National Green Corps Programme(Eco-Club)
Introduction
	National Green Corps (NGC) is a programme launched by Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of India (MOEF & CC, GoI,) for Schools in H.P. in the year 2001 to inculcate environmental awareness among school/college children and to involve them for carrying out environment related activities through Eco-Clubs. Under this programme, on an average, 250 Eco-Clubs in the schools have been set up in every District of all States/UTs . All Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas, Schools affiliated to the CBSE and ICSE are also participating in the programme.
	Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment, (HIMCOSTE) as a Nodal Agency has established 3000 Eco-Clubs in schools and 100 Colleges in the State under the NGC programme.
Goals and Objectives
1.	The goal of NGC is to provide opportunities for school children to redirect their consciousness and actions to create a more sustainable planet. Through novel educational approaches and experiences, students are taught to go into issues in-depth. The objectives of the programme are:-
2.	To impart knowledge to school children, through hands-on experience, about their immediate environment, interactions within it and the problems therein
3.	To develop requisite skills of observation, experimentation, survey, recording, analysis and reasoning for conserving the environment through various activities.
4.	To inculcate proper attitudes towards the environment and its conservation through community interactions.
5.	To sensitize children to issues related to environment and development through field visits and demonstrations.
6.	To promote logical and independent thinking among children so that they are able to make the right choices in a spirit of scientific inquiry.
7.	To motivate and stimulate young minds by involving them in action projects related to environmental conservation.
THEMES ADDRESSED
1.	Disposal of Solid Waste
2.	Water Conservation
3.	Air pollution
4.	Biodiversity Conservation
5.	Plantation campaigns
6.	Climate Change
7.	Development of environment friendly attitudes and behavior among people.
8.	Study of Eco-systems and important role-played by biodiversity in our lives.