 bill no 23 of  2013 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2013 byshri jp agarwal, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fourth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 20132  after article 30 of the constitution, the following heading and article thereunder shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article 30a 5 "right to safe and adequate drinking water30a every citizen shall have access to adequate quantity of safe drinking water"provision of safe and adequate drinking water statement  of  objects  and  reasonsdrinking water is a basic necessity for sustaining life right to life and other guarantees for the well-being of citizens enshrined in the constitution are meaningless unless a person has access to safe drinking water it is, therefore, necessary that right to safe and adequate drinking water is guaranteed and made a fundamental righthence the billnew delhi;jp  agarwalfebruary 8, 2013 financial  memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides for making right to safe and adequate drinking water as a fundamental right of the citizens the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that an annual recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crore is likely to be incurred from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure to the tune of rupees five hundred crore is also likely to be involved———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri jp agarwal, mp)gmgipmrnd—4828ls(s3)—21022013