26.15 ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION, AWARENESS & TRAINING (EEAT) SCHEME

♤ EEAT a Central Scheme launched during the 6th Five Year Plan in 1983-84 with the following objectives:

1. To promote environmental awareness among all sections of the society.

2. To spread environment education, especially in the non-formal system.

3. To facilitate development of education/training materials and aids in the formal education sector.

4. To promote environment education through existing educational/scientific institutions.

5. To ensure training and manpower development for EEAT.

6. To encourage NGOs, mass media and other concerned organizations for promoting awareness about environmental issues.

7. To use different media (audio & visual) for spreading messages concerning environment and awareness and

8. To mobilize people’s participation for preservation and conservation of environment.