(a) whether the Government provides assistance to States on the basis of population under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP);
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Chhattisgarh which is large in area but has a low population is getting less allocation under the said criteria;
(d) if so, whether the Government proposes to make changes in the said criteria;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)
(a) & (b): Rural population is only one of the criteria for deciding State-wise allocation under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). The different criteria with weightages for determining the allocation of funds to the States is given below.
S. No. Criterion Weightage (in %) 1 Rural population 40 2 Rural SC and ST population 10 3 States under Desert Development Programme(DDP), Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP), Hill Area Development Programme (HADP) and special category Hill States in terms of rural areas 40 4 Rural population managing drinking water supply schemes weighted by a Management Devolution Index. 10