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Similar to the popular Swachh Bharat promotes cleanliness, it helped children
Programme, the SGT implemented to inculcate the habit to protect nature and
Swachh Vidyalay. This programme keep the surroundings clean.
On the other hand, the school staff ministers and the members of each
strongly believed that children are the committee also share the responsibility.
agents of change. Therefore, the school The cabinet has Prime Minister (student)
formed child cabinets in which students who monitors the performance of the
are given different ministries. The ministers and the committee as a whole
ministers of the cabinet play leadership and give suggestions. The Prime Minister
roles in ensuring cleanliness and hygiene conducts the review meeting with the
in school. Since then, the cabinet has been ministers once in a week.
functioning very effectively. The The school initiated several other
objective of Child cabinets is to maintain programmes as part of the Child
the school as well as track the healthy Cabinet. The activities include keeping
behaviours of students and sanitation the school premises clean and garbage
practise. management by instructing the students
The school "Child Cabinets" and parents not to throw waste inside
developed leadership qualities in students. school premises. The students dump the
The students were excited to shoulder dry and wet garbage separately. The
responsibilities given to them. The students produce manure from the dry
responsibilities include five committees waste. This manure is used to strengthen
such as educational, environmental, food, the growth of plants that produce
Health, library. The students who actively vegetables for mid-day meal.
participate in the school are selected as
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