**Executive Summary**
This document is an official response (dated December 4, 2025) to Unstarred Question No. 760 in Lok Sabha concerning NABL-accredited water quality testing laboratories under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). It provides data on water sample testing in Andhra Pradesh, details on accredited laboratories nationwide, actions taken to address accreditation bottlenecks, and consultations with Members of Parliament (MPs) regarding District Water and Sanitation Missions (DWSMs). The document includes a link to the JJM-Water Quality Management Information System (WQMIS) for further information.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Water Quality Testing in Andhra Pradesh:**
* Provides data on total water samples tested, samples found contaminated, and remedial actions taken in Andhra Pradesh for the past three years (2022-23 to 2024-25) and the current year (2025-26).
* **NABL-Accredited Water Quality Testing Laboratories:**
* State-wise details of the number of drinking water quality testing laboratories and the number of NABL-accredited/recognized laboratories as of December 1, 2025, are annexed.
* **Addressing Laboratory Accreditation Bottlenecks:**
* States/UTs have been urged to get their water quality testing laboratories accredited/recognized to ensure data reliability, accuracy, and credibility.
* Meetings were held with States/UTs and accreditation bodies to address concerns such as assessor shortages and delays in accreditation slots.
* **Involvement of Members of Parliament (MPs):**
* Advisories issued to States/UTs to ensure MPs are consulted when preparing District Action Plans for water supply schemes.
* MPs should be invited as ‘special invitees’ in all the DWSM meetings.
* Minutes of the DWSM meetings should be shared with the respective Member(s) of Parliament.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: States/UTs**
* **Impact:** Required to ensure water quality testing laboratories are accredited/recognized.
* **Action Required:** Implement advisories related to consultation with Hon'ble MPs during the preparation of District Action Plans and DWSM meetings.
**Stakeholder: Members of Parliament (MPs)**
* **Impact:** Increased involvement in water supply planning and monitoring at the district level.
* **Action Required:** Participate in District Action Plan consultations and DWSM meetings, review provided minutes.
Key Entities Referenced
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): A program to enable States/ UTs to test water samples for water quality, and for sample collection, reporting, monitoring and surveillance of drinking water.
JJM - Water Quality Management Information System (JJM-WQMIS): An online portal developed under Jal Jeevan Mission for water quality management.
NABL-accredited water quality testing laboratories: Laboratories accredited by NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) for testing water quality.
District Water and Sanitation Missions (DWSMs): Missions in Districts and Union Territories that are responsible for Water and Sanitation. MPs are included
Andhra Pradesh: Indian state where drinking water samples were tested.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 760
ANSWERED ON 04/12/2025
NABL-ACCREDITED WATER QUALITY TESTING LABORATORIES
760. SHRI SRIBHARAT MATHUKUMILLI:
Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI
be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of drinking water samples tested in Andhra Pradesh during the last three
years and the current year and the number of cases in which remedial action was taken
including both interim measures and restoration of safe water supply;
(b) the details of water quality testing laboratories that are NABL-accredited for basic water
quality parameters, State-wise;
(c) the support and coordination mechanisms put in place by the Government to address
bottlenecks in laboratory accreditation such as shortage of assessors or delays in accreditation
slots;
(d) whether the Government has collected information regarding the number of States and
Union Territories that have reconstituted their District Water and Sanitation Missions
(DWSMs) to include Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha); and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI V. SOMANNA)
(a) Under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), to enable States/ UTs to test water samples for water
quality, and for sample collection, reporting, monitoring and surveillance of drinking water, an
online JJM – Water Quality Management Information System (JJM-WQMIS) portal has been
developed. The State–wise details of water quality test reported through WQMIS are available
in public domain on JJM Dashboard and can also be accessed at
https://ejalshakti.gov.in/WQMIS/Main/report . The details of drinking water quality testing
reported by the State of Andhra Pradesh on JJM-WQMIS during last three years and the current
year are given below:
Page 1 of 4Remedial
Financial Total Sample Tested Found %age remedial
action
Year in Andhra Pradesh contaminated action taken
taken
2022-23 6,14,014 14,350 14,350 100.00%
2023-24 6,99,999 11,962 9,760 81.59%
2024-25 6,86,179 1,434 1,432 99.86%
2025-26 4,22,925 14 9 64.29%
(b) State-wise details of water quality testing laboratories as reported by States/ UTs on JJM-
IMIS as on 01.12.2025 are annexed.
(c) Under JJM, States/UTs have been insisted to get their water quality testing laboratories
accredited/ recognised to ensure the reliability, accuracy, and credibility of the data they
produce. Meeting were also held with States/ UTs and accreditation bodies with the objective
of addressing the concerns/ issues face by States/ UTs in accreditation process including
shortage of assessors or delays in accreditation slots.
(d) & (e) Advisories have been issued to States/ UTs to ensure that Hon’ble MPs are consulted
while preparing District Action Plans for water supply schemes and are also invited as ‘special
invitees’ in all the DWSM meetings. States/ UTs have also been advised that the minutes of
the District Water & Sanitation Mission meetings should invariably be shared with respective
Member(s) of Parliament for the respective District/ Division for his/ her perusal.
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Page 2 of 4Annex referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 760 answered on 04.12.2025
State-wise details of water quality testing laboratories
(As on 01.12.2025)
S.
No. of drinking water quality testing labs Total No. of NABL accredited/ recognized labs
No.
State
WTP WTP
District/ Block/Sub- District/ Block/Sub-
facility Total State facility Total
State Regional Division/Mobile Regional Division/Mobile
labs labs
1. A & N Islands 1 3 7 - 11 1 - - - 1
2. Andhra Pradesh 1 26 85 6 118 1 23 57 - 81
3. Arunachal Pradesh 1 20 17 - 38 - - - - -
4. Assam 1 34 48 3 86 1 34 46 - 81
5. Bihar 1 38 84 - 123 1 37 - - 38
6. Chhattisgarh 1 29 47 - 77 1 28 18 - 47
7. D&NH and D&D - 2 - - 2 - 1 - - 1
8. Goa 1 2 13 8 24 1 1 13 - 15
9. Gujarat 1 33 46 329 409 1 33 42 - 76
10. Haryana 1 21 22 - 44 1 21 21 - 43
11. Himachal Pradesh 1 14 62 8 85 - 12 54 - 66
12. Jammu & Kashmir 2 20 76 - 98 2 20 20 - 42
13. Jharkhand 1 24 6 5 36 1 24 6 - 31
14. Karnataka 5 32 48 22 107 4 29 46 - 79
15. Kerala 4 14 71 5 94 1 14 70 - 85
16. Ladakh 1 2 6 - 9 1 1 1 - 3
17. Lakshadweep - - 9 - 9 - - - - -
18. Madhya Pradesh 1 51 103 32 187 1 51 103 - 155
19. Maharashtra - 34 144 52 230 - 34 144 - 178
20. Manipur 1 12 - 1 14 1 12 - - 13
21. Meghalaya 1 11 18 35 65 1 7 - - 8
22. Mizoram 1 11 15 1 28 1 2 - - 3
23. Nagaland 1 11 - - 12 1 11 - - 12
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No. of drinking water quality testing labs Total No. of NABL accredited/ recognized labs
No.
State
WTP WTP
District/ Block/Sub- District/ Block/Sub-
facility Total State facility Total
State Regional Division/Mobile Regional Division/Mobile
labs labs
24. Odisha 1 30 46 83 160 1 26 21 - 48
25. Puducherry - 2 - - 2 - 1 - - 1
26. Punjab 1 23 9 - 33 1 23 7 - 31
27. Rajasthan 2 32 20 26 80 1 32 - - 33
28. Sikkim 1 1 - - 2 1 1 - - 2
29. Tamil Nadu 1 37 75 - 113 1 37 75 - 113
30. Telangana 1 35 40 40 116 1 31 - - 32
31. Tripura 1 8 12 - 21 1 8 12 - 21
32. Uttar Pradesh 1 75 65 4 145 1 73 21 - 95
33. Uttarakhand 1 13 13 1 28 1 13 13 - 27
34. West Bengal 2 23 214 2 241 2 23 192 - 217
Total 40 723 1,421 663 2,847 33 663 982 - 1,678
Source: JJM-IMIS
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