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The Government has approved Namami Gange Mission-II Approved with Budgetary Outlay of ₹22,500 cr till 2026.

Government of India has further approved Namami Gange Mission-II with a budgetary outlay of Rs.22,500 crore till 2026 interalia including projects for existing liabilities (Rs.11,225 Cr) and new projects/interventions (Rs.11,275 crore).

* Namami Gange Programme was launched in June 2014 for a period up to 31st March, 2021 to rejuvenate River Ganga and its tributaries with a budgetary outlay of Rs.20,000 crore.

* A total of Rs.14,084.72 crore has been released by the Government of India to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), from Financial Year (FY) 2014-15 till 31st January 2023, out of which Rs.13,607.18 crore have been released by NMCG to State Governments, State Missions for Clean Ganga and other agencies for implementation of projects related to Ganga rejuvenation.

* There is no State-wise allocation under the Namami Gange Programme. However, the amount released by NMCG to various agencies for implementation of projects, compiled State-wise, from 2014-15 up till 31 January 2023, is as under:

State Amt. (Rs. in crore)
Uttarakhand 1,149.01
Uttar Pradesh 4,347.24
Bihar 3,526.43
Jharkhand 250.05
West Bengal 1,369.12
Madhya Pradesh 9.89
Delhi 1,253.86
Haryana 89.61
Rajasthan 71.25
Himachal Pradesh 3.75


Source : PIB

Published On : February 15, 2023
Category : National