Review of Effectiveness of Rural Water Supply Schemes in India
The prime objective of this study is to review the effectiveness of rural water supply schemes in different states in India. A total of 10 states have been covered in the study: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9697602/review-effectiveness-rural-water-supply-schemes-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19488 |
| Summary: | The prime objective of this study is to
review the effectiveness of rural water supply schemes in
different states in India. A total of 10 states have been
covered in the study: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala,
Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. The study explores the extent
to which expenditure on rural water supply has been
effective in providing access to safe water to rural
households in India. This has been assessed in terms of
their reliability and adequacy, affordability, and
sustainability. In addition, the study examines in detail
the capital and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) cost and
the extent of cost recovery in rural water supply schemes.
In order to explore the effectiveness of rural water supply
schemes, the study looks at the extent to which expenditure
on rural water supply under various government programs gets
translated into water supply infrastructure and services.
This is based on an analysis of the flow of funds,
institutional costs, support Organization/non-government
organization (NGO) costs, and other costs associated with
the programs, as well as an assessment of direct and
indirect subsidies for rural water supply. Some of the
questions this study seeks to address are: What are the
coping strategies adopted and coping costs borne by rural
households arising out of the inadequacies/limitations of
the current services? How strong is the household demand for
service improvement, as reflected in their willingness to
pay for improved services? What are affordable payment
levels for improved services? |
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