MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION
(SHRI BHARATSINH SOLANKI)
(a): The financial allocations made, funds released and expenditure made by the
States, including Karnataka, under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)
during the last three years and the current year, as reported by the States on the
online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, as on
16.12.2012, is at Annexure I. The physical progress achieved under the NRDWP is
monitored in terms of coverage of rural habitations. The number of rural habitations
targeted and covered with drinking water supply by the States, including Karnataka,
in the last three years and the current year, as on 16.12.2012, is at Annexure II.
Since NBA is demand driven programme, no State-wise allocations are made. However,
State-wise funds released under NBA and achievements in construction of individual
household latrines and beneficiaries covered, including in Karnataka, during the
last three years and the current year is at Annexure-III.
(b): The details of funds remaining unspent under the NRDWP, at the end of
the financial year, forming the opening balance for the subsequent year during each
of the last three years is at Annexure I. The reasons for non utilization of funds
include delays in procurement processes, taking up multi-village schemes that require
2-3 years for completion, imposition of model code of conduct due to declaration of
elections, time taken for preparatory activities, delayed release of funds to
implementing agencies. This in some cases might have led to time and cost overruns.
The details of unspent balances under NBA during the last three years is at Annexure IV.
(c)&(d): Under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), 10% of the funds
released in a year can be carried forward to the next year as permissible opening
balance. To ensure that States utilise the available unspent balance in time, the
release of 1st installment of funds in a year has been withheld till the States
achieve progress in utilizing the same. The yearwise details of the States and the
amount withheld due to existence of excess Closing balances at the end of the previous
year, is at Annexure V.
(e): The Ministry monitors the progress of implementation of NRDWP and NBA
through the online IMIS. The Ministry monitors the proper utilization of funds by
reviewing the programme periodically by conducting Conferences of the State Secretaries
in charge of rural water supply and sanitation, regional review meetings, video
conferencing etc. Senior officers, Technical officers of the Ministry visit the
States to see the progress of implementation of the programme. Further State
Governments are required to prepare Annual Action Plans to implement schemes, and
activities under the NRDWP to cover partially covered and quality affected habitations
on priority and also mark the targeted habitations in the online Integrated Management
Information System (IMIS) and under NBA to cover balance households, schools and
anganwadis with toilets. The expenditure under the programmes is also audited by
the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG).Periodic impact assessment
studies of the programmes are also done. As regards NBA, guidelines have been
revised by stipulating a maximum of 10% opening balance applicable from the next
year w.e.f. 1-4-2013.
(f) The details of Central releases under NBA including for construction of
households toilets during the last three years and current year is at Annexure –VI.
