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Namami Gange Programme

Ministry of Jal Shakti — Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (National Mission for Clean Ganga, NMCG)

WHAT IT IS: Namami Gange is the Government of India's flagship mission to clean and conserve the Ganga and its tributaries. Announced in the 2014 Union

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What it is

WHAT IT IS:

Level

Central Government

Implementing body

Ministry of Jal Shakti — Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (National Mission for Clean Ganga, NMCG)

Key benefit

Namami Gange is India's flagship integrated Ganga-rejuvenation mission; announced in the 2014 Union Budget and approved by the Union Cabinet on 13 May 2015 with a ₹20,000 crore outlay for 2014–2021 (Mission-I).

Funding

Central Government budgetary support

Mains use

Use in Environment & Ecology, Geography answers

Master record fields

FieldDetail
NameNamami Gange Programme
Type / categoryCentral Government
LevelCentral Government
Ministry / departmentMinistry of Jal Shakti — Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (National Mission for Clean Ganga, NMCG)
ObjectiveWHAT IT IS: Namami Gange is the Government of India's flagship mission to clean and conserve the Ganga and its tributaries. Announced in the 2014 Union
Launch date2014

Where to use in Mains

Paper II: Use as an example in welfare, governance, and social justice answers.
Essay: WHAT IT IS: Namami Gange is the Government of India's flagship mission to clean and conserve the Ganga and its tributaries. Announced in the 2014 Union

Overview

WHAT IT IS

Namami Gange is the Government of India's flagship mission to clean and conserve the Ganga and its tributaries. Announced in the 2014 Union

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Namami Gange by the Numbers

Eight Key Components

Mission-II Outlay Split (₹22,500 crore)

Projects: Sanctioned vs Completed (Feb 2026)

Arth Ganga — Six Verticals

Key Milestones