STATUS OF NAMAMI GANGE PROGRAMME

• Namami Gange Programme (NGP) is the Union government's flagship integrated conservation mission for rejuvenation of the River Ganga and its tributaries, launched in June 2014 under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
• Implemented through the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), a statutory authority under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
• Examinable for both Prelims (institutional facts, numbers) and Mains (GS-III environment, river ecology, federal cooperation).