(a) whether the Government has implemented any scheme for purification
of water in the villages especially in West Bengal and North-Eastern Region;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the total funds likely to be incurred on said scheme especially in
West Bengal and other States in the year 2011-2012?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (MS. AGATHA SANGMA)
(a) & (b): The Government of India through the States, including West Bengal and
Northeastern Region States, has been administering the National Rural Drinking Water
Programme (NRDWP) {erstwhile Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme
(ARWSP)}. Under the guidelines of NRDWP, 20% of the State-wise allocation is for
tackling quality affected habitations. In addition, 45% of the State-wise allocation
is for coverage of habitations. The allocation under coverage and quality is flexible
and as such States can utilise upto 65% of NRDWP State allocations for coverage of
quality affected habitations depending upon need. States sanction water supply schemes
including those for the purification of water in the State Level Scheme Sanctioning
Committee, within the allocations given to them under the NRDWP. The number of schemes
undertaken by the states, including West Bengal and the North Eastern states, for water
quality affected areas, as entered by the states in the departmental Integrated
Management Information System (IMIS), is attached in Annexure.
(c) The State-wise allocation for the year 2011-12 is not decided.