Statement No.I
Item
at Sl. No. 4 of the RTI Act.,2005;- Norms set by it for discharge of its
functions.
I- Norms for Regulatory Functions of the
Ministry:
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Name
of Div. |
Functions |
Time Limit for disposal of one case(in hrs. or in days ) |
Eligibility Criteria (Briefly in Bullets |
Remarks |
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I |
Env. Sector |
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a) |
Regulatory |
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(i)
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GEAC
(CS-II Div.) |
·
Held
on 2nd Wed., of every month. ·
The
consideration of the
application submitted at -least 30 days prior to the next GEAC meeting. |
·
Products
related to recombinant genetically modified organisms in Pharma and transgenic Crops. |
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(ii)
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National Biodiversity Authority (CS-II
Div.) |
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Six
months from the date of its receipt. |
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Fee
of Rs.10,000/- along -with the application. ·
Terms
& Conditions to be set by the NBA. ·
Measures
for Conservation. |
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(iii)
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CPCSEA (Animal Experimentation (AW Div. under CS-II Div.) (i)
Registration of Establishment of Breeding of Animals & for experiments on animals. (ii
) Approval of Animal House facility . (iii)
Permission for conducting Experiments |
(i) 60 days (ii) 90 days (iii) 60 days |
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(i)
Application in the prescribed format. with Fee of Rs. 1000/- ·
Constitution
of Institutional Animals Ethics. Committee
(IAEC) as well as favorable report of Spot inspection in case of breeders. ·
(ii)
Favorable report of Inspection conducted by
a team appointed by CPCSEA. ·
Good
Lab. Practices as laid down by
CPCSEA. ·
(iii)Entertained
the proposal only after the Animal
House Facility of the concerned
Institute is received. ·
The
prescribed application be enclosed with the approval of IAEC of the concerned
Establishment |
·
Approval
is given on
Qtly basis . ·
(iii)
The approval
for experimentation on small animals is given by |
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of Div. |
Functions |
Time Limit for disposal of one case(in hrs. or in days ) |
Eligibility Criteria (Briefly in Bullets |
Remarks |
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IAEC. ·
The
approval
for experiment-ation on large animals
is given by Sub-committee of large Animals (SCLA) which meets every alternate month. |
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(iv)
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Montreal Protocol-Projects approval (Ozone
Cell) |
Not
possible to indicate the time norms for this function as the time
varies from project to project. |
· The ESC is responsible to the MoE&F for its overall functioning. It will
devise its own rule of procedure for grants and implementation of the
Protocol. · The Committee meets once in each quarter to take decision based on
the recommend-ations of the Standing
Committees on issues relating to the implementation of the ODS
-Phase-out projects. · JS/Addl. Secy. is the Member-Secy. of the said Committee. Dir(O.Cell)
is the Member -Secy. of the Standing Committees. |
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(v)
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Environment
Clearance relating to Mining Projects(IA-Div.) |
120
days from date of submission of all the required information |
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Application
has to be made in the manner prescribed
under the EIA Notification,1994. ·
The
application should be in the prescribed form,
enclosing Environment Impact Assessment ( EIA )/ Environment Management
Plans( EMP) Reports, and proceedings of Public Hearing. |
Available on MOEF's website
envfor.nic. in. |
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Sl.No. |
Name
of Div. |
Functions |
Time Limit for disposal of one case(in hrs. or in days ) |
Eligibility Criteria (Briefly in Bullets |
Remarks |
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6 |
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(vi)
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Environment
Clearance relating to Thermal Projects(IA-Div.) |
120
days from date of submission of all the required information |
·
Application
has to be made in the manner prescribed
under the EIA Notification,1994. ·
The
application should be in the prescribed form,
enclosing , Environment Impact Assessment ( EIA )/ Environment Management
Plans( EMP) Reports and proceedings of Public Hearing. |
Available on MOEF's website
envfor.nic. in. |
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(vii) |
Environment
Clearance relating to Construction Projects(IA-Div.) |
-do |
-do- |
-do- |
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(viii)
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Environment
Clearance relating to River Valley Projects.(IA-Div.) |
-do |
-do- |
-do- |
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(ix)
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Environment
Clearance relating to Industry Projects(IA-Div.) |
-do |
-do- |
-do- |
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(x) |
Environment Clearance relating
to Infrastructure Projects(IA-Div.) |
-do |
-do- |
-do- |
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(xii) |
Approval of Projects
submitted for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) (Climate Change Cell) |
60 days |
·
Voluntary
participation. ·
Both parties are
signatories to the Kyoto Protocol. ·
Sustainable
Development. |
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Sl.No. |
Name
of Div. |
Functions |
Time Limit for disposal of one case(in hrs. or in days ) |
Eligibility Criteria (Briefly in Bullets |
Remarks |
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II |
Forestry Sector |
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(a) |
Regulatory |
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(i) (ii) |
Processing of Proposals for diversion of Forest Land up to 40 hectares by Regional Offices under the Ministry.
(FC Div.) Processing of Proposals for diversion of Forest Land above
40 hectares (FC Div.) |
60 days |
· The proposal should be in the prescribed format i.e.
FORM-‘A’ as mentioned in the Hand book on FC Act.,1980. · Cost –benefit analysis required. Employment likely to
be generated. · Purpose-wise break-up of the total land required · Details of displacement of people due to the project. · Undertaking to bear the cost of raising and Maintenance of compensatory afforestation and
or penal compensatory afforesation as well as cost for protection and regeneration
of
Safety Zone. ·
Species
–wise(Scientific names) and Diameter class-wise enumeration of trees. ·
Whether
forms part of National Park, Wild- life sanctuary, biosphere reserve, tiger reserve , elephant corridor etc. |
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Wild Life Sector |
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(a) |
Regulatory |
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(i) |
Diversion
cases referred to National Board for Wildlife for necessary recommendation
(Wildlife Div.) |
Minimum
four months |
· The proposal should be formulated by the State Government
along with recommendation of State Board for Wildlife wherever required. · Specific recommendation from the concerned Chief Wildlife
Warden of the State. · It should provide all the necessary information including
maps also. |
The meeting of the Standing Committee of National
Board for Wildlife is held after every three/ four months. If, required the site inspections are also
carried out by the Members of the Standing Committee/ experts. The site inspection report is then placed before
the Committee for consideration. |
Statement No. II
II-
Promotional Functions of the Ministry :
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NAME OF SCHEMES |
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FORESTRY |
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State Forest Service &Ranger's Colleges |
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Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) |
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Training of I.F.S. Officers |
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Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) |
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Indian Council
of Forestry Research &
Education |
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Grants in aid to Indian Plywood Industries Research and Institute |
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Forest Survey of India (FSI) |
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Strengthening of Forest Divisions |
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Integrated Forest Protection Scheme |
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II-
WILDLIFE |
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Wildlife Institute of India (WII) |
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Project Tiger |
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11a |
Bio Diversity
Conservation and Rural Livelihood |
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Eco-Development around protected areas |
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Strengthening of
Wildlife Division & Consultancies |
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Project Elephant |
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Central Zoo Authority (CZA) |
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Assistance for
Development of National Parks & |
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III-
Welfare of Animals |
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Shelter |
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ABC |
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Ambulance |
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NIAW |
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AWBI |
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CPCSEA |
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Natural Calamity |
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Scholarship |
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IV-
National Afforestation & Eco Development Board |
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National
Afforestation & Eco Development
Board |
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National Afforestation Programme |
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Eco Task Forces |
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V-ENVIRONMENT |
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Conservation & Survey |
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Botanical Survey of India (BSI) |
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Zoological Survey of India(ZSI) |
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Biosphere Reserves |
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Assistance for
Regional |
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Mangroves Eco-Systems & Wetlands |
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GB Pant
Himalayan Institute of Environment
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Taxonomy
Capacity Building |
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Bio-Diversity Conservation |
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National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) |
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Environment, Education, |
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Environmental
Education Training & Awareness |
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Environmental Information System (ENVIS) |
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Research and Development |
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National Natural
Resource Management System |
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Centres of Excellence |
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CPREEC, Chennai |
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CEE, Ahmedabad |
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CES, IISC, Bangalore |
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SACON, Coimbatore |
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TGBRI, Thiruvanathapuram |
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FRLHT |
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CEMDE |
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Centre for Mining Environment, Dhanbad |
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Madras School of Economics |
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New Centres |
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Control of Pollution |
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Establishment
of Environmental Authorities & |
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(IA Div.) |
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Central
Pollution Control Board (CPCB) |
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Promotion of
Common Effluent Treatment Plants |
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Industrial
Pollution Abatement through |
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(CT Div.) |
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Assistance for
Abatement of (CP Div.) |
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(PL Div.) |
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Taj Protection
Mission |
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Climate Change |
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Development
& Promotion |
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Impact Assessment & HSM |
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Environment
Impact Assessment |
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Hazardous
Substance Management |
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International Cooperation &
Sustainable Development |
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International
Cooperation Activities |
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Indo Canada
Environment Facility |
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Govt. of
India-United Nations Development Programme |
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State of
Environment Project |
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VI Miscellaneous
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Environment
Management Capacity Building Project (EMCB) |
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Information
Technology |
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Civil
Engineering Wing |
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VII-
National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) |
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National River
Conservation Directorate (NRCD) |
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National River
Conservation Plan (NRCP) |
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National Lake
Conservation Plan (NLCP) |
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Note :- The Norms for above schemes are
as indicated in their Guidelines and as per General
Financial Rules (GFR)
and Fundamental Rules and Supplementary Rules (FRSR ). |