IGCAR : Annual Report - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

Smt. Uma Seshadri
Head, PD
Planning Division
Planning Division is the nerve centre, for coordination between Project
Coordinators, Accounts, Purchase and Stores for planning, budgeting and continuous
monitoring of expenditure of capital projects, to meet the technological
challenges of the Centre. It generates various reports which are vital in decision
making process . The activities briefly are: Capital project planning (under all
sectors namely R & D, industries and power); Preparation of budget for all the
projects; Monitoring and controlling expenditure under capital project heads.
Conducting Budget Review Meetings (BRM) every month to expedite and sort
out pending issues; Automation and Integration of activities as well as coordination
between indentors at IGCAR, MRPU, Accounts and Stores regarding p-
rocurements and expenditure bookings.
Shri K. Balachander
Regional Director, MRPU
Madras Regional Purchase Unit
Material management activities for IGCAR are planned and executed
systematically and meticulously by Directorate of Purchase & Stores
(Madras Regional Purchase Units at Chennai and Central Stores Unit at
Kalpakkam). Extensive use of Office automation and computers have
helped in speeding up the procurement functions, thus achieving the
financial targets namely Rs.91Crores, under R&D. Some of the
important, high value Research Equipments procured are Laser Raman
Microprobe,Plasma Processing System, Scanning Electron Microscopes and
Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometer.
Strategic and Human Resources Planning Section
Dr. M. Sai Baba
Head, SHRPS
The section has the mandate of planning for the Strategic and Human
Resource needs of the Centre which involve: Planning and running the training
school programs at Training School; Collaborative projects with various
R & D Organizations and Academic Institutes; Compilation of technical reports
on important activities of the Centre; interacting and coordinating with
National and International delegations; Assessing and projecting the human
resource needs of the Centre for effective deployment and utilization;
Interacting with the research scholars at the Centre; Planning and organizing
meetings related to human resource and personality development.
Administration & Accounts
Shri V. Dayalan
Chief Administrative Officer
Shri S. Mani
Joint Controller
(Finance & Accounts)
Shri R.G. Raghavan
AO, Secretary, IGCSC
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