Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan - Environment Management Framework

Abstract

While the RMSA framework seeks to bridge the current gap in infrastructure requirements, there is not much emphasis on the need and ways to create and maintain a sustainable/environment friendly school campus. In order to develop and strengthen environment, health and safety practices in planning, design, construction and operation of secondary schools, a framework is needed that could be used as a ready reference by the concerned decision makers and planners involved in the programme. Such as framework is expected to help in over-coming existing gaps/deficiencies in the schools and will enable comprehensive and holistic planning in case of new schools. More so, the very achievement of the programme/project objectives (particularly indicators related to access and equity) depends directly on the provision of a safe, clean and sustainable surroundings in schools to create a conducive learning and teaching environment.