Which is NOT the objective of 'Namami Gange' programme?

The correct answer is Option (3) → Development of Ganga Grams in Himachal Pradesh

The Union Government launched the Namami Gange Programme to clean the Ganga by controlling the pollution of its water.

Option (1) Monitoring of industrial effluents in Ganga river — An objective of Namami Gange. Keeping a check on the waste water that factories release is one of its objectives.

Option (2) Afforestation along the bank of Ganga river — An objective of Namami Gange. Planting trees along the bank, to increase biodiversity, is one of its objectives.

Option (3) Development of Ganga Grams in Himachal Pradesh — Not an objective of Namami Gange. Ganga Grams are to be developed in Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Himachal Pradesh is not one of them. NTA changed the states of the book, and a true line became false. Read every word before you mark the answer.

Option (4) Developing sewerage treatment system in towns along Ganga river — An objective of Namami Gange. Developing sewerage treatment systems in towns is one of its objectives.

Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 06-06-2023 (Slot 3) and 30-05-2023 (Slot 2).