36% rural STs don't have drinking water source at home
Over 36% of the 2.01 crore Scheduled Tribe (ST) households in rural India do not have a drinking water source in their houses, Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Narendra Singh said on Monday. Under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme, 10% of the total fund allocation is earmarked for the supply of drinking water to ST dominated habitations, he added.