Lok Sabha Question No. 374 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Activities under NRDWP
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: SANTOSH KUMAR, JYOTI DHURVE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 374

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## Activities under NRDWP

## †*374. SHRI  SANTOSH   KUMAR: SHRIMATI   JYOTI  DHURVE:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  various  activities  undertaken  under  the  National  Rural  Drinking Water Programme;
- (b)  whether there has been delay in the implementation of drinking water projects in various States under the Programme;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to expedite the implementation of drinking water projects in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement  referred  to  in  the  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.374  (14 th Position) due for answer on 11.08.2016.

- (a) Water is a State subject. This Ministry supplements the efforts of the States by providing them  technical  &  financial  assistance  under  the  centrally  sponsored  National  Rural Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP).  In  NRDWP,  various  activities  under  following components can be undertaken:-
- i) NRDWP (Coverage) :-47 % of the annual NRDWP funds are for Coverage, which are allocated amongst States on the basis of prescribed interstate allocation criteria.
- ii) NRDWP (Water Quality) :-20% of the annual NRDWP funds are allocated for tackling water  quality  problems  to  enable  rural  communities  to  have  access  to  potable  drinking water.
- iii) NRDWP (Operation and Maintenance) : A maximum 15% NRDWP funds are allocated to be used by the States on O&M of rural drinking water supply schemes
- iv) NRDWP (Sustainability) - A maximum 10% of the NRDWP funds is earmarked for this component which is used to encourage States to achieve drinking water security through sustainability of sources and systems.
- v) NRDWP [DDP (Desert Development Programme) Areas] : 10% of the annual NRDWP allocation is assigned amongst States having DDP blocks / districts.
- vi) NRDWP (Support) : 5% of NRDWP funds are used for different support activities which are required to be carried out in order to enable the rural communities to have access to assured availability of potable drinking water.
- vii) NRDWP  [Water  Quality  Monitoring  &  Surveillance  (WQM&S)] :  3%  of  NRDWP funds  is  used  for  Water  Quality  Monitoring  and  Surveillance  activities  which  is  to  be utilised to carry out water quality surveillance at the field level as well as setting up and operating water quality testing laboratories at the state, district and sub district levels.
- (b) to (d) Under NRDWP, State Governments have been vested with the powers to approve drinking  water  projects.  The  States  have  a  State  Level  Scheme  Sanctioning  Committee (SLSSC)  which  approves  the  rural  drinking  water  supply  projects.  Providing  drinking water  supply  to  the  rural  population  is  a  dynamic  and  continuous  process.  The  pace  of coverage of rural water supply in general and through pipes in particular varies from State to  State  depending  upon  the  terrain  /  geographical  conditions  of  the  State.  Further,  the completion  period  of  different  schemes  viz.  Piped  water  supply  schemes  (Multi  Village Schemes  as  well  as  Single  Village  Schemes),  hand  pumps,  spot  schemes    are  different from each other. However, in  order  to  review  and  expedite  the  pace  of  NRDWP,  every year between February and April, Annual Action Plan (AAP)  meetings are held with the Departments of State Governments dealing with rural drinking water supply wherein the progress achieved under different components of NRDWP are reviewed and targets for the next financial year are fixed. Officers of the Ministry are also deputed to States for field visits and review the progress of implementation. Further, Area Officers are nominated for all States and they participate in the State level Scheme Sanctioning Committees (SLSSC) so as to ensure that the project proposals are as per the mutually agreed Action Plan. As on 8.8.2016 there are 57,489 ongoing schemes in different States of the country.