(a) the details of target fixed by the Government for providing safe drinking water in rural
areas of the country during the Eighth Five Year Plan;
(b) the target achieved, State-wise particularly in Bihar;
(c) whether there have been some shortfalls in the achievement of the target;
(d) if so, whether similar target has been fixed during the Ninth Five Year Plan; and
(e) if so, the steps taken by the Government to achieve that target?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI A.RAJA)
(a) & (b) Targets under the Rural Water Supply Programme are fixed year-wise and not for the Five Year Plan as a whole. A statement showing the State-wise (including Bihar) target fixed for the coverage of rural habitations with drinking water supply facilities during the Eighth Five Year Plan period on the basis of annual targets fixed in consultation with the State Governments during the period and the corresponding achievement made is at Annexure.
(c) There has been no shortfall in the overall achievement of targets during the Eighth Plan taking the country as a whole.
(d) For the Ninth Five Year Plan also targets are fixed annually as already stated.
(f) Water supply is a State subject and the schemes to provide drinking water facilities to rural areas are implemented by the State Government with the funds provided under the Minimum Needs Programme (MNP). The Central Government only supplements the efforts of the State Governments by providing financial assistance under the Centrally sponsored Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP). The powers to plan, sanction and implement individual rural water supply schemes have been delegated to the State Governments. As such, the State Governments are requested to ensure that the targets are achieved.
Annexure
Statement referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4579 for reply on 22-08-2000.
Statement showing State-wise target fixed for the coverage of rural habitations with drinking water supply facilities during the Eight Five Year Plan period and the corresponding achievements.
No. State/UT Target (No.of rural Achievement (No.of rural habitations to be covered) habitations covered)
1 Andhra Pradesh 10569 11073 2 Arunachal Pradesh 740 1034 3 Assam 5228 5169 4 Bihar 56206 40441 5 Goa 309 305 6 Gujrat 3936 3730 7 Haryana 4183 3577 8 Himachal Pradesh 4244 4218 9 J. & K. 1401 1192 10 Karnataka 35564 32433 11 Kerala 3287 3008 12 Madhya Pradesh 35350 54294 13 Maharashtra 16818 22086 14 Manipur 1225 983 15 Meghalaya 2925 2672 16 Mizoram 928 885 17 Nagaland 540 264 18 Orissa 22645 29290 19 Punjab 2812 2215 20 Rajasthan 16095 17047 21 Sikkim 499 432 22 Tamil Nadu 14154 15872 23 Tripura 3210 4260 24 Uttar Pradesh 52994 62670 25 West Bengal 19479 20045 26 A&N Islands 75 105 27 Chandigarh 0 0 28 D&N Haveli 60 212 29 Daman & Diu 86 51 30 Delhi 0 0 31 Lakshadweep 18 17 32 Pondicherry 134 125 Total 315714 339705