Lok Sabha Question No. 2054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Solar Power Based Water Pump Projects
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, Dr. BHOLA SINGH, MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2054

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## Solar Power Based Water Pump Projects

## 2054. SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR  PRADHAN: DR. BHOLA SINGH:

## SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has implemented any scheme to make available
- drinking  water  through  solar  energy  based  dual  pumps  in  remote  areas  in various States;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  released  and  physical  targets achieved under the scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether State  Governments  have  not  shown  enough  interest in the installation of solar energy based pumps due to its inefficiency;
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government to make the scheme successful; and
- (e) the main reasons attributing to the dirty and contaminated drinking water in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) &  (b)  Yes  Madam.  Initially,  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  &  Sanitation (MDWS) has started a scheme for installation of Solar Energy based dual pumps operated with Solar Energy in 88 (earlier 82) identified Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts of 10 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,  Telangana,  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal. For this, Rs. 221.30 Crores

were allocated to these States from National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) of Ministry of Finance (MoF) with a target of 11,068 such schemes. The scheme has been co-funded with the assistance of NCEF with 40% share of funds from NCEF. The balance requirement of the funds i.e. 60% have been shared equally between National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) Central and State Shares.

Subsequently, the  Ministry has started another scheme in October, 2014 for  installation  of  such  pumps  across  the  country  with  focus  on  tribal, remote and thinly  populated  habitations.  The  scheme  has  been  taken  up with the collaboration of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). For this, 17 States have been given a target of 15,400.

As per information reported by the States, the state-wise details of funds released  under  initial  scheme  and  achievements  made  under  both  the schemes are given at Annexure-I & II.

(c)  &  (d)  No  Madam.  All  the  States  have  shown  enough  interests  in  the installation  of  Solar  Energy  based  dual  pump  except  Bihar  where  the  scheme has commenced after some delay.

(e) Most of the rural drinking water supply schemes in the country are ground water based.  Contamination of drinking water due to arsenic, fluoride, iron and salinity may be due to geogenic reasons.  Further, bacteriological contamination and  nitrates may  also  arise in  drinking  water  sources  due  to  insanitary conditions.  In  addition,  water  may  get  contaminated  due  to  anthropogenic reasons like industrial pollution.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2054 due for answer on 28.07.2016

## Scheme with assistance from NCEF

|     |                | Funds Released (Rs in lakhs)   | Funds Released (Rs in lakhs)   | Funds Released (Rs in lakhs)   | Physical Progress   | Physical Progress   | Physical Progress   | Physical Progress   |
|-----|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|     |                | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | Target              | Achievement         | Achievement         | Achievement         |
| No. | State          | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | Target              | till 2014-15        | 2015-16             | Total               |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh | 312.12                         | -                              | 124.44                         | 219                 | 4                   | 44                  | 48                  |
| 2   | Bihar          | 573.24                         | -                              | 0                              | 281                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 3   | Chattisgarh    | 1958.4                         | -                              | 1958.4                         | 2014                | 1495                | 499                 | 1994                |
| 4   | Jharkhand      | 2186.88                        | -                              | 2186.88                        | 2249                | 1388                | 274                 | 1662                |
| 5   | Madhya Pradesh | 1364.76                        | -                              | 1364.76                        | 1403                | 682                 | 282                 | 964                 |
| 6   | Maharshtra     | 77.52                          | -                              | 77.52                          | 80                  | 0                   | 20                  | 20                  |
| 7   | Odisha         | 3594.48                        | -                              | 3594.48                        | 3696                | 1945                | 1776                | 3721                |
| 8   | Telangana      | 0                              | -                              | 187.68                         | 101                 | 22                  | 11                  | 33                  |
| 9   | Uttar Pradesh  | 195.84                         | -                              | 195.84                         | 201                 | 173                 | 0                   | 173                 |
| 10  | West Bengal    | 801.72                         | -                              | 801.72                         | 824                 | 0                   | 352                 | 352                 |
|     | Total          | 11064.96                       | -                              | 10491.72                       | 11068               | 5709                | 3258                | 8967                |

Annexure-II Annexure-II to be referred in part (b) for Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 2054 due for answered on 28.07.2016

| Scheme with assistance from MNRE   | Scheme with assistance from MNRE   | Scheme with assistance from MNRE   | Scheme with assistance from MNRE   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S. No.                             | State                              | Target                             | Achievements as on 26.07.2016      |
| 1                                  | Andhra Pradesh                     | 1,000                              | 697                                |
| 2                                  | Assam                              | 300                                |                                    |
| 3                                  | Bihar                              | 500                                |                                    |
| 4                                  | Chhattisgarh                       | 2,000                              | 1,136                              |
| 5                                  | Gujarat                            | 400                                |                                    |
| 6                                  | Haryana                            | 100                                |                                    |
| 7                                  | Jharkhand                          | 1,700                              | 136                                |
| 8                                  | Karnataka                          | 400                                |                                    |
| 9                                  | Madhya Pradesh                     | 1,500                              | 940                                |
| 10                                 | Maharashtra                        | 500                                |                                    |
| 11                                 | Odisha                             | 2,000                              | 1,763                              |
| 12                                 | Punjab                             | 100                                |                                    |
| 13                                 | Rajasthan                          | 2,000                              |                                    |
| 14                                 | Tamilnadu                          | 100                                |                                    |
| 15                                 | Telangana                          | 900                                | 163                                |
| 16                                 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 1,400                              | 169                                |
| 17                                 | West Bengal                        | 500                                |                                    |
| Total                              | Total                              | 15,400                             | 5004                               |