Lok Sabha Question No. 879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Funds for Drinking Water and Sanitation Schemes
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 879 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## Funds for Drinking Water and Sanitation Schemes

## †879. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) the amount provided by the Union Government to the Government of Rajasthan  for  drinking  water  and  sanitation  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year separately;
- (b) whether the said amount is sufficient for the purpose; and
- (c)  if  not,  the  work  yet  to  be  carried  out  in  the  area  of  drinking  water  and sanitation in Rajasthan and the steps taken by the Government to provide more funds to the State?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDAPPA  JIGAJINAGI)

- (a)    The  amount  provided  by  the  Union  Government  to  the  Government  of Rajasthan  under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP) and Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)(SBM(G)) during last three years and the current years is as under :-

## NRDWP

| Years                      |   Fund released (in Rs. Crores) |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2013-14                    |                         1332.49 |
| 2014-15                    |                         1304.64 |
| 2015-16                    |                          526.75 |
| 2016-17 (as on 18.07.2016) |                          289.2  |

SBM(G):-

| Year    |   Funds released (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|---------------------------------|
| 2013-14 |                            0    |
| 2014-15 |                          271.56 |
| 2015-16 |                          938.73 |
| 2016-17 |                          627.3  |

(b) & (c) Under the NRDWP funds are released to States in accordance with a pre-approved criteria. The State of Rajasthan has been the largest recipient of funds under NRDWP  due  to its peculiar dry conditions and difficult geographical  terrain.  As  per  information  provided  by  State  of  Rajasthan  on IMIS, there are 1,21,648 rural habitations in the State out of which, 54,616 are fully covered getting at least 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd), 46,137 are partially covered  getting  less  than  40  lpcd  and  20,895  habitations  are  quality  affected  in which one or more water sources contain chemical contaminant. Till 18.07.2016, an amount of Rs. 289.20 Crores has been released to State Govt. of Rajasthan for rural drinking water supply under NRDWP.

Keeping in view of huge water quality problems in the State, an amount of Rs. 431.29 Crores has also been released by NITI Aayog to State Government of Rajasthan separately for tackling Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations only.

Besides, State has also been asked to send the projects regarding drinking water supply  to  be  funded  from  external  lending  agencies  like  World  Bank,  Japan International  Cooperation  Agency  (JICA),  New  Development Bank (NDB) in order to bridge the gap between the requirement of funds and supply.

Under SBM (G), the funds provided to States has been found to be sufficient.

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