Earlier it was know as Jal Sansadhan, Nadi Vikas Aur Ganga Jeernodhar Mantralaya, a press release said here.
A Gazette notification to this effect has been issued, it added.
It may be recalled that the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) was earlier transferred to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation from the Ministry of Environment.
NGRBA, including the mission Directorate, National Mission for clean Ganga and other related matters of Ganga Rejuvenation, was transferred to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.