Tamil Nadu to roll out ₹100.72 crore forest workforce revival, Blue-Green campuses and air-quality upgrades
Tamil Nadu announced multiple environment and forest measures on September 7, 2026, including a ₹100.72 crore forest workforce scheme, 200 schools and five colleges as Blue-Green campuses, and new TNPCB monitoring systems.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On September 7, 2026, the Tamil Nadu Assembly saw Environment and Forest announcements including a ₹100.72 crore Forest Field Workforce Revitalisation Scheme, a ₹53.75 crore Blue-Green Campus initiative for 200 schools and 5 colleges, and TNPCB monitoring upgrades across the State.
Key specifics
- Forest Field Workforce Revitalisation Scheme: ₹100.72 crore over 5 years for forest protection, wildlife conservation and human-wildlife conflict response.
- Forest Fire Management Plan: ₹60.58 crore over 5 years to address increasing forest fires through prevention and mitigation.
- Blue-Green Campuses: 200 government and government-aided schools plus 5 government colleges every year at ₹53.75 crore.
- TNPCB: 80 sensor-based continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations, 5 Emergency Response Centres and 5 mobile environmental monitoring vehicles.
- Other measures: 25 Nature Parks at ₹10 crore, 5 solar/electric boats at Pichavaram for ₹2 crore, and a City Biodiversity Index for all 24 municipal corporations.
Exam lens
TNPSC Environment and governance question type: match the scheme with the department, cost and target group. Remember 100.72 crore for forest workforce, 53.75 crore for Blue-Green Campuses, and 24 municipal corporations for the City Biodiversity Index.