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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on quality standards for piped water, 13/03/2020

On 03rd Oct 2019, a meeting was convened and chaired by Hon'ble Minister (CA, F&PD) to discuss quality of Drinking Water which was attended by representatives from Ministry of Jal Shakti, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and different government organizations such as Delhi Jal Board and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).Thereafter, samples of piped water were drawn from various cities/states of India and were tested to check the quality of piped drinking water.