While electricity connection has grown exponentially, access to safe drinking water continues to be a luxury that only the Middle Class and Rich households can afford. The dismal picture on this front is evident from the fact that only a little more than half of all households (52 percent) have access to tap water and a little more than a quarter of households (34 percent) can get water that has undergone some degree of purification. Nearly 75 percent of Rich households have access to tap water compared to 30 percent of Destitute and 48 percent of Aspirer households. In contrast, the main source of drinking water for the Destitute households is the handpump.