Annual Report 2009-2010 - Ministry Of Earth Sciences

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Administrative Support
The sanctioned strength of the Ministry of Earth
Sciences including attached offices is 297 during
the year 2009-10. The detailed break up may be seen
at Ministry’s website which includes 121 Scientific/
Technical and 176 Non-Technical posts. Four
autonomous institutes Viz. IITM-Pune, NCAOR-
Goa, NIOT-Chennai, INCOIS-Hyderabad under
administrative control of MoES have sanctioned
strength of 351, 63, 139 & 53 respectively. Similarly,
IMD, a subordinate office under this Ministry, has
a sanctioned strength of 6737. Details are available
at their respective websites.
13.1 Implementation of the 15-Point
Programme on Minority Welfare
Due care has been taken for proper
implementation of the 15-point programme on
minority welfare including, inter alia, ensuring
adequate representation of minority communities
while making recruitment or forming Selection
Committee set up for filling up of vacancies in
Group A, B, C, and D.
13.2 Grievances of Public and Staff and
their Redressal
The Ministry of Earth Sciences is a scientific
Ministry and has no direct public dealings.
However, the Ministry has taken steps to ensure
that due attention is paid to the public/staff
grievances. Staff Grievances Redressal Officer and
Public Grievances Officer have been nominated.
Details are given on website of the Ministry. To
address the grievances of female employees,
a lady officer has been nominated as per the
guidelines issued by the Ministry of Women &
Child Development.
The Ministry is implementing 3% reservation in
Government jobs for handicapped and disabled
persons.
13.3 Gender Budget
Most of the activities undertaken by the Ministry
in the "earth sciences" are in the nature of research
and technology development and demonstration
projects. However, the Ministry through its
autonomous institute, NIOT, Chennai has taken up
certain programmes on marine culture to improve
the livelihood of fishers where the women folk
also participate. NIOT also imparts training to the
fishermen/women.
13.4 Right to Information Act
Information about the activities of the Ministry and
staff have been put on website. Public Information
Officer and Assistant Public Information Officer
have been nominated in respect of the Ministry
proper and its attached/subordinate offices and
autonomous institutes. Between April 2009 and
December 2009, 53 requests under the Right to
Information Act, 2005 were received in the Ministry
of Earth Sciences and replies were given.
13.5 Vigilance Activities and Achievements
Shri D. P. Singh, Joint Secretary has been declared
as Chief Vigilance Officer in consultation with the
Central Vigilance Commission. Vigilance Officers
have been appointed in attached/subordinate offices
and autonomous bodies of the Ministry. The Ministry
is continuing with preventive as well as punitive
vigilance monitoring rigorously through the Central
Vigilance Commission and other Vigilance Officers.
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