Union Government launched the School Nursery Yojana, an initiative to bring
students closer to nature on 10 August 2015. The School Nursery Yojana seeks to engage class VI – IX in raising of saplings in nurseries created in schools.
The School Nursery Yojana was launched by the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi. The underlying theme of the Yojana is to plant a trees for future and to make the india clean and green.
The Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that every school must earmark space to prepare a small nursery where the saplings could be planted.
The Minister Prakash Javadekar also presented a sapling and a packet of seeds to students from each school for planting in their school.
About the School Nursery Yojana:
• The Yojana in its 1st phase would cover 1000 schools and would be extended to 5000 schools in 2016.
• Under the School Nursery Yojana, students will grow saplings as part of practical exercise for biology classes.
• The schools will have eco clubs and school principals will maintain the nursery for at least 5 years.
• Each school will initially receive 1st time financial grant of 25000 rupees for creation of the nursery with essential facilities.
• The state forest departments will guide and provide the technical support to schools under this School Nursery yojana scheme.
The Union Government launched School Nursery Yojana
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