Lok Sabha Question No. 1859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Funds Allocation under Namami Gange Programme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Verma, Smt. Shambhavi, Dr. Lata Wankhede, Shri Atul Garg

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1859

ANSWERED ON 11.12.2025

## FUNDS ALLOCATION UNDER NAMAMI GANGE PROGRAMME

1859.   SMT. SHAMBHAVI:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

SHRI ATUL GARG:

Dr. LATA WANKHEDE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the total funds allocated and utilised under the Namami Gange Programme since its inception and the current status of its key projects;
- (b) the total Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) capacity (in MLD) created, rehabilitated and operationalized in the Ganga basin States;
- (c) the observed improvement in the water quality of the River Ganga at key monitoring points, particularly in terms of Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Faecal Coliform (FC) levels;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to curb the discharge of industrial effluents and untreated sewage from drains into the river; and
- (e)  the  progress  of  Ghat  development and  river-surface cleaning activities in prominent towns along the Ganga river?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY)

(a) & (b), (d) The total budgetary allocation for the Namami Gange Programme since inception up to FY 2025-26 is Rs. 26,825 crore. During the period FY 2014-15 to 30 November 2025, NMCG has disbursed Rs.20,430 crores to various agencies for the implementation of projects/interventions to rejuvenate river Ganga and its tributaries under the Namami Gange Programme.

Under Namami Gange Programme, a total of 216 number of sewerage infrastructure projects at a cost  of  ₹  34,809  crores  have  been  taken  up  for  the  remediation  of  polluted  river  areas  with  treatment capacity  of  6,561  Million  Liters  per  Day  (MLD).  Of  which,  138  Sewage  Infrastructure  projects  with  a capacity of 3,806 MLD have been completed and made operational.

Further, the steps taken by the Government to curb the discharge of industrial effluents are as under:

1. For industrial pollution abatement , 3 nos. of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) have been sanctioned,  i.e.,  Jajmau  CETP  (20  MLD),  Banther  CETP  (4.5  MLD)  and  Mathura  CETP  (6.25 MLD).  Two  projects,  Mathura  CETP  (6.25  MLD)  and  Jajmau  CETP  (20  MLD),  have  been completed;
2. Annual  inspection  of  Grossly  Polluting  Industries  (GPIs):  Inspection  of  GPIs  started  in  2017.  In 2025, 3,726 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) were inventoried in the 8th round of inspection. So

far, 3,023 GPIs out of 3,726 GPIs have been inspected through TPA (8th round). Among these, 204 were found self-closed and 1,347 were operational. Among 1,347 operational GPIs, 966 were found to comply and 381 were found non-compliant. Among 381 non-complying GPIs, SCN was issued to 379 GPIs and closure direction was issued to 2 GPIs.

3. CPCB developed Charter in consultation with the major industrial sectors like pulp & paper, sugar, distillery,  textile  and  tannery  resulting  in  reduction  in  fresh  water  consumption,  waste  water discharge & pollution load and improvement in compliance.

(c) Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB),  carries  out  manual  water  quality  monitoring  of  the  river Ganga at 112 locations across five Ganga main-stem States- Uttarakhand-19; Uttar Pradesh-41; Bihar-33; Jharkhand-04; and West Bengal-15. As per CPCB report on Polluted River Stretch (PRS) 2025 following information about Ganga main stem pollution is available:

Ganga Main Stem - State-wise Comparison (2018 vs 2025)

| State         | 2018 Polluted Stretch     | Priority (2018)   | 2025 Polluted Stretch        | Priority (2025)   | Trend/Observation            | Trend/Observation   |
|---------------|---------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|
| Uttarakhand   | Haridwar →Sultanpur       | IV                | No PRS                       | -                 | Improved and stretch removed | PRS                 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kannauj→ Varanasi         | IV                | Bijnor →Tarighat             | IV / V            | Partially improved           |                     |
| Bihar         | Buxar → Bhagalpur         | V                 | Bhagalpur D/S →Khalgaon D/S  | V                 | Marginal remains             | pollution           |
| Jharkhand     | No PRS                    | -                 | No PRS                       | -                 | -                            |                     |
| West Bengal   | Triveni → Diamond Harbour | III               | Baharampore →Diamond Harbour | V                 | improved                     |                     |

Based on the assessment of river water quality during 2024 vs 2025 (January-August)  parameters such as Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Faecal Coliform (FC) of year 2024 and 2025 (January-August) are compared and the following observations are made:

- i. pH (Median) has been observed to be meeting water quality criteria for bathing at all  the compared locations during 2024 & 2025 (110 locations compared)
- ii. DO (Median) has improved at 89 locations (110 locations compared)
- iii. FC (Median) has been improved at 64 locations (110 locations compared)
4. (e) Under Namami Gange Programme, since 2014, 83 projects have been sanctioned for the construction of 240 river fronts, 63 crematoria and 9 kunds/ponds rejuvenation.  Out of these, works on 217 river fronts, 53 crematoria and all 9 kunds/ponds have been completed.

River surface cleaning  works are primarily the responsibility of the Urban  Local Bodies (ULBs) and  the  State  Governments.  Initially,  on  pilot  demonstration  basis,  river-surface  cleaning  project  was undertaken at 11 locations, namely Haridwar, Garhmukhteshwar, Mathura-Vrindavan, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi,  Patna,  Sahebganj,  Howrah,  Nabadwip  and  Delhi.  The  project  was  completed  in  2020.  In addition, a project for Varuna river-surface cleaning at Varanasi has been sanctioned under the Namami Gange Programme.

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