11. Organisation and Finance
The Department of Ocean Development was established in July 1981 directly under the charge of the Prime Minister. The organisational chart of the Department is given below.
The present sanctioned strength of the Department, including administrative, technical and supporting staff and those in attached and subordinate offices, is 220 in all grades. Two attached offices (i) Antarctic Study Centre and (ii) a Project Cell for implementation of polymetallic nodules programme and one subordinate office viz. Sagar Sampada Cell at Kochi have been established. The Department does not have any institute or laboratory under its control. The mandate of the Department includes promotion of research and development in marine sector, survey and exploration for living and non-living resources, protection of marine environment, development of manpower, development of deep seabed mining, promotion and coordination of Antarctic research and matters relating to oceans not specifically allotted to any other Department. The Department has been utilising the facilities available in various national institutes and laboratories for implementing the various ocean development programmes undertaken pursuant to the Ocean Policy Statement and also the specific responsibilities assigned to it.
In order to ensure proper implementation of the programmes, the Department has constituted Inter-Departmental -Coordination and Steering Committees with specific mandates. The following flow chart indicates the details of the committees set up by the Department.
The Ocean Science and Technology Board acts as the focal point for Inter-Ministerial coordination for formulating, reviewing and overseeing the implementation of ocean related programmes. The Research Advisory Committee identifies the thrust areas of research and development, approves and periodically monitors the progress of R&D projects. The Cruise Planning and Programmes Priority Committee finalises and approves the cruise programmes for the research vessels. During the year in review meetings of these committees were held as and when required.
The Task Force and National Coordination Committee, for the Antarctic Research finalised selection of scientific and logistic personnel, scientific objectives and arrangements for ship charter for the 12th Indian Scientific Expedition. As in the earlier years various Government Departments, National Institutes and academic institutions have been involved in Antarctic research programme. The three Services of the armed forces continue to contribute to the logistic Support of the Antarctic research expeditions. The Steering Committee of the MARSIS programme met under the chairmanship of Secretary, Department of Space and reviewed the progress in the application of remote sensing techniques to marine fishery predictions. The Research Advisory Committee identified the projects for funding during 1993-94 and reviewed the R&D projects currently being executed in different institutions. The progress made in the implementation of national programme on 'Drugs from the sea' was also reviewed.
11.2 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 etc. The Department has been taking due care to ensure adequate representation of minority communities while making recruitment to the posts. Adequate representation of the officers belonging to the minority communities has also been given in the Selection Committee for filling up vacancies in Group A, B, C and D.
11.3 Administrative Support
The sanctioned strength of the Department of Ocean Development, including its attached and subordinate offices, in all grades was 220 (as on December, 1992). Selection for 4 Group A posts has been completed. Two posts in Group A, 7 in Group B, 9 in Group C and 6 in Group D were filled up.
11.4 Training
The following officers/staff of the Department attended training programme(s) organised in different institutions during the year:
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Joint Secretary |
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Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta |
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5 days |
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OSD & Joint Secretary |
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National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore |
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Four weeks |
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Principal Scientific Officer |
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Institute of Training and Management |
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5 days |
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Senior Scientific Officer |
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-do- |
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5 days |
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Section Officer |
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-do- |
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12 days |
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Section Officer |
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National Informatics Centre |
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5 days |
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Lower Division Clerk |
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-do- |
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5 days |
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11.5 Finance
The budget estimates of the Department for the year 1992-93 was Rs. 48.17 crores (Rs. 39.00 crores under Plan and Rs. 9.17 crores under Non-Plan). The revised estimates for 1992-93 are Rs. 39 crores under Plan and Rs. 9.17 crores under Non-Plan. A budget estimate of Rs. 56.4 crores (which includes Rs. 43.00 crores under Plan and Rs. 13.41 crores under Non-Plan) has been made for the year 1993-94. Following is a summary of the financial requirements.
Financial Statement
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Budget Estimates 1992-93 |
Revised Estimates 1992-93 |
Budget Estimates 1993-94 |
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S.No. |
Scheme |
Plan |
Non-plan |
Total |
Plan |
Non-plan |
Total |
Plan |
Non-plan |
Total |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
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1. |
Secretariat |
-- |
70 |
70 |
-- |
70 |
70 |
-- |
73 |
73 |
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2. |
OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH |
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(i) |
Oceanographic Research Vessel |
-- |
380 |
380 |
-- |
440 |
440 |
-- |
600 |
600 |
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(ii) |
Fishery & Oceanographic Research Vessel (FORV) |
-- |
350 |
350 |
-- |
350 |
350 |
-- |
550 |
550 |
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3. |
Antarctic Research |
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|
|
|
|
|
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(i) |
Expedition to Antarctica |
314 |
-- |
314 |
314 |
-- |
314 |
380 |
-- |
380 |
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(ii) |
Chartering/Running of Ice-breaker |
820 |
-- |
820 |
820 |
-- |
820 |
750 |
-- |
750 |
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(iii) |
Research Station in Antarctica |
165 |
-- |
165 |
165 |
-- |
165 |
319 |
-- |
319 |
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(iv) |
Antarctic Study Centre |
300 |
-- |
300 |
300 |
-- |
300 |
276 |
-- |
276 |
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(v) |
Acquisition of Ice-breaker |
1 |
-- |
1 |
1 |
-- |
1 |
25 |
-- |
25 |
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4. |
Polymetallic Nodules Programme |
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(i) |
Survey & Exploration |
540 |
-- |
540 |
540 |
-- |
540 |
594 |
-- |
594 |
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(ii) |
Mining Research and Development |
200 |
-- |
200 |
200 |
-- |
200 |
200 |
-- |
200 |
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(iii) |
Underwater Technology |
40 |
-- |
40 |
40 |
-- |
40 |
10 |
-- |
10 |
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(iv) |
Metallurgy |
160 |
-- |
160 |
160 |
-- |
160 |
176 |
-- |
176 |
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5. |
Assistance for Oceanographic Research, Marine Research and Development |
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(i) |
Assistance for Research Projects, Seminars, Symposia, etc. |
200 |
50 |
250 |
200 |
5 |
205 |
230 |
50 |
280 |
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(ii) |
Marine Satellite Information Service (MARSIS) |
390 |
-- |
390 |
390 |
-- |
390 |
366 |
-- |
366 |
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(iii) |
Island Development Programme |
50 |
-- |
50 |
50 |
-- |
50 |
60 |
-- |
60 |
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6. |
Other Research Programme Ocean Energy programme |
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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(i) |
Studies on Prevention of Coastal Erosion and Wave Energy |
150 |
-- |
150 |
150 |
-- |
150 |
125 |
-- |
125 |
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(ii) |
Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (COMAPS) |
120 |
-- |
120 |
120 |
-- |
120 |
135 |
-- |
135 |
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(iii) |
Desalination and Marine Chemicals |
20 |
-- |
20 |
20 |
-- |
20 |
20 |
-- |
20 |
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(iv) |
Marine Instrumentation |
100 |
-- |
100 |
100 |
-- |
100 |
86 |
-- |
86 |
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7. |
Training |
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|
|
|
|
|
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(i) |
Manpower Training for Ocean Research and Management |
25 |
20 |
45 |
25 |
5 |
30 |
18 |
20 |
38 |
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(ii) |
Assistance to University etc. for Post-Graduate Centre |
25 |
-- |
25 |
25 |
-- |
25 |
25 |
-- |
25 |
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(iii) |
National Oceanographic Data and Information System |
25 |
-- |
25 |
25 |
-- |
25 |
20 |
-- |
20 |
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8. |
International Cooperation |
15 |
-- |
15 |
15 |
-- |
15 |
15 |
-- |
15 |
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9. |
Other Expenditure |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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(i) |
Administrative Support and Infrastructure |
60 |
47 |
107 |
60 |
47 |
107 |
60 |
48 |
108 |
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(ii) |
Exhibition & Fairs |
100 |
-- |
100 |
100 |
-- |
100 |
100 |
-- |
100 |
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(iii) |
International Geosphere Bio-sphere Programme(IGBP) |
5 |
-- |
5 |
5 |
-- |
5 |
5 |
-- |
5 |
|
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(iv) |
Monitoring & Modelling of Sea Level Variations |
50 |
-- |
50 |
50 |
-- |
50 |
100 |
-- |
100 |
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(v) |
Integrated Studies on the Deep Sea Fans |
25 |
-- |
25 |
25 |
-- |
25 |
75 |
-- |
75 |
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(vi) |
Library |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
5 |
-- |
5 |
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(vii) |
National Institute of Ocean Technology |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
5 |
-- |
5 |
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(viii) |
Coastal Research Vessel |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
100 |
-- |
100 |
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TOTAL |
3900 |
917 |
4817 |
3900 |
917 |
4817 |
4300 |
1341 |
5641 |
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