Government of India
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
Presentation on
Environmental Information (EI) Division
Economic Cell
Trade & Environment Division
Plan Coordination Division
Structure of the Presentation -1
• Environmental Information (EI) Division
• Economic Cell
• Trade & Environment Division
• Plan Coordination Division
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1. Dr. Anandi Subramanian
Senior Economic Advisor
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2. Shri Yashvir Singh
Economic Advisor
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3. Shri Abhay Kumar
Deputy Economic Advisor
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4. Shri Amit Vashishtha
Scientist C
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ENVIS Secretariat
1. Shri Kumar Rajnish
NPC, ENVIS
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Details of Officers in EI Division
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Mandate:
Collection, collation, stor
age, retrieval and dissem
ination of environmental
information
Users:
Scientists
Researchers
Policy planners
Decision-makers
Academicians
General Public
Students
Environmental Information System (ENVIS)
Mandate and User Category
• To provide national environmental information services
relevant to present needs and those capable of development to
meet future needs of users, originators, processors and
disseminators.
• To enable application of modern technologies of
acquisition, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination
of information related to environment.
• To support and promote research, development and
innovation in environmental information technology.
• To promote, support and assist education and training
programmes.
• To transform ENVIS centres into a south Asian hub . 4
Broad objectives:
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Progress of ENVIS Scheme:
1982-83 to 2016-17
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1982-83
1984-85
1986-87
1988-89
1990-91
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1998-99
2000-01
2002-03
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2006-07
2008-09
2010-11
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2016-17
No. of
EN
VIS
Centr
es
30 State/ UT Centres
•Hosted by State
Department of Env, &
Forest/ Pollution Control
Boards, etc.
•‘Status of Environment &
Related Issues’ pertaining to
each State/UT
•Common template for
databases
•Indian State-level Basic
Environmental Information
Database (ISBEID)
40 Thematic Centres
Hosted by premier institutes
like - IISc., IITM, IICT,
NBRI, IOM, BSI, ZSI, WII,
FRI, CPCB, SACON, TERI,
WWF, CEE, CPREEC, etc.
•Biodiversity
•Ecology & Ecosystems
•Forestry/ Wildlife
•Pollution/ Waste
Management
•Health/ Human Settlements
•Renewable Energy, etc.
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Decentralized network of 70 Centres
Monitoring & Evaluation Mechanism
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Advisory Committee at Host Institute
Concurrent Evaluation of ENVIS Centres
Annual Third Party Evaluation at National/
Regional Evaluation Workshops
Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) –
Chaired by Secretary, EF&CC
Main features of ENVIS Websites
• Database
• Publications – Newsletters, Technical Reports, Bulletins, Special Publications,
Thematic Bulletins, Information Kits, Pamphlets,
• Mobile Apps
• General/Latest News
• Upcoming Events
• Expert Database
• Bibliography
• Photo/ Video Gallery
• Major Activities
• Kids Centre
• Glossary
• Related Links
• FAQs
• Easy User Registration
• Query-Answer Service
• Performance Report 11
Top 10 ENVIS Websites with Most Website Hits: 2015-16
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ENVIS Centre at Registered Annual Website Hits (2015-16)
(in lakhs)
1. IITM, Pune 16.77
2. IISc, Bengaluru 16.03
3. NBRI, Lucknow 9.15
4. ISM, Dhanbad 8.9
5. WII, Dehradun 8.4
6. G B Pant, Almora 7.4
7. Punjab 5.85
8. IIHH, Delhi 5.55
9. EMPRI, Bengaluru 5.06
10. TERI, Delhi 4.4
Total Annual Hits on ENVIS Network
~ 1-1.5 crore
Indian State-Level Basic Environmental
Information Database (ISBEID)
Indian State-Level Basic Environmental Information Database (ISBEID) with 17
modules and GIS interface has been developed in association with NIC, to assist State/ UT
Centres to collect, compile and disseminate information on a centralised server, and to fill
the gaps in environmental data dissemination.
1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE
PROFILE
2. ECOLOGY
3. INFRASTRUCTURE
4. ENERGY
5. AGRICULTURE
6. INDUSTRIES
7. TOURISM & HERITAGE
8. NATURAL RESOURCES
9. FOREST RESOURCES
10. WATER RESOURCES
11. GROUND WATER RESOURCES
12. WATER POLUTION
13. AIR POLLUTION
14. BIODIVERSITY
15. DISASTER
16. WASTE
17. SANITATION
MIS Reports based on 48 Sub-Modules covering States and UTs
Recent Initiatives
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ENVIS Portal – ENVIS portal runs in parallel with the Digital India
Objective.
Centralised Resource Inventory System (CRIS), geo-spatial
mapping of all the regional offices, autonomous bodies, subordinate
offices, Centres of Excellence, ENVIS Centres, etc.
Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS) – The Science
Express Climate Action Special (SECAS) train was flagged off on 15
Oct. 2015 from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station for spreading
awareness and educating school children.
In F.Y. 2016-17, quarterly brainstorming sessions conducted in four
regions.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan – ENVIS Centres located in various parts
of the Country were actively involved in the promotion of Swachh
Bharat Abhiyaan led by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.
Centralised Resource Inventory System (CRIS)
of MoEF&CC
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Centralised Resource Inventory System (CRIS), geo-spatial mapping of all the regional offices,
autonomous bodies, subordinate offices, Centres of Excellence, ENVIS Centres, etc. under MoEFCC
was developed on the Bhuvan Portal with their contact details integrated therein.
ENVIS on Bhuvan
(NRSC-ISRO Geospatial Portal)
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In order to strengthen ENVIS Centres’ utility as a decision support system to the Ministry, NRSC,
ISRO has given an orientation module and training on Bhuvan portal to ENVIS Centres.
Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar (IGPP)
Instituted in 1987; given annually
In recognition of having made or having the potential to make measurable and
major impact in protection of environment.
'Organisation' category: Two prizes of ₹ 5 lakh each
'Individual' category: Three prizes of ₹ 5 lakh, ₹ 3 lakh, ₹ 2 lakh
Silver Lotus Trophy and a Citation
7-Member Environmental Prize Committee selects awardees:
Vice President of India
Lok Sabha Speaker
Minister of Environment & Forests
3 Experts (selected by Prime Minister)
Secretary, E&F
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Status of IGPP
• IGPP-2011 and 2012 were conferred on 5 awardees each on 2nd February, 2015
• For IGPP-2013, the Ministry received a total number of 109 nominations (59
individuals and 50 organizations), out of which 10 nominations (4 individuals and 6
organizations) have been short-listed by the three Expert Members. The ground
truth verification has been completed for all the 10 nominations. The next step to
convene the Prize Committee Meeting for selecting the awardees.
• For IGPP-2014, the Ministry received a total number of 76 nominations (48
individuals and 26 organizations), short listing of which by the 2 Expert Members is
yet to be done.
• For IGPP-2015, no advertisement was published as the process of rationalization of
various awards of the Ministry was under process.
• For IGPP-2016, process for releasing the advertisement has already initiated.
Way forward
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Ministrys’ Agents of Change – ENVIS Centres to be Nodal Centres for
imparting and disseminating all kinds of environmental information, education,
awareness and training including Acts, Rules & Regulations available for all
stakeholders in user friendly manner.
Collaborative project proposals by ENVIS Centres on similar themes (to avoid
duplicity of work)
Information base to be developed/ compiled/ segregated/ analyzed/
disseminated at different levels – Block, District, State, Country and SAARC
nations and plan to establish ENVIS as a South Asian Knowledge Hub.
People’s Participatory Programme at village level – To create a Model
Green Village by involving village people to know various welfare schemes of
the Government. The project involves innovative methods for demonstration of
technologies, training and awareness by ENVIS Centres. This would consists of
baseline survey, Geo-mapping, environment education and training, etc. as a
prototype.
Paryavaran Times – A monthly newsletter is proposed to be published by
MoEF&CC containing latest information on programmes, policies, events,
innovations, etc.
Details of Officers in Economic Cell
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Name Designation Mobile No.
1 Dr Anandi Subramanian Sr. Economic Adviser 9873297653
2 Shri Yashvir Singh Economic Adviser 9871699594
3 Shri Manoj Shrivastava Deputy Secretary 9911103233
4 Shri Shoyabahmed Kalal Deputy Director 9968395167
Mandate
Centre of Excellence in Environment Economics, Madras School of Economics
(CoE-MSE), Chennai
Finance Commissions (FCs):
XIII FC: Review Release and Utilization of State-Specific Grants-in-Aid
XIV FC: MoEF&CC Memorandum/ Proposals/ Presentations
Union Budget: Appraisal and recommendation of environment-friendly budget proposals
Processing MoEF&CC inputs for Economic Survey (M/o Finance), President’s Speech,
Finance Minister’s Budget Speech, etc.
Monitoring implementation of Union Budget announcements concerning MoEF&CC
Coordinating MoEF&CC comments: Cabinet/ Cabinet Committees, Committee of
Secretaries, policy matters of various Ministries
Internal/External economic management in MoEF&CC; reform in environment
and forest sectors
Nodal Cell for matters referred by M/o Finance 24
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CoE-MSE: Activities
Budget Estimate 2016-17: ₹ 0.50 crore (Plan funds)
Last Meeting of Steering Committee held on 13.05.2016 at
MSE in Chennai
Two Project Proposals:
• Distributional Effects of the Impacts of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture
• Urban Dynamics, Landscape Ecological Security, and Policy Implications: A case study of Chennai Region
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XIII Finance Commission
XIII FC: 5-year award: 2010-11 to 2014-15
Grants-in-Aid for State-Specific Needs through MoEF&CC:
₹ 5,000 crore for increasing forest cover and protection of forests
₹ 1,098 crore to protect or restore the environment and address
specific environmental issues
6 Meetings of Review Committee were held on Utilization of
Grants-in-Aid for State-specific Needs for the Award of XIII FC for
2011-12 to 2014-15
8 States covered: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu,
Goa, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir and Odisha.
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Achievements
Pre-Budget Proposal for exemption from levy of Income Tax on State Pollution Control Boards for inclusion in Union Budget
Pre-Budget Proposal for issuing of US dollar-denominated Environment Bond (Green bond) for inclusion in Union Budget
Prepared a gist of environment related measures announced in President’s Speech, Railway Budget 2016-17 and Union Budget 2016-17.
Details of Officers in Trade &
Environment
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Name Designation Mobile No.
1 Dr Anandi Subramanian Sr. Economic Adviser 9873297653
2 Shri Yashvir Singh Economic Adviser 9871699594
3 Shri Abhay Kumar Deputy Economic
Adviser 8447166040
4 Shri Manoj Shrivastava Deputy Secretary 9911103233
5 Shri Shoyabahmed Kalal Deputy Director 9968395167
Mandate
• Policy/ Regulation preparation process in area of trade and environment,
such as environmental standards and trade policy instruments for
environmental goods and services
• Formulation of Ministry’s position on trade-related matters referred to it
by other Ministries, including views on issues relating to Regional/
Bilateral/ Multilateral Trade Agreements, such as WTO Agreement/
SAPTA/ Indo-EU FTA on environmental, ecology, wildlife and forestry
issues
• Bilateral investment agreements/ investment protection agreements and
other trade-related matters referred to it by other Ministries
• Implementation of any on-going Project on Trade and Environment
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Issues and Status
• Nodal cell for matters referred by the M/o Commerce &
Industry
• Trade Policy Review of India-2015 by WTO (comments
furnished)
• Inputs collected from different Divisions to frame India's
position on each environmental goods and services, as per
various classifications, in international negotiations
• Second Task Force on Transaction Cost in Exports headed
by DGFT (Report presented)
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Issues and Status (Contd.)
• Cabinet/ Cabinet Committee/ Committee of Secretaries matters referred
by M/o Commerce & Industry
• Inputs sent on diverse subjects, such as: (i) South Asia Environment
Outlook 2013 and (ii) Annual WTO Public Forum 2013 on "Innovation
and Trade”.
• Committees set up by Department of Commerce on Multilateral/
Plurilateral/ Bilateral negotiations in Environmental Goods and Services
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Achievements
• Formulating Ministry’s view(s) on environmental trade issues for 5-year Foreign Trade Policy, 2014-19; Intellectual Property and Public Health and Environment Policy
• Stimulating growth of export of environmental services from India
• Taking action on approved recommendations on environmental goods and services-related trade policy in reports of Tariff Commission
• Preparation of MoEF&CC inputs for Government of India Report for India’s Trade Policy Review-2015; responding to Questionnaires of WTO Secretariat on its Report.
Proposal to merge Economic Cell
and T&E Division
• Merge the Economic Cell and the Trade &
Environment Division -Create an Economic Division
• To augment the manpower by getting more Officers
from the IES
• Create better synergies in MoEFCC on
implementation of Schemes with optimum utilisation
of resources
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Plan of Presentation
1 Details of Officers in PC Division
2 Mandate
3 XII Plan Performance & BE 2016-17 – already presented by AS&FA
4 Review of Plan Schemes
5 Issues
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Details of Officers in PC Division
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Name Designation Mobile No.
1 Dr Anandi Subramanian Sr. Economic Adviser 9873297653
2 Shri Yashvir Singh Economic Adviser 9871699594
3 Shri Manoj Shrivastava Deputy Secretary 9911103233
4 Shri Shoyabahmed Kalal Deputy Director 9968395167
5 Shri Promod Kumar Section Officer 9968307344
Preparation, monitoring and review of: Five Year Plans
Annual Plans (BE, RE, Re-appropriations)
Union Budgets: Statement of Budget Estimates; proposals
Outcome Budgets
Special Component Plans (Scheduled Castes/ Tribes/ NE)
13 Monitorable Targets for XII Plan
State Plans/ Allocation for CSS
Parliament Standing Committee related to Demands for Grants
Coordinating, monitoring physical & financial progress of 9 Umbrella (Plan) Schemes(49 Sub-Schemes) against the targets
Nodal Division for NITI Aayog, M/o Planning & D/o Disinvestment 39
Mandate
• This is last year of XII Plan. Need to streamline all schemes in Environment, Forest Sector.
• Distinction between Plan-Non Plan will cease from next year.
• Discontinuation/ continuation/ merger of Plan Schemes to be based on detailed review of their financial & physical performance.
• Need to converge the efforts through schemes to achieve INDCs and SDGs.
• Evaluation task given to Plan Coordination and Integrated Finance Division – due to dismantling of Planning Commission
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Review of Plan Schemes
REVIEW/ EVALUATION OF SCHEMES
Committee on Sustainable
Management of Natural Resources
Committee on Wildlife &
Animal Welfare
Committee on Education,
Training and R&D
Committee on Environment
& Climate Change
Committee on Conservation of Natural Resources
1 National Afforestation and Eco Development Board & Eco Task Force
2 Green India Mission: National Afforestation Programme
3 Conservation of Corals & Mangroves
4 Intensification of Forest Management
5 Biosphere Reserves
6 Biodiversity Conservation & Rural Livelihood Improvement (BCRLIP)
7 Assistance to Botanical Gardens
8 Biodiversity Conservation
9 National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)
10 National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-Systems (NPCA)
11 National River Conservation Plan
12 National Coastal Zone Management Programme
Committee on Wildlife & Animal Welfare
1 Project Tiger (incl NTCA)
2 Project Elephant
3 Integrated Development of
Wildlife Habitats
4 National Zoological Park (NZP)
5 Animal Welfare
6 Animal Welfare Board
7 Central Zoo Authority (CZA)
8 Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
Committee on Environment Education and R&D
1 Environmental Education and Awareness
2 Centres of Excellence
3 Environmental Information System (ENVIS)
4 Research in Environment
5 Taxonomy Capacity Building (TCB)
6 National Natural resource Management Scheme (NNRMS)
7 Desertification Cell
8 GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Devt
9 National Museum of Natural History
Committee on Environment & Climate Change
1 Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
2 Climate Change Action Plan
3 National Mission on Himalayan Studies
4 National Adaptation Fund
5 Environmental Impact Assessment
6 Pollution Abatement
7 Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)
8 Hazardous Substances Management
9 International cooperation Activities
10 Strengthening of Regional offices
Results of Evaluation
Continue Merger New Projects/ Schemes
Discontinue
Aid in Decision Making in Ministry
Issues related to PC Division
• Need to reallocate work related to Parliament
Standing Committee on Demands for Grants to
Division concerned, namely Finance.
• Posting a full time Director (PC); Part-time DS is
posted on 17.05.2016;
• Engaging a Young Professional to facilitate continuous
review/ evaluation of Schemes/ Projects
• Additional posts at Assistant Section Officer level
required
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