Schemes and Programmes relating to Protection of Environment
(a)Ecomark Scheme of India
Ecomark Scheme of India has been set up by the Government of India in 1991 to increase consumer awareness and for easy identification of environment-friendly products. Any product which is made, used or disposed of in a way that significantly reduces the harm it would otherwise cause the environment could be considered as Environment-Friendly Product. http://envfor.nic.in/cpcb/ecomark/ecomark.html
(b)National Aforestation Programme:
A Participatory Approach to Sustainable Development of Forests This Scheme has been formulated by merger of four 9th Plan centrally sponsored afforestation Schemes of the Ministry of Environment and Forests with a view to reducing multiplicity of schemes with similar objectives, ensuring uniformity in funding pattern and implementation mechanism, avoiding delays in availability of funds to the field level and institutionalizing people’s participation in project formulation and its implementation. http://envfor.nic.in/naeb/nap/naeb.htm
In order to promote people’s participation, the National Afforestation & Eco Development Board (NAEB) provides financial assistance to Non-Governmental Organisations, Voluntary Agencies for afforestation, tree planting and eco-development activities under a Central Sector (100%) Grants-in-Aid scheme. http://envfor.nic.in/naeb/gia/gia-va.pdf
