(a) whether the Union Government supplements the efforts of the State
Government and other bodies in respect of water management system in urban
areas of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the funds sanctioned/released by the Union Government for the purpose,
city-wise during each of the last three years and the current year; and
(d) the manner in which the Government monitors such projects/programmes and
ensures improvement in water management in the urban areas of the country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SAUGATA ROY)
(a) Yes Madam.
(b) The Government of India supplements the efforts of State Governments/Union Territories
by providing funds for the implementation of water supply projects through schemes such as
the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) which has two components,
i.e. Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) component and Urban Infrastructure Development
Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) component, the North Eastern Region Urban
Development Programme (NERUDP), the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Satellite
towns (UIDSST) and the 10% lump-sum scheme for the North-Eastern region including Sikkim.
In addition, a 100 MLD sea water reverse osmosis technology based desalination plant has
been sanctioned for Chennai city etc. In addition, the Government of India provides policy
support through the formulation of Service Level Benchmarks (SLBs), preparation of Manuals etc.
(c) Details of the funds sanctioned/released city-wise for water supply projects under the
different schemes for the last three years are at Annexures I to V.
(d) Each of the schemes has in-built review and monitoring mechanisms which go into details
of the physical and financial progress of the schemes till they are completed and commissioned.