Question : Piped Water Supply

(a) the steps taken by the Government to provide piped water supply to every household along with the details of the scheme including the feasibility report and the implementation status thereof;
(b) the details of the sources of water envisioned for providing piped water to every household in percentages and the current availability of water in each State, State-wise;
(c) the estimates of the demand for water and drinking water in 2024 and the projected supply of water and drinking water including the per capita demand and supply for the same; and
(d) whether the Government has taken steps to promote water conservation in agriculture and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) To enable every rural household to have potable water supply on regular basis in adequate quantity through Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) by 2024, Government of India has launched Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Power to plan, design, approve, implement, operate & maintain rests with States/ UTs.
(b) The sources of drinking water envisioned for water supply schemes under JJM are surface water from reservoirs/ dam/ river/ canal/ lake etc., and/ or groundwater or springs. Depending on the availability and sustainability of sources, rural water supply schemes are designed by State Governments/ its agencies. Data related to State-wise water sources for future water supply schemes, in percentage terms cannot be predicted. In so far as drinking water availability is concerned, as reported by States/ UTs, as on 26.11.2019, 81.25% rural habitations with 76.60% population have water supply schemes with service delivery of 40 litre or more per capita per day (lpcd) potable water and 15.53% rural habitations with 19.67% population have water supply schemes withless than 40 lpcd potable water whereas 3.22% rural habitations with3.73% population is having water sources with quality issues. State-wise details of coverage of rural habitations are annexed.
(c) To meet the domestic needs of every rural household in future, JJM aims at providing potable water through Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) at service level of 55 litre per capita per day (lpcd) by 2024.

(d) Government of India has launched Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichayee Yojana (PMKSY) in 2015-16 which aims to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices, etc. Further, Government of India has launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA), a water conservation campaign, which is being implemented in two phases in 256 water-stressed districts of the country. During the campaign, officers, groundwater experts and scientists from the Government of India have worked with State and District officials in these districts to promote water conservation and water resource management by focusing on accelerated implementation of target interventions.

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