Topics up for discussion will be wide-ranging. Starting from the basics — why it’s important not to litter or urinate on the side of the road — to the ins-and-outs of the voting system and the laws and ethics of organ and blood donation, the clubs will aim to unleash a new social consciousness across Delhi’s schools.

“Children are great messengers for change,” said Education Secretary Rina Ray, citing the role of students in promoting the anti-fire cracker campaign. “What we do today will determine Delhi’s tomorrow,” she added.

The upcoming Commonwealth Games are a clear inspiration behind the clubs. But Ray said an overhaul of the city’s social etiquette is long overdue in any case: “It is also an extension of the Bhagidari system.”

Following a trial run in 200 schools last year, two designated teachers in each of the 900-odd government schools will implement the clubs, with support from other teachers. While no specific training has been outlined in the run-up to the new session, Ray said the Education department has been holding sensitisation programmes, introducing batches of teachers to civic sense topics during the past year. “We plan on initiating specific training workshops in the summer holidays,” said Ray, adding, “We are also looking at promoting things such as rain water harvesting at home, for example.”