The Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India launched programme called National Green Corps in 2001-02. The main objectives of this programme are that the Environmental Education and Awareness at the school level by conducting programmes like, rally, padayatra, cleanliness drive, gardening, raising of nursery, seed bank, making puppet from waste polythene, etc. In the initial year there are 3000 eco-clubs have been formed in the state@ 100 eco-clubs in each district.
Number of eco-club increased from 3000 to 4500 in the year 2003-04 @150 eco-clubs per district. Subsequently number of the eco clubs increases 150 to 250 per district. Then, under the financial budget of 2011-12, additional 2000 ecoclubs have been formed with financial...
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