Over Rs 87 cr received as donation to Clean Ganga Fund: Govt

Centre has received Rs 87.69 crore, including Rs 78.83 crore under the corporate social responsibility (CSR), in form of donations to the Clean Ganga Fund (CGF) till now, Lok Sabha was informed today.
Replying to queries on contributions made to the CGF, Union Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat said out of the total funds received under the CSR, Rs 71.03 crore came from various corporations, while rest Rs 7.80 was donated by private players.
The major donors include public enterprises and financial bodies like General Insurance Corporation of India (Rs 25 crore), Indian Railways Finance Corporation Ltd (Rs 10 crore), Indian Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (Rs 5 crore), Container Corporation of India (Rs 3.50 crore) and others.

Among private companies, Bank of America is the top contributor with Rs 4.07 crore donation, he said.
To another query, Jat said the government has taken initiatives such as 'Swachh Ganga-Gramin Sahabhagita' and 'Ganga Manthan' to encourage public participation for the success of the 'Namami Gange' programme.
He added the ministry also held consultations with industries located along the Ganga over bringing down pollution level in the river.
Jat said the government has earmarked an amount of Rs 528 crore for public participation under communication and public outreach activities (including raising of the Ganga Task Force) to be undertaken during 2015-2020 under the programme.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved establishment of CGF on September 24, 2014.