -I  were  covered  by 31.3.2011 under Bharat Nirman -II.

- (b) & (c) No Madam, the reasons for not full achievement of the targets of coverage of  quality  affected  habitations  is  due  to  high  capital  costs  of  large  multi-village schemes  to  bring  water  from  distant  safe  sources,  time  taken  for  planning, designing, sanctioning, procuring, execution and commissioning of such schemes, lowering of ground water table; drinking water sources becoming contaminated due  to  natural  and  man-made  causes;  poor  operation  and  management  and emergence of new habitations, procurement issues etc.
- (d)  The  amount  of  budgetary  provision  made  along  with  the  actual  expenditure incurred under the first and second phase of the Bharat Nirman are as under:Phase-I (01.04.2005 to 31.03.2009):-

(Rs. In Crore)

(Rs. In Crore)

| Budgetary Provision (Revised Estimates)   | Actual Expenditure   |
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 22,320                                    | 22,399.55            |

## Phase-II (01.04.2009 to 31.03.2012):-

| Budgetary Provision (Revised Estimates)   | Actual Expenditure   |
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 25,500                                    | 25,469.61            |

- (e) As Rural water supply is a State subject, the State Governments are vested with powers to select, plan, approve and implement drinking water supply schemes. Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation through National Rural Drinking Water Programme supplements the efforts of States to provide drinking water to rural population  by  providing  technical  &  financial  assistance.  Government  of  India has made a Strategic Plan for providing drinking water supply in rural areas in the country for the period 2011-2022. The interim goal till 2017 is to cover 50% of all rural households with piped water supply and by 2022, the goal is to cover 90%  of  rural  households  with  piped  water  supply.  States  have  been  asked  to prioritise for coverage of quality affected habitations and then partially covered habitations. States have been advised to go for surface source based piped water supply schemes. However, as immediate measures, State have been told to go for community water purification plants in Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations .