Other Schemes of Ministry of Environment, Government of India
National Mission for a Green India
With objective to increase the forest cover and also protect the existing forest land, the Ministry has two plan schemes namely, Green India Mission: National Afforestation Programme and Intensification of Forest Management.
Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats
This is an umbrella programme for three main schemes to protect the wildlife of the country viz. Project Tiger, Project Elephant and Integrated development of wildlife Habitats. These schemes are implemented as Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
Conservation of Natural Resources and Eco-systems
This programme aims to conserve the natural resources and eco-system in areas like, corals, mangroves, Bio-spheres, wetland and lakes.
National River Conservation Programme
NRCP covers polluted stretches of 39 rivers in 190 towns in 20 States at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 7,639 crore. The main objective of NRCP is to improve water quality of polluted stretches of rivers to acceptable standards by preventing pollution load reaching the rivers by undertaking various pollution abatement works.
