School Nursery Yojana
School Nursery Yojana 2015-16 | Current Affairs |
Addressing the
students at the function to launch the scheme, Minister of State
(Independent Charge), Shri Prakash Javadekar said that there can be no
better combination than that of students and trees. Shri Javadekar said
that the Yojana is being launched in 1, 000 schools this year. ‘It will
be expanded to cover around 5, 000 schools next year and to about 10,
000 schools in the third year’, he said. The Minister reiterated the
Prime Minister’s message on the occasion of World Environment Day to
take pride in the number of trees planted by the family, just the same
way as they take pride in worldly possessions.
Urging every
student to plant a tree each, Shri Javadekar said that every school must
earmark space to prepare a small nursery where the saplings could be
planted. The Minister urged students to enjoy working with soil and
seeds, while sowing the seeds, growing saplings and also carrying a
sapling for planting in their home, or neighborhood and nurture it. He
said that this way the children will not only live with nature, but also
love nature through their experiences. The Minister also presented a
sapling and a packet of seeds to students from each school for planting.
Shri Javadekar exhorted the students to take the grown sapling planted
by them, along with their annual results, to their homes. The students
also chanted the slogan of ‘Clean India, Green India’ along with the
Minister.
More than sixty
participating schools received saplings of their choice from a wide
range of species including medicinal plants. Some of the species of
saplings distributed to the students include – ‘Neem’, ‘Jamun’,
‘Amaltas’, ‘Kachnar’, ‘Bahera’, ‘Amla’ and ‘Bigonia’. Some of the herbal
plants that were distributed include – ‘Tulsi’, ‘Lemon Grass’, ‘Giloi’,
‘Ashwagandha’, ‘Haldi’ and ‘Ilaichi’. A packet of seeds too was given
to students, which included species such as ‘Kachnar’, ‘Papdi’, ‘Kaner’,
‘Neem’ and ‘Bigonia’. Around 5, 000 saplings were distributed to school
students and some nearby residents. The plants were made available for
public distribution by the Forest Department of Government of NCT Delhi
and Delhi Parks and Garden Society.
The main
objective of the School Nursery Yojana is to create an everlasting bond
between the young students and plants and trees. Some of the other
objectives of the Yojana include - providing an opportunity to the
students to learn about nature and work with soil, develop among the
students an organic linkage and positive emotions for the environment,
keep the schools and the neighbourhood green, enable schools to
distribute saplings to students to plant in their homes and surroundings
and create an army of young, green warriors. Through the School Nursery
Yojana, the Ministry will support schools to provide all the essential
facilities for raising of saplings for use of students and schools.
A school
Nursery will have a small space of a minimum of 100 sq meter for
preparing beds for raising saplings and for nursery-related activities,
including preparing, planting a mixture of good earth, soil and manure,
filling earthen pots and storage of seeds. Each School Nursery is
expected to create a 1,000 saplings every year. The schools will be
encouraged to take up composting, rain water harvesting and water
recycling to inculcate best practices in young minds. Students from
various schools were also invited to share their thoughts with the
audience.
Addressing the
gathering, Environment and Forest Minister of Delhi, Shri Asim Ahmed
Khan in his brief remarks said that life can be sustained only through
trees and that we can control pollution only through trees.
School Nursery Yojana 2015-16 | Current Affairs
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