(a) whether any schemes for water supply have been submitted
by the State Governments, including that of Madhya Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the reaction of the Union Government thereto?
(a) whether any schemes for water supply have been submitted
by the State Governments, including that of Madhya Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the reaction of the Union Government thereto?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES & MINORITY AFFAIRS
(SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)
(a) to (c) Water is a State subject, therefore, the schemes for water
supply are planned and implemented by the respective State Governments.
In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Government
of India provides technical and financial assistance to the State Governments.
Assistance is given to States for drinking water projects under the Jawaharlal
Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), 10% lumpsum provision under
North Eastern Region including Sikkim, Urban Infrastructure Development for
Satellite Towns and North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme (NERUDP).
For rural water supply, the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation
administers through the States the centrally sponsored scheme, National Rural
Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) by providing financial and technical assistance to
the States to supplement their efforts to provide drinking water to the rural areas.
Under NRDWP, State Governments are vested with powers to plan, approve and
implement drinking water supply schemes. Rural Drinking Water Supply projects
are approved by the State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committees. As such, no water
supply projects are required to be submitted by the States to the Centre for approval.
Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has informed that as regards
Madhya Pradesh, no such water supply scheme has been submitted by the State
Government for sanction.