The Blue Flag Programme for beaches is run by the international, non-governmental, non-profit organization FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education).
It was hoisted in India at Kappad (Kerala), Shivrajpur (Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu), Kasarkod and Padubidri (Karnataka), Rushikonda (Andhra Pradesh), Golden (Odisha) and Radhanagar (Andaman & Nicobar Islands).
India had secured the International Blue Flag Certification for these 8 beaches.
FEE was started in France in 1985.
Spain tops the list with more than 560 such beaches.