(a) the details of fully covered, partially covered and quality affected regions in the country including Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Kerala regarding drinking water, State/ UT-wise;
(b) the details of funds released and utilized for drinking water projects during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
(c) whether the Government has reviewed the implementation of schemes for drinking water and if so, the details and outcome thereof, State/UT-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
(SHRI S.S.AHLUWALIA)
(a) & (b) The details of fully covered, partially covered and quality affected regions in the country including Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Kerala are at Annexure-I. Further under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), this Ministry does not release funds scheme/project wise. Funds are released to States for coverage of Rural Water Supply in the States/UTs. As reported by States on the online portal of the Ministry, the State/UT-wise details of funds released and utilized for drinking water under NRDWP during each of the last three years and the current year (as on 15.12.2017) are at Annexure-II.
(c) Providing drinking water supply to the rural population is a dynamic and continuous process. The physical & financial progress of NRDWP is monitored in National / Regional / State level review meetings, conferences and video-conferences. The last National Level Review Meeting with State Ministers and Secretaries of Departments of State Governments for Rural Drinking Water Supply was held on 22nd March, 2017. Performance of States is also reviewed during Annual Action Plan (AAP) meeting held during February/March by the Ministry every year. In the last review meeting, States have been asked to focus on completion of ongoing schemes with special focus on Arsenic/Fluoride affected habitations, piped water supply in SansadAdarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY) Gram Panchayats and Open Defecation Free declared villages. As a result of continuous reviews and monitoring, 18,737 number of multi-village schemes (MVS) and 4,68,718 number of single-village schemes (SVS) have been commissioned from 2009-10 to 2016-17 in various States as reported by them in the web-portal of the Ministry. The State-wise details is given at Annexure-III.