Food, Agriculture & Environment - GREEN JOBS

In the GREEN CREDIT INITIATIVE Sectors identified for the Programme with respective objectives are as follows:

1. Tree Plantation-based Green Credit: To promote activities for increasing the green cover across the

country through tree plantation and related activities.

2. Water-based Green Credit: To promote water conservation, water harvesting and water use efficiency/savings, including treatment and reuse of wastewater.

3. Sustainable Agriculture based Green Credit: To promote natural and regenerative agricultural practices and land restoration to improve productivity, soil health and nutritional value of food produced.

4. Waste Management based Green Credit: To promote sustainable and improved practices for waste management, including collection, segregation and treatment.

5 Air Pollution Reduction based Green Credit: To promote measures for reducing air pollution and other pollution abatement activities.

6 Mangrove Conservation and Restoration based Green Credit: To promote measures for conservation and

restoration of mangroves.

7.Ecomark based Green Credit: To encourage manufacturers to obtain Ecomark label for their goods and services

8. Sustainable building and infrastructure based Green Credit: To encourage the construction of buildings and other infrastructure using sustainable technologies and materials.