Introduction:
It is a well established and recognized fact that children can be catalysts in promoting a mass movement about the ensemble of the environmental issues. Being future citizens, inculcation of environment friendly attitudes and behavioral patterns amongst them can make a significant difference to the long term efforts for protection of environment.
National Green Corps , popularly known as NGC is a national programme conceptualized and initiated by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Chang, Government of India. As the name suggests, it is a programme to sensitize school children about environment , its problems and conservation. Started in the year 2001, the programme is operational across the country through school eco-clubs established for this purpose. The programme with its network of more than 1,00,000 schools and about 35 lakh students has promoted awareness and action to solve local environmental problems.
Objectives:
• To make children understand environment and environmental problems.
• To provide environmental education opportunities for school children.
• To utilize the unique position of school children as conduits for awareness of the society at large.
• To facilitate children’s participation in decision making in areas related to environment & development.
• To bring children into direct contact with the environmental problems facing the society they live in and make them think of solutions.
• To involve children in action based programmes related to environmentin their surroundings.
Coverage:
The NGC programme will be implemented in all the states and union territories in the country.
Membership
• 250 schools in every district
• 100 colleges in every state (2017-18 onwards)
Page Links: https://mpcb.mizoram.gov.in/page/overview-of-ngcp