Announcements

In order to take forward the “Meendum Manjappai” campaign, the Hon’ble Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Youth Welfare and Sports Development made announcement on the floor of Legislative Assembly for the financial year 2022-23 among other things the Manjappai Awards. It will be given to the best schools, colleges and commercial Establishments which  effectively implement the ban on SUPs and make their campus free of plastic and encourage the use of alternatives to single-use plastic (SUP) carry bags and other banned SUPs and to revive the use of traditional eco-friendly alternatives, such as the Manjappai (yellow cloth bag). The award will be issued to 3 best schools, 3 best colleges and 3 best commercial Establishments which effectively implement the ban on SUPs and make their campus plastic free. The first prize will carry a sum of Rs. 10 lakhs, second prize will be Rs. 5 lakhs and Rs. 3 lakhs will be issued as third prize.