• World Bank funded Central Sector Scheme under the Ministry of Jal Shakti for effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
• 2 phases, 2nd phase to end in 2026.

It has a 5-tiered structure.

• National Ganga Council under chairmanship of Prime Minister of India.
• Empowered Task Force (ETF) under chairmanship of Union Minister of Jal Shakti.
• National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).
• State Ganga Committees.
• District Ganga Committees in every specified district abutting river Ganga and its tributaries in the states.

Other components

• 'Ganga Task Force' to spread public awareness.
• Ganga Praharis, a grassroot-level workforce.

Key achievements of the Namami Gange Programme

• Biological oxygen demand (BOD) level of the river flowing through Uttarakhand and Bihar is below 3 mg per litre, which falls in the unpolluted category.
• Projects worth more than Rs. 30,000 crores were sanctioned to clean Ganga and its tributaries.
• 92 sewage projects have been completed.
• Sewerage capacity of 5015.26 million liters per day under construction.
• River Surface cleaning into service at 11 locations.
• Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring Stations (OCEMS) connectivity established to CPCB server in 885 out of 1072 Grossly Polluting Industries.