Aim: To bring school students closer to nature by involving them in raising of saplings in school nurseries
Objective: To create an everlasting bond between the young school students and plants, trees
It also seeks to provide an opportunity to the students to learn about nature
It will develop an organic linkage and positive emotions for the environment among the school students and in turn keep the schools and the neighbourhood green

Schools will distribute saplings to students to plant in their homes and surroundings through School Nursery
The school nursery will be in small space of a minimum of 100 sq meters in premises of school which will provide essential facilities for raising saplings
In this nursery students will prepare beds for raising saplings and use it for other nursery-related activities such as preparing mixture of soil, good earth and manure and storage of seeds
Other activities: The schools also take up other activities like composting, rain water harvesting and water recycling
Thus, the scheme will seek to inculcate best environmental awareness practices in young minds

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School Nursery Yojana

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