14.       ORGANISATION AND FINANCE

 

14.1     Administrative Support

 

The sanctioned strength of the Department of Ocean Development including attached offices is 181 during the year 2001-2002.  The detailed break up is given below:-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.2 Implementation of the 15 Point Programme on Minority Welfare

 

The activities of the department do not have a direct bearing on the development of minority communities, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, etc. The Department, however, has been taking due care to ensure adequate representation of minority communities while making recruitment to the posts. Adequate representation to the officers belonging to the minority communities has also been given on the Selection Committee set up for filling up vacancies in Group A,B,C, and D.

 

14.3 Grievances of public and staff and their redressal

 

The Department of Ocean Development is a small scientific Department and it has practically no public dealings. All the same, the Department 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 given on web site of the Department.

 

So far no grievance from the General public has been appeared in the grievances column of any newspaper.

14.4 Vigilance activities and achievements

Dr. S.P. Seth, Joint Secretary (Admn.) has been declared as Chief Vigilance Officer in consultation with the Central Vigilance Commission.  Vigilance Officers have been appointed in the attached offices and autonomous bodies of the Department. The Vigilance Awareness week was observed w.e.f. 31.10.2001 to 6.11.2001 with the taking of pledge by officers and staff members and organising various competitions during the awareness week i.e. Slogan writing, Essay writing, Poetry, Debates and Short lecture.

 

14.5  Training

 

During the year, the following Officers/Staff of the Department were sent for different training/workshop/seminar programmes in India and abroad to update their knowledge and skill.

 

14.6  Finance

The total Budget Estimate of the Department for the year 2001-02 was Rs.168.80 crore, which includes Rs.142.00 crore for the Plan Schemes and Rs.26.80 crore for the Non-Plan Schemes. At the Revised Estimates (2001-02 stage), it was Rs.120.00 crore for the Plan Schemes and Rs.31.08 crore for Non- Plan Schemes totalling Rs.151.08 crore. The Budget Estimate of Rs.199.28 crore has been approved by the Government for the Programmes of the Department during 2002-03 of which Rs.175.00 crore is meant for Plan Schemes and Rs.24.28 crore is for Non-Plan Schemes. The details of the B.E./R.E 2001-02 and B.E 2002-03 are given in the Financial Summary that follows.

 

 

FINANCIAL SUMMARY                                                                 (Rupees in lakh)

Sl.No

Title

Budget Estimates

2001-2002

Revised Estimates

2001 -2002

Budget Estimates

2002-2003

Plan

Non-Plan

Total

Plan

Non-Plan

Total

Plan

Non-Plan

Total

A

Activity-wise Classification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Secretariat

-

174.00

174.00

-

166.00

166.00

-

189.00

189.00

2.

Oceanographic Survey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

Oceanographic Research Vessel

-

1377.00

1377.00

-

1717.00

1717.00

-

1000.00

1000.00

(ii)

Marine Living Resources & Fishery & Oceanographic Research Vessel (FORV)

 

1031.00

1031.00

-

1131.00

1131.00

-

891.00

891.00

3.

Polar Science (Antarctic Research)

2000.00

-

2000.00

1800.00

-

1800.00

2650.00

-

2650.00

4

Marine Living Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

Drugs from Sea

220.00

-

220.00

170.00

-

170.00

200.00

-

200.00

b.

Assessment of Marine Living Resources

296.00

-

296.00

155.00

-

155.00

710.00

-

710.00

5.

Marine Non-Living Resources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

Polymetallic Nodules Programme

1730.00

-

1730.00

1130.00

-

1130.00

2000.00

-

2000.00

b.

BENFAN

115.00

-

115.00

104.00

-

104.00

300.00

-

300.00

c.

Deepsea mining Exploration

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.00

-

100.00

6

Marine and Coastal Area management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A

Coastal Monitoring & Prediction System

405.00

-

405.00

205.00

-

205.00

200.00

-

200.00

B

Coastal Research Vessel

394.00

-

394.00

300.00

-

300.00

500.00

-

500.00

C

Integrated Coastal & Marine Area Management

650.00

-

650.00

500.00

-

500.00

500.00

-

500.00

7

Ocean Observation & Information Service

1970.00

-

1970.00

1420.00

-

1420.00

2500.00

-

2500.00

 

(Rupees in lakh)

Sl.No

Title

Budget Estimates

2000-2001

Revised Estimates

2000-2001

Budget Estimates

 2001-2002

Plan

Non-Plan

Total

Plan

Non-Plan

Total

Plan

Non-Plan

Total

8

Marine Research & Capacity Building

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a

Marine Research

350.00

-

350.00

300.00

-

300.00

350.00

-

350.00

b

Human resource (Manpower) Development.

60.00

-

60.00

21.00

-

21.00

30.00

-

30.00

9

Coastal Community Programmes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a

Marine Instrumentation

5.00

-

5.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

b

Island Development

75.00

-

75.00

53.00

-

53.00

75.00

-

75.00

10

Ocean Awareness

80.00

-

80.00

112.00

-

112.00

95.00

-

95.00

11

National Institute of Ocean Technology

1330.00

-

1330.00

3030.00

-

3030.00

2340.00

-

2340.00

12

International Cooperation & Obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a

Contribution etc. to International Organisations

70.00

-

70.00

50.00

-

50.00

-

80.00

80.00

b

Delineation of Outer Limits of Continental Shelf

4300.00

-

4300.00

2500.00

-

2500.00

1800.00

-

1800.00

13

Direction & Admn. (Admn. Support & Infrastructure.)

150.00

98.00

248.00

150.00

94.00

24400

-

268.00

268.00

14.

New Programmes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a.

Comprehensive Swath Bathymetric Survey

-

-

-

-

-

-

1400.00

-

1400.00

b.

Gas Hydrates

-

-

-

-

-

-

850.00

-

850.00

c.

Geophysical Study of Laxmi Basin

-

-

-

-

-

-

700.00

-

700.00

d.

New Research Vessel

-

-

-

-

-

-

200.00

-

200.00

 

        TOTAL

14200.00

2680.00

16880.00

12000.00

3108.00

15108.00

17500.00

2428.00

19928.00

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                    (Rupees in lakh)

 

Sl.No

Title

Budget Estimates

2000-2001

Revised Estimates

2000-2001

Budget Estimates

2001-2002

 

 

Plan

Non-Plan

Total

Plan

Non-Plan

Total

Plan

Non-Plan

Total

a.

Secretariat

150.00

272.00

422.00

150.00

260.00

410.00

-

457.00

457.00

b.

Polar Science

(Antarctic research)

2000.00

-

2000.00

1800.00

-

1800.00

2650.00

-

2650.00

c

Marine Living Resources

516.00

-

516.00

325.00

-

325.00

910.00

-

910.00

d

Marine Non-living Resources

1845.00

-

1845.00

1234.00

-

1234.00

2400.00

-

2400.00

e

Marine & Coastal Area Management

1449.00

-

1449.00

1005.00

-

1005.00

1200.00

-

1200.00

f

Ocean Observation & Information Services

1970.00

-

1970.00

1420.00

-

1420.00

2500.00

-

2500.00

g

Marine Research & Capacity Building

410.00

-

410.00

321.00

-

321.00

380.00

-

380.00

h

Coastal Community Programmes

80.00

-

80.00

53.00

-

53.00

75.00

-

75.00

i

Ocean Awareness

80.00

-

80.00

112.00

-

112.00

95.00

-

95.00

j

National Institute of Ocean Technology

1330.00

-

1330.00

3030.00

-

3030.00

2340.00

-

2340.00

k

International Co-op & Obligation

4370.00

-

4370.00

2550.00

-

2550.00

1800.00

80.00

1880.00

l

Research Vessels (ORV & FORV) & MLR

-

2408.00

2408.00

-

2848.00

2848.00

-

1891.00

1891.00

m

New Programmes

-

-

-

-

-

-

3150.00

-

3150.00

 

Total                        

14200.00

2680.00

16880.00

12000.00

3108.00

15108.00

17500.00

2428.00

19928.00

C

Sources of Finance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAN

14200.00

-

14200.00

12000.00

-

12000.00

17500.00

-

17500.00

 

NON-PLAN

-

2680.00

2680.00

-

3108.00

3108.00

-

2428.00

2428.00

 

TOTAL

14200.00

2680.00

16880.00

12000.00

3108.00

15108.00

17500.00

2428.00

19928.00