**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has implemented several community-driven initiatives to promote cleaner and greener cities. These initiatives include schemes like Nagar Van Yojana (NVY) and School Nursery Yojana (SNY), campaigns like ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam', and events like World Environment Day. The National Plastic Pollution Reduction Campaign (NPPRC) was launched for the period 5th June to 31st October 2025. This information was provided in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Dec 08 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Major Schemes and Campaigns:**
* **Nagar Van Yojana (NVY):** Develops forests/green spaces in urban and peri-urban areas. 620 Nagar Vans have been established in 28 States and 3 UTs. Rs. 50784.64 crores released since 2020-21.
* **School Nursery Yojana (SNY):** Engages students in understanding the importance of plants. Rs. 7.38 crores released.
* **‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' Campaign:** Launched on World Environment Day 2024. Resulted in the plantation of more than 261 crore saplings, with over 45 crore saplings planted in urban areas.
* **National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Initiatives:**
* Promotes cleanliness, environmental awareness, and citizen participation.
* Conducts cleanliness drives, awareness activities, and Nukkad Natak performances.
* Organizes ‘Green Talk' sessions and outreach programs under Mission LiFE. 3 campaigns were conducted during this year across the country.
* **World Environment Day 2025:**
* Celebrated with the slogan “One Nation, One Mission: End Plastic Pollution'.
* Around 69,000 pre-campaign events were organized, involving 21 lakh people.
* **National Plastic Pollution Reduction Campaign (NPPRC):**
* Launched for the period 5th June to 31st October 2025.
* Included activities to reduce plastic pollution in urban and rural areas, with a focus on reducing single-use plastics in government offices.
* **E-Waste Awareness and Reduction Campaign:**
* Organized in 13 cities, engaging 70,000 students and resulting in the safe recycling of 4,950 kg of e-waste.
* **Mission LiFE Initiatives:**
* Facilitated youth engagement through a 10-day Experiential Learning Programme (ELP).
* More than 6 crore participants involved in 33.17 lakhs LiFE related activities.
* **Swachhta Action Plan (SAP):**
* Inter-Ministerial initiative started in 2017-18.
* Includes building bio-toilets at National Parks and Sanctuaries.
* **Beach Cleaning Campaigns:**
* MoEFCC has organized beach cleaning campaigns in collaboration with Coastal State Governments covering more than 80 beaches in the last 3 years.
* **Environment Education Programme (EEP):**
* Sensitizes children/youth on environmental issues and promotes sustainable lifestyles.
**Impact Analysis**
**Students:**
* **Impact:** Increased awareness and engagement in environmental issues through activities like plantation drives, e-waste recycling, and Mission LiFE. Participation in cleanliness drives, awareness sessions and educational workshops.
* **Action Required:** Active participation in environmental initiatives, adoption of sustainable lifestyle practices, and continued engagement in eco-club activities.
**NGOs/CSOs:**
* **Impact:** Collaboration opportunities in community-driven environmental initiatives, involvement in cleanliness drives, awareness campaigns, and waste management programs.
* **Action Required:** Collaboration with MoEFCC to support implementation of various environmental programs, active participation in campaigns, and contribution to raising environmental awareness.
**Government Departments (State Forest Departments, Partner Ministries, Coastal State Governments, Department of School Education & Literacy, UNICEF):**
* **Impact:** Involvement in large-scale campaigns like ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam', NPPRC, and E-Waste Awareness programs. Collaboration in implementing environmental initiatives.
* **Action Required:** Continue support for environmental programs, collaboration with MoEFCC on campaigns, and implementation of sustainable practices within government offices.
**Coastal Communities and Beach Users:**
* **Impact:** Increased awareness of coastal cleanliness and marine pollution.
* **Action Required:** Active participation in beach cleaning campaigns and adoption of responsible waste disposal practices.
**General Public:**
* **Impact:** Increased access to cleaner and greener environments through NVY and related initiatives. Increased environmental awareness through campaigns and outreach programs.
* **Action Required:** Increased participation in environmental protection activities and adoption of sustainable practices.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The primary government body responsible for the described environmental initiatives.
Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment): A government initiative promoting sustainable lifestyles.
Nagar Van Yojana (NVY): A government scheme for developing forests and green spaces in urban and peri-urban areas.
Swachh Bharat Mission: A national cleanliness campaign, referenced in the context of environmental initiatives.
Environment Education Programme (EEP): A government program aimed at sensitizing children and youth on environmental issues.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: COMMUNITY DRIVEN
INITIATIVES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
प्रव तथ: 08 DEC 2025 5:02PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has undertaken several community-driven
initiatives to promote cleaner and greener cities and towns under various schemes and campaigns. The
major schemes include the Nagar Van Yojana (NVY) for developing forest/green spaces in urban and
peri-urban areas; and the School Nursery Yojana (SNY), which engages students in understanding the
importance of plants and is implemented in recognized public and private schools. So far 620 nos. of
Nagar Vans are established in 28 States and 3 UTs across the country. An amount of Rs. 50784.64 crores
has been released under Nagar van Yojana since 2020-21 & Rs.7.38 crores for School Nursery Yojana.
‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign has been launched on the occasion of World Environment Day 2024
and extensive plantations have been undertaken across the country. This campaign follows the ‘Whole of
Government’ and ‘Whole of Society’ approach with participation of all stakeholders for increasing the
green cover in the country. The campaign has recorded successful plantation of more than 261 crores
saplings on MeriLife portal by the State Forest Departments along with partner Ministries out of which
more than 45 crore saplings are planted in urban areas.
The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), New Delhi, along with its Regional Centres undertake
various community-driven initiatives to promote cleanliness, environmental awareness and citizen
participation for creating a cleaner and greener surroundings. As part of Swachhata Pakhwada and
Swachhata Hi Seva, NMNH conducts cleanliness drives in public areas with participation of students,
NGOs and local communities. Awareness activities such as nature walks, talks, film shows, painting and
slogan-writing competitions, Nukkad Natak performances on waste segregation are organised to
encourage responsible waste management. Further, under Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)
‘Green Talk’ sessions, workshops and outreach programmes to promote sustainable lifestyles and motivate
collective citizen action for cleaner and greener cities and towns. So far 3 campaigns are conducted during
this year across the country.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, celebrated World Environment Day 2025 at
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 5th June 2025, with the slogan ‘One Nation, One Mission: End
Plastic Pollution’. As part of one month long pre-campaign activities undertaken before World
Environment Day 2025, around 69,000 events were organized in which around 21 lakh people participated
across the country. The National Plastic Pollution Reduction Campaign (NPPRC) was also launched for
the period 5th June to 31st October 2025. The Campaign included activities to reduce plastic pollution in
urban and rural areas under Swachhta Hi Sewa programme. The activities also included focus on reducing
use of avoidable single use plastics in government offices especially during Special Campaign 5.0.In partnership with Department of School Education & Literacy and UNICEF YuWaah, the E-Waste
Awareness and Reduction Campaign was organized in 13 cities across Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and
Madhya Pradesh engaged 70,000 students in 632 government schools through 65 virtual workshops and
school-based collection drives, resulting in the safe recycling of 4,950 kg of e-waste.
The ministry also facilitated youth engagement in promoting Mission LiFE through a 10-day Experiential
Learning Programme (ELP) on MYBharat platform, offering hands-on learning and community
engagement. The participants undertook several Do-It-Yourself activities understanding the seven themes
of Mission LiFE along with an orientation session on Mission LiFE held at the office premises of
UNICEF India. Further, so far more than 6 Crore participants participated in 33.17 lakhs LiFE related
activities.
Under Swachh Bharat Mission the Swachhta Action Plan (SAP) is an inter-Ministerial initiative of
Government of India, which started in the year 2017-18 by the Department of Drinking Water and
Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS). The scope of SAP implementation by MoEFCC
currently includes building of bio-toilets at National Parks and Sanctuaries to educate visitors regarding
Cleanliness. The SAP has been mainstreamed under the Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity
building and livelihood Programme of the Scheme ‘Environment Education, Awareness, Research and
Skill Development’.
MoEFCC has organized beach cleaning campaigns in collaboration with Coastal State Governments
covering more than 80 beaches in the last 3 years to sensitize the coastal communities and beach users.
These campaigns have seen active participation from the students of nearby schools and colleges, NCC
and NSC cadets, Coast Guard personnel, NGOs/CSOs (Civil Society Organisations) and Public
representatives and general public. A total of 13 nos. of blue flag beaches are marked across the country.
The Ministry implements Environment Education Programme (EEP) with an objective to sensitize
children/ youth, on issues related to environment and to motivate them to adopt sustainable lifestyle,
through a range of pedagogical initiatives such as workshops, projects, exhibitions, campaign,
competitions, nature camps, summer vacation programmes, etc. The programme is implemented in
schools and colleges through eco-clubs with an aim to supplement the knowledge that the students gain
from classrooms with experience from nature and hands-on activities. The detail activities undertaken
include beach clean-up drives, waste-segregation demonstrations, awareness sessions on circular economy
practices, cultural programmes promoting environmental stewardship, beautification of streets and public
spaces through community art projects, renovation and upgradation of public toilets to improve hygiene
and accessibility, Painting of murals, installation of street art, and creation of green corridors.
This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST
AND CLIMATE CHANGE, SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH, in a written reply to a question in Lok
Sabha today.
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