(a) whether earlier 30 LPCD out of the total 70 LPCD water was kept reserved for
animals under Desert Development Programme (DDP) in each district;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government in its new guidelines under National Rural Drinking
Water Programme (NRDWP) has not mentioned any scope of water for animals;
(d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the step taken/to be taken to redress the situation?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT(MS. AGATHA SANGMA)
(a)&(b): The norms for designing any rural water supply scheme was to provide for 40
liters per capita per day (lpcd), based on basic minimum need. In addition, 30 lpcd should
be provided for animals in Desert Development Programme (DDP) blocks. These norms
have been defined since the inception of the Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme
(ARWSP).
(c) to (e): The ARWSP has been revised from 01.04.2009 and the programme is renamed
as National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). The NRDWP provides
flexibility to each State to decide its own norms for rural drinking water supply, as water
supply is a State subject. The NRDWP stipulates that the norms should be fixed to allow
flexibility to the community to plan water supply schemes based on their needs including
needs of cattle etc. and to suit the local requirement and recommends that desirable service
level should be decided in consultation with the community.