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In India, which of the following missions is/are part of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), 2008?

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NAPCC, 2008 has exactly eight named missions; check each option against that fixed list rather than by general theme.
Updated On: Aug 6, 2026
  • National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system
  • National Urban Livelihoods Mission
  • National Water Mission
  • Swachh Bharat Mission
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The Correct Option is A, C

Solution and Explanation

NAPCC, 2008 is built around eight specific, named national missions, so answering this question is a matter of checking each option against that fixed roster rather than guessing from the mission's general subject.

  1. National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system: One of the original eight NAPCC missions, focused on protecting the fragile Himalayan environment and its glaciers from climate impacts. It belongs to NAPCC.
  2. National Urban Livelihoods Mission: This mission targets skill development and livelihood support for the urban poor, run under a separate urban development mandate. It has no place in the NAPCC list.
  3. National Water Mission: Also one of the eight core NAPCC missions, dealing with water use efficiency, conservation and equitable access. It belongs to NAPCC.
  4. Swachh Bharat Mission: A sanitation drive launched in 2014, six years after NAPCC, under an entirely different scheme. It is not part of NAPCC.

Two of the four options, the Himalayan Eco-system mission and the National Water Mission, are drawn straight from the NAPCC's eight-mission list, while the other two belong to unrelated government schemes.

Let's summarize:

  • NAPCC, 2008 has exactly eight named missions covering solar energy, energy efficiency, habitat, water, the Himalayas, green India, agriculture and climate knowledge.
  • Urban livelihoods and sanitation schemes are separate government programmes, not part of NAPCC.

So the correct options are the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system and the National Water Mission.

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