Lok Sabha Question No. 1929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Rural Water Supply
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1929 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## Rural Water Supply

## 1929. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  amount  allocated  to  Maharashtra  under  various  rural  water  supply schemes during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of the amount utilized by the State during the said period and the achievements made so far;
- (c) the present status of rural water supply in Maharashtra;
- (d) the total number of villages having assured potable water supply in the State;
- (e)  whether  any  time-frame  has  been  fixed  for  covering  the remaining  villages  in Maharashtra;   and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  The  details  of  amount  allocated  to  Maharashtra  under  National  Rural Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP) for the last three years and current year is as under:

(Rs. in crores)

| Financial Year             |   Central Allocation |
|----------------------------|----------------------|
| 2013-14                    |               788.48 |
| 2014-15                    |               780.06 |
| 2015-16                    |               344.16 |
| 2016-17 (as on 25.07.2016) |               346.16 |

- (b) The  details  of  the  amount  utilized  by the state during  the  said  period and  the achievements made so far are as under:
- (c) The present status of rural water supply in Maharashtra as on 01/04/2016 is as under:

| Year    | Fund Utilization (Rs. in crore)   |   Achievement (No. of Habitations) |
|---------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 2013-14 | Rs. 657.46                        |                               4064 |
| 2014-15 | Rs. 901.96                        |                               3747 |
| 2015-16 | Rs. 584.00                        |                               1566 |

| Total habitation as on 01/04/2016 1,00,066   | Fully covered habitations 87,814   | Partially covered habitations 11,854   | Quality Affected habitations 396   |
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

(d)  This  Ministry  maintains  habitation-wise  data  and  not  village  wise-data  with regard to  rural drinking water supply in the country. As per information  reported by  State  Govt.  of  Maharashtra  on  Integrated  Management  Information  System (IMIS)  of  this  Ministry,  as  on  01.04.2016,  total  number  of  habitations  which  are having assured potable water supply in the state is 87,814.

(e)  &  (f)  Yes  Madam. As  reported  by State  Government of  Maharashtra,  there  are total 12,252 partially covered / Water quality affected Habitations in the State as on 01.04.2016.  Out  of  these,  1891  habitations  would  be  covered  in  the  Year  2016-17. Remaining 10361 Habitations will be covered in 5 years (from 2017-18 to 2021-22).

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