1. National Green Corps(NGC) is a major initiative of Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) for creating environmental awareness launched in 2001-02 which aims at building cadres of young children working towards environmental conservation and sustainable development. The phenomenal response that NGC has received and has made the network more than 1,00,000 Eco clubs across the country in 15 years, making it one of the largest conservation networks indicates its importance at grass root level in taking the environment awareness at mass.
2. In Assam, the NGC programmes have been implementing by the Environment Division of Assam Science Technology and Environment Council since 2001-02. A total of 5407 eco-clubs are being set up in schools across the State’s districts; Baksa(150), Barpeta(250), Bongaigaon(141), Cachar(250), Chirang(150), Darrang(250), Dhemaji (250), Dhubri(102), Dibrugarh(250), Dima Hasao(250), Goalpara(100), Golaghat(250), Hailakandi(250), Jorhat(250), Kamrup(150), Kamrup-Metro(250), Karbi Anglong (250), Karimganj(126), Kokrajhar(150), Lakhimpur(250), Morigaon(100), Nagaon(250), Nalbari(250), Sivasagar(140), Sonitpur(250), Tinsukia(248), Udalguri(150). Necessary steps are also being taken up for setting up of Eco-Clubs in the new districts, like Biswanath, Charaideo, East Kamrup, Hojai, Majuli, South Kamrup, South Salmara-Mankachar and West Karbi Anglong. During last 15 years Eco-Club members are taking active part in various environment related programmes like plantation, rallies, debates, quiz, popular lectures, nature trail, cleanliness drive, etc