(a) whether the proposals of providing Rs.503 crore were received by the Union Government from 53 municipalities of Andhra Pradesh for providing safe drinking water;
(b) if so, the details of proposals cleared so far; and
(c) the other steps being taken by the Union Government to provide safe drinking water to the people of the State?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA )
(a)&(b): No, Sir. As informed by the Government of Andhra
Pradesh, 53 water suply schemes of municipalities at an
estimated cost of Rs.505.01 crores have been taken up for
execution by the State Government under different programmes,
namely, State Government grant, Municipal contribution, loans
from Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and Housing & Urban
Development Corporation (HUDCO).
(c): Since water supply is a State subject, it is the
responsibility of the State Government and urban local bodies to
take necessary steps to provide safe drinking water to the
people living in urban areas. The Ministry of Urban Development
& Poverty Alleviation is supplementing the efforts of the State
Government through policy formulation, technical
guidance/clearance of schemes by the Central Public Health &
Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO) and Human
Resource Development. Under the Centrally sponsored Accelerated
Urban Water Supply Programme (AUWSP) for towns of less than
20,000 population as per 1991 census, the Government of Andhra
Pradesh has been requested by the Ministry to submit schemes for
eligible towns.