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title: "Who has been appointed as the Director-General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga?"  
description: "Who has been appointed as the Director-General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga?"  
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published: 2022-02-04  
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# Who has been appointed as the Director-General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga?

Who has been appointed [as the Director-General](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39632/who-was-appointed-as-the-director-general-of-national-security-guard-nsg) of the National [Mission](https://www.mindstick.com/news/4150/isro-s-shukrayaan-greenlit-venus-mission-to-study-weather-and-atmosphere) for [Clean Ganga](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/74/territorial-army-assigned-to-clean-ganga)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

> **The National Mission for Clean Ganga has selected G Ashok Kumar as its Director-General.**

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**G Asok Kumar,** **Secretary in the Ministry of Jal Shakti**, has been named the new **Director-General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)** in the Ministry of Jal Shakti. He replaced **Rajiv Ranjan Mishra as Director-General**. Kumar is commonly known as '**[India's](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95473/india-s-first-ivf-calf-of-which-dwarf-cattle-breed-was-born-recently-in-maharashtra-s-ahmednagar) Rain Man**' for his outstanding efforts in rainwater collection as part of the '**Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain**' initiative. \
The **National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)** was established as a corporation under the Societies Registration Act 1860 on August 12, 2011. It acted as the operational arm of the **National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)**, which was constituted by the stipulations of the **1986 [Environment](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92957/which-political-party-cares-about-the-environment-in-india) (Protection) Act (EPA)**. The NGRBA was dissolved on October 7, 2016, as a result of the formation of the **National Council for River Ganga Rejuvenation, Protection, and Management.**


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