Lok Sabha Question No. 6371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Availability of Clean Drinking Water
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Satpal Brahamchari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6371

## TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 02, 2026

## AVAILABILITY OF CLEAN DRINKING WATER

## NO. 6371.   SHRI SATPAL BRAHAMCHARI:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that additional efforts are required to  ensure  the  availability  of  safe  and  clean  drinking  water  to  all citizens  in  urban  and  semi-urban  areas  of  Sonipat  Lok  Sabha Constituency in Haryana;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Union Government in coordination with the State Government for this purpose along with the current status thereof;
- (c) the  extent  of  implementation  of  the  Affordable  Rental  Housing Complexes  (ARHCs)  scheme  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  YojanaUrban (PMAY-U) in Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency; and
- (d) the  number  of  beneficiaries  and  the  details  of  proposed  projects under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) & (b): Water is a State subject. Government of India supplements the efforts  of  the  States  through  schematic  interventions/  advisories.  It provides  financial  and  technical  support  to  the  States  through  various Mission/  Schemes  such  as  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and AMRUT 2.0 for improvement/ augmentation of water supply infrastructure in urban areas.

To  ensure  safe  drinking  water  supply  to  the  urban  households, AMRUT/AMRUT  2.0  supports,  rehabilitation  and  upgradation  of  water supply  network  and  creation/augmentation  of  Water  Treatment  Plants (WTPs). Under AMRUT/ AMRUT  2.0, States/ Union Territories are empowered to select, appraise, prioritise and implement the projects as per  their  local  needs  and  requirements,  within  the  broad  framework  of Mission guidelines.

Under AMRUT, the State of Haryana has taken up 03 water supply projects  worth  ₹76.33  crore in  Sonipat  city  under  Sonipat  Lok  Sabha Constituency,  which  have  been  completed.  Through  these  projects,  15 Million  Litres  per  Day  (MLD)  of  water  treatment  capacity  has  been developed and 12,118 water tap connection provided through AMRUT and in convergence.

Under AMRUT 2.0, the State Water Action Plans (SWAPs) of Haryana comprising of 05 water supply projects  worth  ₹ 524.24  crore  have  been approved  in  Ganaur,  Gohana,  Jind,  Julana  and  Kharkhoda  Urban  Local Bodies (ULBs) under Sonipat Lok Sabha Constituency, covering 69.5 MLD of water treatment capacity, laying of 490.6 km of new/ replacement of water pipelines, 81,194 new/ service water tap connection. The status of the projects are available on the website amrut.mohua.gov.in/approvedProjects/ulb/MVNReTQzNzZUeVNkSG9OTlIw c0RkZz09.

(c) & (d):    Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  launched Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) as a sub-scheme of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) in July 2020 to address the housing need faced by migrant workers, urban poor and informal sector labourers from Economically Weaker  Section (EWS)/Low Income  Group (LIG) category  across  the  country  including  Haryana.  This  scheme  has  been implemented through two models.

Under Model-1, a total of 5,783 Government funded vacant houses have been converted into ARHCs, so far in the States of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, and Union Territories (UTs) of Chandigarh and Jammu & Kashmir.  Additionally, proposals for converting 7,413 existing Government funded vacant houses into ARHC units, including 2,545 existing Government  funded  vacant  houses  in  Faridabad,  Haryana  have  been processed. Further, based on the proposals submitted by States/UTs under Model-2, MoHUA has approved proposals for construction of 83,298 new ARHC units in several States.  Out of this, 40,630 ARHC units have been completed.  However,  no  proposal  under  Model-2  of  ARHCs  has  been received  from  Government  of  Haryana  including  Sonipat  Lok  Sabha Constituency.

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