India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Government of India (GoI) launched the Namami Gange Programme (NGP) in 2014-15 for the rejuvenation of river Ganga and its tributaries for five years, up to March 2021 and has been further extended to March 2026.
The budgetary allocation [Revised/Final Estimates (RE)] for the Namami Gange Programme from financial year (FY) 2014-15 to FY 2024-25 was rs 23,424.86 crore. The Budget Estimates (BE) for FY 2025-26 are rs 3,400 crore. Thus, the total budgetary allocation for the Namami Gange Programme since inception up to FY 2025-26 is rs 26,824.86 crore.
Cleaning of river is a continuous process and Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the State G...