Annual Report 2009-2010 - Ministry Of Earth Sciences

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Citizens’ Charter
The Citizens’ Charter in its present form is available
at the website on the Ministry. However, the vision
and mission of the Ministry is as follows:
Vision
• The vision of MoES is to emerge as a
knowledge and information technology
enterprise for the Earth System Science
(atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and
geosphere) realm for the Indian subcontinent
and ocean.
Mission
• To cover wide range of activities contributing
to various social benefits in the areas of
weather (general), weather advisories specific
to agriculture, aviation, shipping, sports etc.,
monsoon, disasters (cyclone, earthquake,
tsunami, sea level rise), living and non-living
resources (fishery advisories, poly-metallic
nodules, gas hydrates etc.), coastal and
marine ecosystems, climate change and
providing drinking water to the population in
the islands of Lakshadweep (UT), through use
of ocean science and technology. The frontline
areas of MoES with immense potential for the
benefit of the humankind and promotion of
marine industry are:
• To provide services in the areas of
research, infrastructure and generation of
human resources, popularisation of Earth
System Science (atmosphere, hydrosphere,
cryosphere and geosphere) mission to
establish as information network for the
scientific community.
• To encourage dissemination of information
in Ocean sector regarding work being
performed by the department and its
autonomous bodies, to stakeholders and
promote establishment of an ocean related
information system.
• To bring about desired level of
transparency in the management of funds
received by the autonomous bodies by way
of grants and also to make public the work
done by the bodies out of such grants.
• To tune the system with a view to
encourage formulation of research and
development schemes in the Ocean sector
in a transparent manner, promote capacity
building and human resource development
by encouraging research.
• To process research proposals for schemes
on basic research, application areas and
manpower development programmes for
Ocean Sciences in a transparent and timebound
manner.
• To extend support for seminars, symposia,
conferences etc. and process application
for grants to organise seminar/symposium/
conference in a transparent and timebound
manner.
• To create awareness about Ocean sector by
participation in educational programmes,
exhibitions and trade fairs and through
partnership with NGOs, in order to
appreciate the role of the Ocean system
both as a provider of living and non-living
resources, and as major contributor to
earth’s climate and ecological balance.
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