MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)
(a) & (b): No Sir. However the status of coverage of rural habitations
in terms of drinking water supply and coverage of rural households as per
project objectives for sanitation is reported by the States on the online
Integrated Management Information System (IM1S). The status is continuously
updated by the States. The status of coverage of rural habitations with
drinking water supply and rural households with individual household
latrines ((IHHL) is at Annexure I &II.
(c) & (d): The Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation administers
through the States the centrally sponsored schemes, viz . National Rural
Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC).
NRDWP is for providing financial and technical assistance to the States
to supplement their efforts to provide drinking water to the rural areas
and TSC is to facilitate States to ensure sanitation facilities in rural
areas with the main objective of eradicating the practice of open
defecation and ensuring clean environment. The State Governments are
vested with powers to plan, execute and implement drinking water supply
schemes under NRDWP. Rural Water Supply Schemes are approved by the State
Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee. For optimum use of funds and monitoring
of implementation of the programme, the State Governments are required to
prepare Annual Action Plans to implement various components and activities
of the NRDWP. They have to mark the targeted habitations and provide details
of works, schemes and activities in the on-line IMIS. Coverage and progress
data is also to be entered in the on-line TMIS. 19 formats have been developed
for monitoring all aspects of implementation of the programme. Further, Senior
Officers/Area Officers/Technical Officers tour the State to assess the
implementation of the Programme. The Ministry also conducts meetings of
the State Secretaries in charge of rural water supply, regional review
meetings, video-conferencing, etc. through which implementation of NRDWP
is monitored.
In case of sanitation, it has a comprehensive system of monitoring
the implementation of the TSC through periodical progress reports, Performance
Review Committee meetings, Area Officer`s Scheme, National Level Monitors,
District Level Monitoring and Vigilance and Monitoring Committees at the State/
District Level. Besides, the States have been advised to adopt a five-pronged
strategy consisting of (i) creation of awareness about the schemes,
(ii) transparency, (iii) People`s participation, (iv) accountability/
social audit and (v) strict vigilance and monitoring at all levels.
(e): During the discussion of the Annual Action Plans of the States
and subsequent finalization, yearly targets for coverage of habitations
including tribal concentrated rural habitations are set.
(f): A State-wise statement giving the details of allocation, release and
utilization of NRDWP funds by the States in the last three years and the
current year is at Annexure III. The targets and achievements made during
the last three years and current year are at Annexure IV.
(g) & (h): Details of World Bank funded projects and Japan International
Corporation Agency funded projects for rural water supply and sanitation are
at Annexure V.
