Question : Safe Drinking Water

(a) the details of the schemes being implemented by the Government for provision of safe drinking water in rural areas, State-wise;
(b) the details of funds allocated, released and spent during each of the last three years and the current year, State and Scheme-wise;
(c) whether the Government in consultation with State Governments of Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh proposes to install Arsenic and Metal Removal Indian Technology in rural areas;
(d) if so, the details thereof, along with the details of districts to be covered under this technology, State-wise;
(e) the names of the States in the country, where work is under progress under the clean drinking water mission/ scheme and the districts in Jharkhand where this mission/scheme is being implemented; and
(f) the time by which the Government proposes to achieve the objectives of this scheme?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
(SHRI S.S.AHLUWALIA)

(a) Rural drinking water supply is a state subject. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation administers centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) for providing safe drinking water in rural areas of all States. Under NRDWP, this Ministry provides technical and financial assistance to supplement the efforts of state government in providing safe drinking water to rural population. States are empowered to design, plan, implement and execute rural drinking water supply schemes which are approved by State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee (SLSSC).
(b) The state-wise details of funds allocated, released and spent during each of the last three years and the current year till date under NRDWP is at Annexure.
(c) No Madam. However, the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has set up a High Level Expert Committee to provide innovative and cost effective technologies to the States. Adoption of the technologies suggested by the Committee is only suggestive in nature for the States because choice of the technologies rests totally with the States.
(d) Doesn’t arise.
(e) & (f) No scheme named as ‘Clean Drinking Water Mission / Scheme” is under progress in the country with the support of this Ministry. However, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation had launched the National Water Quality Sub-Mission (NWQSM) on 22nd March 2017 under NRDWP to provide safe drinking water to about 28,000 arsenic / fluoride affected habitations in a span of 4 years, subject to availability of funds.
Under NWQSM, the works are under progress in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal.
In Jharkhand, NWQSM works are in under progress in Palamu, Ranchi, Sahibganj, Garhwa and Pakur districts.