on the 8th december, 2006 bill no xciv of 2006 the constitution (amendment) bill 2006 a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the fifty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows :—1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2006short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force with immediate effect52 after article 21a of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted,namely:—insertion of new article 21b"21b (1) every citizen shall have the right to adequate potable waterright to potable water(2) the state shall ensure that every citizen in the country is provided potable water as per his requirement within three years of the commencement of this constitution (amendment) act" statement  of  objects  and  reasonsafter air, water is the primary requirement of life because it is water that sustains lifethe whole nature, flora, fauna and the creatures are alive and conscious because of water the importance of water, therefore, stands supreme and is even more than food itself for the last few years, water pollution is continuously on the rise in many places in the country this is a very serious and deplorable situation that citizens of the country, at many places, in various regions of the country are compelled to drink polluted, muddy or fluoride contaminated water even though there is a risk of many kinds of diseases being contracted by drinking such water but as no person or animal can survive without water there is no option but to drink whatever type of water is available in their locality and they become so helpless that they are ready to take all risks of contracting diseases from it when they feel thirsty it is for the safety and health of these vulnerable people that pure and clean drinking water should be made available for the citizens everywhere, in every region it is, therefore, imperative to bring necessary amendments to the constitution making it mandatory for the state to provide every citizen clean and safe drinking water so that people of the country are secure from risk of several diseases and they may lead a healthy and long life there is a need to implement this provision on priorityhence this billprabha thakur financial  memorandumclause 2 of the bill provides that the state shall provide potable water to every citizen in the country within three years of the commencement of this enactment this is definitely going to involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india however, in the absence of assessment of requirement of funds and the ratio of sharing the same between the centre and the states, it is difficult at this stage to estimate the amount likely to be spent from the consolidated fund of india rajya  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(dr prabha thakur, mp)