Lok Sabha Question No. 1739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Funding Pattern under NRDWP
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, RAM CHARITRA, DHARMENDRA YADAV, Shrirang Appa Barne

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1739**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015**

**Funding patter under NRDWP**

**†1739. 	SHRI  ANANDRAO  ADSUL:**

**SHRI  ADHALRAO  PATIL  SHIVAJIRAO:**

**SHRI RAM  CHARITRA   NISHAD:**

**SHRI   DHARMENDRA YADAV:**

**SHRI SHRIRANG  APPA  BARNE:**

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

(a) the funding pattern between Union and State Governments under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP);

(b) whether the Union Government has curtailed the funds under NRDWP;

(c) if so, the percentage of the curtailment of funds along with the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the Union Government has conducted any study on the impact of funds curtailment under the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  the extent of impact on Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) owing to curtailment of funds in NRDWP?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE FOR  DRINKING   WATER  AND  SANITATION**

**(SHRI  RAM  KRIPAL  YADAV)**

(a) As per Guidelines of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), the funding pattern between Union and State Government at Central Level is as under:-

| **Components of NRDWP**                     | **Purpose**                                                                                                                                                           | **Distribution of**  **State NRDWP**  **allocation**   | **Center-State**  **Sharing pattern**                       |
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Coverage                                    | For providing safe and adequate drinking water supply to unserved, partially served and slipped back habitations                                                      | 47%                                                    | 90:10 (for NE  States and J&K)  50:50 (for other States |
| Quality                                     | To provide safe drinking water to water quality affected habitations.                                                                                                 | 20%                                                    |                                                             |
| Operation and  Maintenance  (O & M)     | For expenditure on running, repair and  replacement costs of drinking water supply projects.                                                                          | 15% Maximum                                            |                                                             |
| Sustainability                              | To encourage States to achieve drinking water security at the local level through sustainability of sources and systems.                                              | 10% Maximum                                            | 100:0                                                       |
| Support                                     | Support activities like WSSO, DWSM, BRCs, IEC, HRD, MIS and computerisation, R&D etc.                                                                                 | 5 %                                                    | 100:0                                                       |
| Water Quality  Monitoring and  Surveillance | For monitoring and surveillance of water quality in habitations at field level and for setting up, upgrading laboratories at State, district and sub-district levels. | 3%                                                     | 100:0                                                       |
| Total                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       | 100 %                                                  |                                                             |

(b) & (c) Yes Madam, the budget of NRDWP has been curtailed by Union Government by 72% in view of enhanced devolution of net tax revenue under 14 th Finance Commission to the States from 32% to 42%. The curtailment of funds have resulted in proportionate decrease in allocation of funds to all States.

(d)  No Madam. However, the matter has been taken up with the Ministry of Finance and   proposal has been submitted  for total allocation of Rs. 10,000 Crore in Supplementary demand stage.

(e)   There is no direct impact of funds curtailment under NRDWP on Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin).