(a) whether the Government have decided to introduce forestry as a regular subject at school level all over the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the steps taken to prepare uniform syllabus for the
subject; and
(d) the time by which the forestry is likely to be
introduced?
THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)
(a) to (d): Forestry, the protection and conservation of
the environment and national resources is one of the major
concerns in the National Policy on Education as also in the
National Curriculum Framework for School Education released
by the NCERT. It has been recommended that the issues
relating to environment should be integrated in different
subject and areas of learning at school level.