 bill no 27 of  2015 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2015 by shri gopal chinayya shetty, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2015 2  after article 21a of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article 21bright to safe and adequate drinking water statement  of  objects  and  reasonsbasic requirement for human life is food, cloth, shelter and safe drinking water as many people in our country are poor, it is the duty of the government to provide basic facilities to the citizens at the same time, india, being a vast country with a large population, it is not possible to fulfil all basic needs of every citizen nevertheless, a beginning can be made by providing at least safe drinking water to the citizens presently, drinking water is not easily available to most of the population people have to go to remote places to fetch water which is generally not potablein view of the above, it is proposed to make it mandatory for the state to provide safe drinking water to all the citizenshence this billnew delhi;gopal chinayya shettydecember 18, 2014 financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill seeks to insert a new article 21b to the constitution, with a view to making the right to safe and adequate drinking water a fundamental right of the citizens the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of rupees two hundred crores will be involved from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of rupees one hundred crore is also likely to be involved lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri gopal chinayya shetty, mp)gmgipmrnd—4333ls(s-3)—20022015