Lok Sabha Question No. 1604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-03
Subject: Packaged Water
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1604

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.05.2016

## PACKAGED WATER

1604.   SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

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- (a) whether  a  number  of  unlicensed  companies  producing  and  selling  poor  quality  packaged  drinking water/mineral water are operating in the country;
- (b) if  so, the  details  thereof  indicating the complaints received during each of the  last three years along with the action taken against the defaulters; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  to  standardise  the  production  and  ensure  supply  of  good  quality  packaged  drinking water in the country?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=ky; ea=h ¼Jh jke foykl ikloku½

## THE MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)

(a) & (b) : Yes Madam. All Food Business Operators engaged in the production of mineral water/packaged drinking water have to follow the standards of mineral water and packaged drinking water as prescribed under Regulation 2.10.7 and 2.10.8 of Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.  Licenses and Registration under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 are  issued  to  units  engaged  in  the  production  of  Packaged  Drinking  Water  and  Mineral  Water  as  per  the provisions and conditions prescribed in Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, Rules and Regulations made thereunder.

As  per  Regulation  2.3.14  (17)  &  2.3.14  (18)  of  the  Food  Safety  and  Standards  (Prohibition  and Restriction  on  sales)  Regulations,  2011  '  No  person  shall  manufacture,  sell  or  exhibit  for  sale  packaged drinking water and mineral water except under the Bureau of Indian Standards Certification Mark.'

As  per  the  information  available  from  State/UT  Governments,  the  details  of  samples  of  Packaged Drinking Water and Mineral Water collected, tested, found no conforming (including unlicensed) and action taken during the year 2013-14 and 2014-15 is enclosed at Annexure-I & II.  Separate data is not available with regard to Packaged Drinking Water/Mineral Water for the year 2012-13.

- (c) : The  implementation  and  enforcement  of  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Act,  2006,  Rules  and Regulations  thereunder  including  standards  for  packaged  drinking  water  primarily  rests  with  State/UT Governments.

Surveillance,  monitoring,  inspection  and  random  sampling  of  food  products  is  being  done  by  the Officials of Food Safety Departments of the respective States/UTs to check compliance of the standards laid down under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the rules and regulations made thereunder.  In cases where the food samples are found to be non-conforming, recourse is taken to penal provisions under Chapter IX of the FSS Act, 2006.

In addition, BIS also checks conformity of Indian Standard for packaged drinking water and packaged natural mineral water for manufacturer holding BIS license.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1604 FOR 03.05.2016 REGARDING PACKAGED WATER.

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| Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2013-2014   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2013-2014   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2013-2014   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2013-2014   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2013-2014   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2013-2014   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2013-2014   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2013-2014   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2013-2014   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                                     | Name of the State/U.T.                                                                      | Total No. of sample s taken                                                                 | No. of Samples Analyse d                                                                    | No. of Samples found adulterated and Misbranded                                             | No. of Cases Launched                                                                       | No. of Cases Launched                                                                       | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                                               | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                                               |
|                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             | Crimin al                                                                                   | Civil                                                                                       | Convictions                                                                                 | Penalties/ Amount raised in Rupees                                                          |
| 1.                                                                                          | A &NIslands                                                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 2.                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                              | 149                                                                                         | 149                                                                                         | 108                                                                                         | 63                                                                                          | 36                                                                                          |                                                                                             | Rs. 8, 49, 150                                                                              |
| 3.                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                           | 4                                                                                           | 4                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 4.                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                       | 35                                                                                          | 35                                                                                          | 12                                                                                          | -                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 5.                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                       |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 6.                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                  |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 7.                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 9                                                                                           | 9                                                                                           | 5                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 8.                                                                                          | Dadra &N.H.                                                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 9.                                                                                          | Daman &Diu                                                                                  |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 10.                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                       |                                                                                             | 2                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 11.                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                         | 37                                                                                          | 37                                                                                          | 5                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 12.                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                     | 108                                                                                         | 100                                                                                         | 44                                                                                          |                                                                                             | 22                                                                                          | 1                                                                                           |                                                                                             |
| 13.                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                     | 40                                                                                          | 40                                                                                          | 12                                                                                          |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 14.                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                            |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 15.                                                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                              | 58                                                                                          | 70                                                                                          | 2                                                                                           |                                                                                             | 1                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | Rs. 5000                                                                                    |
| 16.                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                   | 37                                                                                          | 25                                                                                          | 4                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 17.                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                   |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 18.                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                      | 34                                                                                          | 29                                                                                          |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 19.                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 20.                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 62                                                                                          | 61                                                                                          | 17                                                                                          |                                                                                             | 13                                                                                          |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 21.                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                 | 63                                                                                          | 63                                                                                          | 39                                                                                          | 7                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           |                                                                                             |
| 22.                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                     |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 23.                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                   |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 24.                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                     |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 25.                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                    | 10                                                                                          | 10                                                                                          |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 26.                                                                                         | Orissa                                                                                      |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 27.                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                  | 2128                                                                                        | 2128                                                                                        | 290                                                                                         |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 28.                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                      | 122                                                                                         | 119                                                                                         | 10                                                                                          | 1                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 29.                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                   |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 30.                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                      |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 31.                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | 19                                                                                          | 19                                                                                          | 8                                                                                           |                                                                                             | 1                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | Rs. 10, 000                                                                                 |
| 32.                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                     |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 33.                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | 71                                                                                          | 71                                                                                          | 20                                                                                          |                                                                                             | 19                                                                                          | Rs.                                                                                         | 2, 15, 000                                                                                  |
| 34.                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                 | 17                                                                                          | 6                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 35.                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
|                                                                                             | Total:                                                                                      | 3003                                                                                        | 2977                                                                                        | 577                                                                                         | 73                                                                                          | 96                                                                                          | 4                                                                                           |                                                                                             |

Source- States/UTs

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1604 FOR 03.05.2016 REGARDING PACKAGED WATER.

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| Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2014-2015   | Annual Public Laboratory Testing Report of Packaged Drinking Water for the year 2014-2015   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                                     | Name of the State/U.T.                                                                      | Total No. of samples taken                                                                  | No. of Samples Analysed                                                                     | No. of Samples found adulterated and Misbrande                                              | No. of Cases Launched                                                                       | No. of Cases Launched                                                                       | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                                               | No. of Convictions/ Penalties                                                               |
|                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             | d                                                                                           | Crimin al                                                                                   | Civil                                                                                       | Convictions                                                                                 | Penalties/ Amount raised in Rupees                                                          |
| 1.                                                                                          | A &NIslands                                                                                 | 1                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 2.                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                              | 54                                                                                          | 54                                                                                          | 38                                                                                          | 19                                                                                          | 20                                                                                          |                                                                                             | Rs. 1, 10, 000                                                                              |
| 3.                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 4.                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                       | 59                                                                                          | 59                                                                                          | 10                                                                                          | 7                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 5.                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                       | 19                                                                                          | 1                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 6.                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                  | 2                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           |                                                                                             | 2                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 7.                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 15                                                                                          | 15                                                                                          | 7                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 8.                                                                                          | Dadra &N.H.                                                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 9.                                                                                          | Daman &Diu                                                                                  |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 10.                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                       |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 11.                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                         | 14                                                                                          | 9                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 12.                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                     | 73                                                                                          | 74                                                                                          | 15                                                                                          | 2                                                                                           | 21                                                                                          | 1                                                                                           | 10/Rs. 52500                                                                                |
| 13.                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                     |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 14.                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                            | 9                                                                                           | 17                                                                                          | 1                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           |                                                                                             | 1                                                                                           | Rs. 1000                                                                                    |
| 15.                                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                             | 16                                                                                          | 14                                                                                          | 1                                                                                           |                                                                                             | 1                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 16.                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                   | 4                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 17.                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                   | 44                                                                                          | 43                                                                                          | 29                                                                                          |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 18.                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                      | 17                                                                                          | 16                                                                                          | 3                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 19.                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 20.                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 58                                                                                          | 57                                                                                          | 13                                                                                          | 2                                                                                           | 11                                                                                          | 4                                                                                           | 4                                                                                           |
| 21.                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                 | 117                                                                                         | 89                                                                                          | 29                                                                                          | 5                                                                                           | 10                                                                                          | 2                                                                                           | Rs. 75, 000                                                                                 |
| 22.                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                     |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 23.                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                   | 1                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
|                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                     |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 24.                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                    |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 25.                                                                                         |                                                                                             | 5                                                                                           | 5                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 26.                                                                                         | Orissa                                                                                      | 92                                                                                          | 92                                                                                          | 15                                                                                          |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 27.                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                  | 18                                                                                          | 18                                                                                          | 1                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 28.                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                      | 102                                                                                         | 101                                                                                         | 22                                                                                          | 12                                                                                          |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 29.                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                   |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 30.                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                      |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 31.                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | 58                                                                                          | 57                                                                                          | 34                                                                                          | 4                                                                                           | 7                                                                                           | 8                                                                                           | Rs. 79, 500                                                                                 |
| 32.                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                     | 6                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 33.                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 34.                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                 |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
| 35.                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                 | 20                                                                                          | 6                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
|                                                                                             | Total:                                                                                      |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |                                                                                             |
|                                                                                             |                                                                                             | 806                                                                                         | 734                                                                                         | 226                                                                                         | 54                                                                                          | 76                                                                                          | 16                                                                                          | 14/ Rs. 3, 18, 000                                                                          |

Source- States/UTs

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