4(1) (b)(i) Name of the organisation, functions and duties:

Name of the Organisation: The “Environmental Management & Policy Research Institute” is an autonomous institute established by Government of Karnataka on 17th September 2002. It was carved out of the erstwhile Environmental Training Institute (ETI), which was setup by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) with the financial assistance from the Government of Denmark, in 1996. In 2002, ETI was separated from the KSPCB and with an enhanced mandate and renamed as “Environmental Management Policy & Research Institute” (EMPRI) and registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960 and the registration No. is 537/2002-03 dated 17-09-2002 of the Registrar of Societies, Bangalore Urban District, Bangalore.

Functions: The EMPRI undertakes applied and policy research and also endeavours to provide capacity building training on concurrent environmental issues relevant to the society. Services provided by the institute seek to encourage and enable government, industry and civil society to safeguard and manage the natural resources effectively.

Duties:

(a)To contribute towards the protection and management of Environment & Ecology through scientific, technical, policy research & other activities;

(b)To assist the Government departments, NGOs and Public at large in performing the mandatory functions specified in the various environment laws, guidelines and judicial pronouncements from time to time and to assist the concerned agencies in setting up norms;

(c)To undertake/develop studies and research in the field of environment protection and conservation for improving the overall quality of environment;

(d)To develop expertise in the field of environmental research and to develop into world-class consultants and to act as a referral institute;

(e)To interact and/or to seek affiliation with national and international agencies working with similar objectives;

(f) To undertake training and human resources development in the field of environment and by organizing seminars/workshops and other programs for stakeholders;

(g)To print, publish, exhibit books, pamphlets and periodicals, educative and informative materials that may be considered desirable for promotion of the objectives of the institute.

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(h)To run an ENVIS (Environmental Information System) Centre and to develop, maintain and run a reference library and data centre with books, periodicals, films, video and other audio-visual materials.

(i) To run National Green Corps (NGC) programme forming eco-clubs in selected High schools/Higher Primary Schools of the state

(ii) The power and duties of the officers and employees

The EMPRI functions under the direction of a Governing Body, chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Forest, Ecology & Environment, Government of Karnataka. The Director General (DG), EMPRI is the Member Secretary to the Governing Body. The Director General being the Chief Executive of the Institute is responsible for day-to-day administration of the organization, supported by the officers deputed from the Government of Karnataka and Technical & Administrative / Accounts personnel outsourced from Manpower Agency for specific purposes.

A. POWERS: The Director General exercises the Common Financial Powers delegated to the Officers of Government as per G.O. No. FD 2 TFP 2010 dated 30-04-2010 and also Special Powers delegated to the Additional principal Chief Conservator of Forests of Forest Department as approved in the Governing Body of EMPRI in its meeting held on FEE 102 FES 99 dated 04-09-2003. The employees were not delegated with any financial or administrative powers.

B. Duties : Duties of Officers and employees are given in the following Table

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Name & Designation of the Officer

Duties

1 Director General 1. To Carry the duties and responsibility assigned by the Governing Body

2. To manage and call the Governing Body with consent of Chairman and prepare the agenda.

3. Custodian of all records, accounts, books and properties of the Society

4. To Incur expenditure with approval of the Chairman

5. To maintain books of accounts and records and produce them for audit and for inspection of the officers.

6. To record proceedings of the meetings7. To call meeting with the approval of the

Chairman8. To keep all accounts and ledgers of the

Society and operating bank accounts as decided by the Governing Body

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9. To draw & disburse the money for various activities as per action plan, signing bills and cheques

2 Chief Conservator of Forests & Director

1. Guiding and Supervising of Assessment of current status of Cauvery River in Karnataka and 300m buffer zone on both sides of the river as Eco-sensitive Zone.

2. Completion of Climate Change Research Projects.

3. Guiding, supervising and monitoring of State Project on Climate Change.

4. Guiding and supervising of the existing and ongoing research projects as and when necessary.

5. Guiding, formation of GIS project and supervising of ongoing GIS projects.

6. Expansion and strengthening of Water Analysis Lab.

7. Formulating suitable proposal for baseline ecological data collection and Monitoring of Yettinehole project.

8. Guiding & Organizing of IFS Training on Climate change.

9. All correspondence relating to Climate Change.

10. Training on Plastic Ban & Water Safety Plan.

11. Any other training / workshop as and when necessary.

To assist Director General in administration and accounts of the Institute.

3 Conservator of Forests & Director (Research)

1. Guiding and Supervising of Evolving Sustainable Strategies for the Mysuru- Nanjangud Local Planning Area.

2. Guiding and Supervising of Inventorisation/Water bodies in BBMP-BDA area.

3. Guiding and Supervising of training/workshops on all subjects.

4. Guiding and Supervising all ongoing Research Projects.

5. Celebration of all important days.6. Guiding and Supervising of ENVIS

Programme / NGC Programme.7. Guiding and Supervising all ongoing

Research Projects.8. Preparation of proceedings of all important

meetings.

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To assist Director General in administration and accounts of the Institute.

4 Project Development Officer

1. Guiding and Supervising of Assessment of current status of Cauvery River in Karnataka and 300m buffer zone on both sides of the river as Eco-sensitive Zone.

2. Supervision of New Climate Change Research Projects

3. Any other Training / Workshop as and when necessary

4. Guiding and Supervising of Inventorisation of Water bodies in BBMP – BDA area.

5. Pursuing of recovery of INEP dues6. Stock verification7. Getting the details about affiliation of

various Universities as directed by the Governing Body.

8. Supervision of the installation of Solar & DEWAT System.

9. Bio-medical Waste trainings for Bangalore Hospitals.

10.Any other work allotted by the Director General, EMPRI.

C. Duties of Employees

Post/Designation ResponsibilitiesConsultant Carry out research and data collection to understand

the organisation; Prepare research proposals and presentations; Identify issues and form hypotheses and solutions; Present findings and recommendations to clients; Implement recommendations/solutions and ensure

the client receives the necessary assistance to carry it all out;

Liaise with the client to keep them informed of progress and to make relevant decisions; and

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.Training Head Identifying and assessing future and current

training needs Plan, organize and direct of training activities /

Develop, implement, and monitor training programs and Drawing an overall training

Conduct effective induction and orientation sessions.

Create brochures and training materials Monitor and evaluate training program’s

effectiveness, success and report on them

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Prepare and implement training budget. Resolve any specific problems as necessary Reviews existing training materials produced by

third parties to determine appropriateness and relevance

Modifies or creates course materials and training manuals to meet specific training needs

Schedules training sessions, organizes information technology and other equipment, and manages course enrolment

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Research Scientist Preparation of literature review, proposal, inception report, interim report, draft final report, final report;

Create/conduct experiments and field research with respect to approved and allotted project;

Collaborate with industry/academia to apply the results of research and develop new techniques, products or practices with approval of Director General;

Work in multidisciplinary teams, in different faculties or schools in academia, and in different functions of the institute with approval of Director General;

Carry out peer reviews of written publications and presentations to validate theories and inform research with approval of Director General;

Updating the knowledge on the similar works carried out by scientist;

Keep track of expenditure and prepare draft Utilisation Certificate.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned;GIS Scientist / Senior GIS Scientist/ GIS Engineer

Collection of geographical information; and generate map pertaining to project;

Capturing the georeference of location of 'assets' such as forests, bridges, street lights, road barriers, flood defences and so on using GPS tools in the field for private companies, government agencies and local authorities;

Desk-based data capture (digitising) to convert paper maps to GIS datasets, for example, to record the location of telecoms cables or water pipelines from original maps;

Storage, analysis and presentation of geographical information;

Creating and maintaining the structures necessary for GIS data storage;

Developing the tools for loading/transferring GIS data between different systems;

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Manipulation, analysis and presentation of geographical information by creating programs to convert GIS information from one format to another;

Developing internet applications to present GIS data and tools on corporate websites;

Using tools to join together different GIS datasets and create new information or investigate patterns, e.g. estimating the number of people potentially affected by flooding, using population growth figures and planning information to estimate increasing/decreasing demand for school capacity, or calculating the number of potential customers for a new supermarket and predicting buying patterns based on socio-economic factors; and

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.Research Associate Associate with Research Scientist to carry out

responsibilities of Research Scientist;Research Assistant / Junior Research Fellow

Assists with Research Scientist /Research Associate to carry out responsibilities of Research Scientist;

Project Assistant Assists with Research Scientist/ Project coordinator/Research Associate/Research Assistant to carry out their duties and responsibilities ;

Training Associate Researches, plans, organizes and conducts training programs, seminars, and conferences for clerical, supervisory, technical, and lower-level management personnel;

Assess training needs as to type, extent and scope, schedules and procedures;

Prepares and distributes training aids such as instructional material, handouts, evaluation forms, and visual aids; sets up audiovisual equipment and makes presentations when necessary;

Obtain feedback from training participants; Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as

assigned;Estate Officer To manage the routine day to day requests for

Engineering and Building assistance and analysing and implementing effective solutions;

To be responsible for ensuring Planned Preventative Maintenance Systems are implemented and carried out in a timely manner;

To provide technical advice and liaise with Sisters Departmental Heads, Risk Management, users and clients at all levels. To liaise with Statutory Regulators, Consultants, Fire Brigade, Contractors and Company representatives external to the Organisation;

To establish and maintain quality systems to ensure work is carried out efficiently and effectively to current standards and codes of practice;

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To comply with Statutory Health and Safety Regulations and other relevant requirements for a safe working environment, and to carry out Health and Safety Risk Assessments as and when required. Responsible for policy and procedure implementation within service area and undertake technical surveys;

Obtain structural safety certificate; Cary out works related to electrification; Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Project Coordinator Assist the Project team in the drafting and issuance of project proposals, tenders, budgets, cash flows and preliminary schedules;

Facilitate effectively and accurately communicate relevant project information to the client and project team;

Issuing Contracts, Letters of Intent, Purchase Orders, etc.;

Keep the project team and others informed about project status and issues that may impact client relations; and

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.ENVIS Programme officer

Prepares project documents for approval. Provides technical supervision, including analysis of

interim reports, participation in workshops, literature searches, identification and administration of resource persons/consultants in support of projects;

Works and contributes within the Project Implementation (PI) team structure that guides the formulation and development of the PI’s program strategy and related project portfolio.

Plans and manages project evaluations; Assists researchers in writing, editing, and publishing

research results; and Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Information Officer Information Officer will be responsible for data collection on the assigned subject from different authenticated sources. He/she will be also responsible for all data related matters such as collection, compilation, storage, processing and dissemination of information along with Programme Officer.

ENVIS IT assistant Provides assistance to ENVIS programme officer to carry out activities smoothly; and

Undertake any other duties as may be assigned.Programme Coordinator, NGC

Disbursement NGC grants to Eco-clubs after receiving the grants from MoEF&CC under National Green Corps Programme (NGC).

Organizing State level meetings and events. Attending and giving the necessary inputs to District

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level meetings School visit to monitor and evaluate the Eco-club

activities Correspondence through letters/emails and phones to

MoEF&CC and concerned state/district level officers for better implementation of the programme and ongoing activities of Eco-clubs

Organize the training at State level and distribution of resource material to participants.

Organize trainings at block level through video conference.

Preparation and sending the Annual Activities report, Utilization Certificate and proposal to MoEF&CC.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Programme Associate Associate with Programme Coordinator to carry out responsibilities of Programme Coordinator;

Laboratory Chemist Perform chemical and physical tests; Purchase chemicals and upkeep equipment; Utilize a wide variety of laboratory equipment; Monitor and review the results of the quality

assurance/control program; analyze laboratory data; present data analysis in tabular/graphical forms;

Maintain accurate and thorough records of laboratory procedures and results; ensure compliance with government regulations; prepare analytical work sheets and reports;

Oversee and participate in the preparation of chemical reagents;

Perform the most complex and difficult laboratory analysis; develop new methods and techniques of analysis;

Assess laboratory equipment needs and train laboratory personnel in new equipment operation;

Troubleshoot, clean and maintain laboratory equipment and supplies;

Monitor laboratory supply levels; Maintain inventory of all chemicals, equipments,

instruments and consumables; and Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Microbiologist Planning and carrying out trials as per approved project;

Growing microbe cultures; Collecting samples from a variety of locations; Recording, analysing and interpreting data; Managing laboratories; Maintain inventory of all chemicals, equipments,

instruments and consumables; and Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

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Technical Assistant Follow all field procedures and protocols; Cooperate with technical team and share information

across the organisation; and Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Field Assistant Travels to field sites to collect and record data and/or samples as appropriate to the specific objectives of the study;

Clean the sampling containers and equipment’s used in field work;

Reviews and edits data to ensure completeness and accuracy of information; follows up with subjects to resolve problems or clarify data collected;

May set up, calibrate, and maintain laboratory and/or field research equipment, as specified by the requirements of the study; and

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.Laboratory Attender Collects and preserves varied samples for analysis

from specific locations according to a predetermined schedule; collects special samples as conditions indicate; prepares samples for transport, storage and laboratory testing;

Collects commercial or industrial waste samples as part of the wastewater treatment facility’s pre-treatment program;

Prepares chemicals, bacteriological media, stains and standard test solutions;

Cleans and maintains laboratory, equipment and instruments; washes, cleans and sterilizes glassware and bacteriological supplies. Maintains inventory of laboratory supplies;

Compiles and records information onto standardized worksheets and logs; and

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.Manager Finance Providing and interpreting financial information;

Conducting reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities;

Managing a company's financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems;

Liaising with auditors to ensure annual monitoring is carried out;

Developing external relationships with appropriate contacts, e.g. auditors, solicitors, bankers and statutory organisations such as the Inland Revenue;

Producing accurate financial reports to specific deadlines;

Managing budgets; Maintaining monthly and annual accounts; Perform correspondence pertaining to accounts; Keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations

and legislation; and

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Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Manager Administration

Act as the main point of contact for visitors and callers, including reception duties;

Provide general administrative support to the Director General and staff team;

Provide support for the EMPRI programme/projects including assisting with administration of project work where appropriate and when agreed;

Undertake general administrative duties including;o Inventories stationary, vehicles and furniture;

ando Preparation of documents Auctioning and

unwanted furniture, vehicles. Undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an

equivalent nature as from time to time may be required.

System Administration Procure computers and other electronic equipment as per requirements;

Support LANs, WANs, network segments, Internet, and intranet systems;

Maintain system efficiency; Ensure design of system allows all components to

work properly together; Troubleshoot problems reported by users; Maintain network and system security; Monitor networks to ensure security and availability

to specific users; Evaluate and modify system's performance; Maintain integrity of the network, server deployment,

and security; Ensure network connectivity throughout a company's

LAN/WAN infrastructure is on par with technical considerations;

Assign routing protocols and routing table configuration;

Assign configuration of authentication and authorization of directory services;

Maintain inventory of all electronic equipment and e-waste;

Dispose e-waste as per applicable laws; and Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Librarian Manage the planning, administrative and budgetary functions of library and information services;

Provide effective access to library collections and resources;

Maintain the organization of library materials; Update information pertaining to library in COHA

software; Purchase books and journals with approval of

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Director General; Provide library services in response to the

information needs of library users; and Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Office Assistant Organize office and assist associates in ways that optimize procedures;

Sort and distribute communications in a timely manner;

Create and update records ensuring accuracy and validity of information;

Schedule and plan meetings and appointments; and Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Accounts Assistants/Junior Accounts Assistant

Accounts assistants provide administrative support to head of section and basic bookkeeping;

Other duties and responsibilities of the job include:o Working with spreadsheets, tally softwareo Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Computer Operator / Data Entry Operator

Performs data entry and desk top publication works as assigned.

Office attender (Dalayath)

Filing, copying and faxing; Maintains office operations by receiving and

distributing communications; Maintaining supplies and equipment; Picking-up and delivering items; Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Driver/Senior Driver Drive company vehicles to pick or drop employees; Deliver important documents to required

destinations; Ensure that all deliveries have been signed and

delivered to the correct recipient; Keep vehicle clean and maintained at all times; Perform preventative and regular maintenance on

vehicle; Maintain logbooks related to travelling; and Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

House keeping Perform cleaning activities such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing;

Ensure all rooms are cared for and inspected according to standards;

Protect equipment and make sure there are no inadequacies;

Notify superiors on any damages, deficits and disturbances;

Check stocking levels of all consumables and replace when appropriate; and

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.Security guards Protects EMPRI property and staff;

Conducts regular checks for incoming traffic; Checks sales/procurement documents for customers

who have made purchases;

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Uses a security panic button whenever necessary; Conducts day and night foot patrols; Informs management of any security irregularities; Keeps head count of visitors for verification during

emergency; Maintain visitors register; Inform Police, Department of Fire, Director General

and Directors in case of emergency; and Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

(iii) The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability.

(a) All files relating to decision making are processed by the Administrative, Accounts, Research and Training officials and submitted to their respective section heads and further submitted to the Director General through the Conservator of Forests & Director (Research) and Chief Conservator of Forests & Director.

(b) The day to day works carried out by the Administrative and Accounts staff are supervised by the Manager (Admin) and Manager (Accounts). Similarly the Training Section officials work under the supervision of Head-Training, Climate Change Cell officials work under the supervision of Consultant-Climate Change and Research Scientists. The Lake Section officials work under the supervision of their respective Project Coordinators.

(c) All the officials are accountable to their section heads/Coordinators and the Section Heads/Coordinators ultimately accountable to the Conservator of Forests & Director (Research) and Chief Conservator of Forests & Director and ultimately everybody is accountable to the Director General.

(iv) The norms set by it for the discharge of its functions.

With reference to the administration and accounts of the affairs of the Institute it is as per norms set by the Government through Karnataka Financial Code, KCSR etc. and also as per the Memorandum of Association of EMPRI.

(v) The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions.

The following are the rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records held by EMPRI and used by the employees for discharging their functions

1. Karnataka Financial Code2. Karnataka Civil Services Rules,3. Karnataka Manual of Contingent Expenditure4. Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 19995. Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Rules, 20006. Hand Book of Office Procedure issued by Government of Karnataka7. Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960.8. The Employees’ State Insurance Rules.

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9. Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act.

(vi) A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control.

1) Documents/reports pertaining to research and training 2) Documents pertaining to Accounts and Administration.

(vii) The particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with or representation by, the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof.

Public consultation will be made during research.

(viii) A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public.

The following are the Boards, Councils, Committees consisting of two or more persons constituted for the purpose of its advice:

A. Governing Body: The Governing Body of EMPRI consists of representatives of the government departments and agencies from the Department of Forest, Ecology & Environment, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) as detailed in the following Table.

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Name of the Members Designation

1 Addl. Chief Secretary & Development Commissioner and Chairman EMPRI,Department of Forests, Ecology & Environment, Government of Karnataka, Room No. 447, 4th

Floor, M.S. Building, Bangalore.

Chairperson

2 Secretary,Department of Ecology & Environment, Government of Karnataka, 7th Floor, M.S. Building, Bangalore.

Co-Chair

3 Chairman,Karnataka State Pollution Control Board,Parisara Bhavan, 5th FloorChurch Street, Bangalore-560 001.

Member

4 Addl. Chief Secretary,Urban Development DepartmentGovernment of Karnataka436, 4th Floor, Vikasa Soudha,

Member

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Bangalore-560 001.5 Commissioner for Industrial Development

& Director of Industries & CommerceGovernment of Karnataka, 2nd FloorKhanija Bhavan, Bangalore.

Member

6 Commissioner for Health & FamilyWelfare Services, Government of Karnataka, Anand Rao Circle, Bangalore.

Member

7 Secretary to Govt. (Budget & Resource)Finance DepartmentGovernment of Karnataka, 2nd Floor,Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore.

Member

8 Member SecretaryKarnataka State Pollution Control BoardParisara Bhavana, 5th Floor,Church Street, Bangalore

Member

9 Addl. Director & Zonal OfficerSouth Zone Office,Central Pollution Control Board,Nisarga Bhavan, 7th D Cross, Shivanagar, Bangalore.

Member

10 Director General, EMPRI Member Secretary &Director General EMPRI

B. GENERAL BODY: The members of Governing Body are also the members for the General Body of EMPRI.

C. COMMITTEES: Following committees are constituted to advise and also to take decisions on specific matters.

1. Executive Committee : A three member committee has been constituted by the Governing Body and is chaired by the Director General, with two other members. The committee advices and takes decisions on administrative and financial matters.

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Name of the Members Designation

1. Director General,Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute, “Hasiru Bhavana” Doresanipalya Forest Campus, J. P. Nagar 5th Phase, Bangalore – 560 078

Chairman

2 APCCF (Research & Utilisation),Karnataka Forest Department, Arakere Mico Layout,Bangalore – 560 003.

Member

3 Special Director (Technical)Dept. of Ecology & Environment, Government of Karnataka, MS Building, Bangalore.

Member

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4 Internal Financial Advisor & Ex-Officio DeputySecretary, FEE & Co-operation Dept.Room No. 411, 4th Floor, M.S. Bldg. Bangalore – 560 001.

Member

5 Chief Conservator of Forest & DirectorEMPRI

Member Secretary

2. Performance Review Committee: This Committee has been constituted for periodical review of the performance, of all the officials and Technical Staff. The Committee consists of following members:

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Name of the Members Designation

1. Director General,EMPRI, Bangalore

Chairman

2 Chief Conservator of Forests & Director,EMPRI, Bangalore

Member

3 Conservator of Forests & Director (Research),EMPRI, Bangalore

Member

3. Research & Training Advisory Committee : The committee is constituted as per decision taken in 28th GB meeting and the Director General, EMPRI is the Chairman of the Committee. The committee consists of Government officers and functionaries from eminent organizations.

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Name of the Members Designation

1 Director General, EMPRI Chairperson,

2 Former Director General of EMPRI. Member

3 APCCF (Research & Utilisation)Research Office, Karnataka Forest Dept.,Bangalore.

Member

4 Special Director (Tech), Ecology & Environment Dept., Govt. of Karnataka,M.S. Building, Bangalore.

Member

5 Member SecretaryKarnataka State Pollution Control Board, Parisara Bhavana, 5th Floor, Church Street, Bangalore.

Member

6 Group Coordinator (Research)Institute of Wood Science & Technology, Malleswaram, Bangalore.

Member

7 Director,Institute for Social & Economic Change (ISEC)Chandra Layout, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore.

Member

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8 Fellow, Centre for Environmental StudiesEarth Sciences & Climate Change Division,, T E R I, 4th Main, 2nd Cross, Domlur IInd Stage, Bangalore.

Member

9 Chairman, CiSTUPIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Member

10 Representative of National Law School of India, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore. Member

11 Addl. Director & Zonal OfficerCentral Pollution Control Board (South), Shivanagar, Bangalore.

Member

12 C.F. & Director (Research) &Member Convenor, R T A C, EMPRI

Member Convenor

4. Recruitment Committee : The committee was constituted in February 2010 to advise the EMPRI on the selection of suitable candidates for vacant posts advertised by the institute. The committee is chaired by the Director General, EMPRI and comprises of four other members.

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Name of the Members Designation

1 Director General, EMPRI Chairperson2 Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests

Land Acquisition of Forest CellWater Resources Dept., Vikasa Soudha Bangalore – 560 001

Member

3 Member SecretaryKarnataka State Pollution Control BoardParisara Bhavana, 5th Floor,Church Street, Bengaluru – 560 001

Member

4 Representative of National Law School of India, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore.

Member

5. Internship Committee: The committee is constituted as per decision taken in 40th GB meeting to select eligible graduates and post graduate students as interns. The committee is chaired by the Director General, EMPRI and comprises of three other members.

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Name of the Members Designation

1 Director General, EMPRI Chairperson2 C.C.F. & Director, EMPRI Member3 C.F. & Director (Research), EMPRI Member4 Representative of National Law School of India, Member

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Nagarbhavi, Bangalore

6. Evaluation Committee: The EMPRI takes up training activities on various environmental issues and a three member committee has been constituted to evaluate the training programmes conducted by EMPRI. The committee is chaired by the CCF & Director, EMPRI, and (i) CF, Director (Research), EMPRI (ii) Shri. T. Mahesh, Environmental Officer, Karnataka Pollution Control Board, Bangalore, are the members.

Sl. No. Name of the Members Designation1 C.C.F. & Director, EMPRI Chairperson2 C.F. & Director (Research), EMPRI Member3 Environmental Officer,

Karnataka Pollution Control Board, BangaloreMember

7. Technical Advisory Panel: A Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) has been constituted for according approval of configuration of Computer Hardware/Software required to be purchased for EMPRI. The Director General, EMPRI is the Chairman and comprises of five other members.

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Members Designation

1 Director General, EMPRI, Bangalore Chairman2 Chief Conservator of Forests, Director, EMPRI, Bangalore Member3 System Analyst, DPAR, (e-Governance), Bangalore Member4 Prof. IIIT, Bangalore Member5 Prof. IIMB, Bangalore Member3 Conservator of Forests and Director (Research), EMPRI,

BangaloreConvener

(ix) Directory of officers and employees of the Environmental Management & Policy Research Institute:

A. Officers on Deputation from Government of Karnataka and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board.

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Name of the Officer Designation

1 Smt. Ritu Kakkar, IFS Director General2 This post is vacant Chief Conservator of Forests & Director3 Shri. K. H. Vinaya Kumar, IFS Conservator of Forests & Director (Research4 Shri. Ramesha C. Project Development OfficerB. Employees: Employees have been outsourced through manpower agency

for the office management

Sl. No. Name of the Employees Designation of the Employee1 Shri. B. S. Hegde Senior Manager (Accounts)

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2 Miss. Vijayalaxmi Yalal Manager (Administration)3 Shri. Sampath Rao K.R. Computer Operator4 Smt. Waheeda Banu Accounts Assistant5 Miss Pavithra R. Accounts Assistant6 Shri. Narendrababu B.C. Office Assistant - Junior7 Miss Sangeetha B.M. Accounts Assistant - Junior8 Shri. K.S. Anand Librarian9 Smt. Jennifer Vincent System Administrator10 Shri. K. B. Kiran Data Entry Operator11 Shri. Shivakumar R. Driver – Senior12 Shri. K. Shankar Driver13 Shri. Praveen kumar D. Driver14 Shri Mahesh Manjunath Naik Driver15 Shri. Prabhu P.N. Dalayat16 Shri. Muniswamy M. Dalayat17 Shri. Chandrakumar K. Dalayat18 Smt. Pushpa House Keeping19 Smt. Vanishree H. R. House Keeping20 Smt. M. S. Vijaya House Keeping21 Shri. Rajashekhar Security Guard- Senior22 Shri. Huchappa Security Guard23 Shri. Thimmarayi Security Guard

C. Employees have been outsourced through manpower agency for carrying out various projects.

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Name of the employee Designation of the Employee

1 Shri. B. Basavaraj, Head-Training Head-Training (CCC)2 Dr. O.K. Rema Devi Consultant (CCC)3 Dr. Papiya Roy, Research Scientist (CCC)4 Dr. Manjunath M., Research Scientist (CCC)5 Dr. Hema N. Research Scientist (CCC)6 Mrs. Chitra P., Research Associate (CCC)7 Miss Latha M.H., Training Associate (CCC)8 Shri. Roshan D. Puranik, Research Assistant (CCC)9 Shri. Ramesh G., Training Assistant (CCC)10 Shri. Sooraj S. Research Assistant (CCC)11 Shri. Chaturved Shet R. Research Assistant (CCC)12 Shri. Balasubryamanya Sharma Research Assistant (CCC)13 Miss. Vyshali Prakash, Junior Research Fellow (DST)14 Smt. Boya Saritha, Research Associate (DST)15 Shri Cruz Antony Research Associate (DST)16 Miss Anusha Vimal Project Assistant (DST)17 Miss Syeda Sara Research Assistant (DST)18 Shri. V. Sreenivas Research Scientist (CLC)19 Miss Chandrakala B.S., GIS Expert (CLC)20 Mrs. Nayana Prakash, Research Associate (CLC)

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21 Miss Reetu Singh, Research Associate (CLC)22 Dr. Jeya Prakash P. Research Scientist (CLC)23 Mrs. Sumarani, Research Associate (CLC)24 Shri. Gajanana Hegde Laboratory Chemist (CLC)25 Miss. Aneetha Patel, Microbiologist (CLC)26 Shri. Shashikumar Technical Assistant (CLC)27 Shri. Siddaraju C. Field Assistant (CLC)28 Shri. Mallesh Field Assistant (CLC)29 Shri. Nagendra L. Field Assistant (CLC)30 Shri. Sanna Gundappa, Field Assistant (CLC)31 Shri. Shivakumar G.T. Lab Attender (CLC)32 Shri Govindaraju D.T. Lab Attender (CLC)33 Mrs. Ashwini G., GIS Expert (CLC)34 Shri. Kiranraddi Morab GIS Scientist (CLC)35 Shri. Abhilash R. Senior GIS Scientist (CLC)36 Smt. Roopadevi GIS Scientist (CLC)37 Mrs. Nisha Shetty Programme Officer (ENVIS)38 Miss Soujanya N. Information Officer (ENVIS)39 Dr. Pavithra P. Nayak, Information Officer (ENVIS)40 Miss. Siri H. P. IT Assistant, (ENVIS)41 Miss. Komala D. Programme Coordinator (NGC)42 Smt. Priyadarshini Indudhara Patil Programme Associate (NGC)

(x) The monthly remuneration received by each of its officer and employees including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations

The monthly remuneration received by the Officers and Employees as on 28-02-2017 is given in the following Table.

A. Officers on Deputation from Government of Karnataka and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board.

Sl.No.

Name of the Officer Designation Gross Salary

1 Smt. Ritu Kakkar, IFS Director General Rs. 2,26,272/-2 Shri. K. H. Vinaya

Kumar, IFSConservator of Forests & Director

Rs. 1,57,989/-

3 Shri. Ramesha C. Project Development Officer

Rs. 65,783/-

B. Employees: Employees have been outsourced through manpower agency for the office management

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C. Employees have been

outsourced through manpower agency for carrying out various projects.

Sl.No.

Name of the employee

Designation of the Employee

Monthly remuneration

(In Rs.)1 Shri. B. Basavaraj,

Head-TrainingHead-Training (CCC) 49,500/-

2 Dr. O.K. Rema Devi Consultant (CCC) 55,000/-3 Dr. Papiya Roy, Research Scientist (CCC) 44,000/-4 Dr. Manjunath M., Research Scientist (CCC) 44,000/-5 Dr. Hema N. Research Scientist (CCC) 40,000/-6 Mrs. Chitra P., Research Associate (CCC) 26,400/-7 Shri. Roshan D.

Puranik,Research Assistant (CCC) 24,000/-

8 Shri. Ramesh G., Training Assistant (CCC) 19,800/-9 Shri. Sooraj S. Research Assistant (CCC) 18,000/-10 Shri. Chaturved Shet R. Research Assistant (CCC) 15,000/-11 Shri. Balasubryamanya

SharmaResearch Assistant (CCC) 18,000/-

12 Miss. Vyshali Junior Research Fellow 32,500/-

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Name of the Employees

Designation of the Employee

Monthly remuneration

(in Rs.)1 Shri. B. S. Hegde Senior Manager

(Accounts)38,500/-

2 Miss. Vijayalaxmi Yalal Manager (Administration) 24,200/-3 Shri. Sampath Rao K.R. Computer Operator 18,400/-4 Smt. Waheeda Banu Accounts Assistant 19,400/-5 Miss Pavithra R. Accounts Assistant 17,600/-6 Shri. Narendrababu B.C. Office Assistant - Junior 14,600/-7 Miss Sangeetha B.M. Accounts Assistant -

Junior15,400/-

8 Shri. K.S. Anand Librarian 27,900/-9 Smt. Jennifer Vincent System Administrator 24,200/-10 Shri. K. B. Kiran Data Entry Operator 14,600/-11 Shri. Shivakumar R. Driver – Senior 17,300/-12 Shri. K. Shankar Driver 16,100/-13 Shri. Praveenkumar D. Driver 16,100/-14 Shri Mahesh Manjunath

NaikDriver 16,100/-

15 Shri. Prabhu P.N. Dalayat 14,600/-16 Shri. Muniswamy M. Dalayat 14,600/-17 Shri. Chandrakumar V. Dalayat 14,600/-18 Smt. Pushpa House Keeping 14,600/-19 Smt. Vanishree H. R. House Keeping 14,600/-20 Smt. M. S. Vijaya House Keeping 12,100/-21 Shri. Rajashekhar Security Guard- Senior 14,600/-22 Shri. Huchappa Security Guard 13,200/-23 Shri. Thimmarayi Security Guard 13,200/-

Prakash, (DST)13 Smt. Boya Saritha, Research Associate (DST) 46,800/-14 Shri Cruz Antony Research Associate (DST) 46,800/-15 Miss Anusha Vimal Project Assistant (DST) 8,000/-16 Miss Syeda Sara Research Assistant (DST) 8,000/-17 Shri. V. Sreenivas Research Scientist (CLC) 55,000/-18 Miss Chandrakala B.S., GIS Expert (CLC) 33,000/-19 Mrs. Nayana Prakash, Research Associate (CLC) 33,000/-20 Miss Reetu Singh, Research Associate (CLC) 33,000/-21 Dr. Jeya Prakash P. Research Scientist (CLC) 50,000/-22 Mrs. Sumarani, Research Associate (CLC) 26,650/-23 Shri. Gajanana Hegde Laboratory Chemist (CLC) 27,500/-24 Miss. Aneetha Patel, Microbiologist (CLC) 22,000/-25 Shri. Shashikumar Technical Assistant (CLC) 18,000/-26 Shri. Siddaraju C. Field Assistant (CLC) 15,000/-27 Shri. Mallesh Field Assistant (CLC) 15,000/-28 Shri. Nagendra L. Field Assistant (CLC) 15,000/-29 Shri. Sanna

Gundappa,Field Assistant (CLC) 15,000/-

30 Shri. Shivakumar G.T. Lab Attender (CLC) 12,000/-31 Shri Govindaraju D.T. Lab Attender (CLC) 12,000/-32 Shri. Kiranraddi

MorabGIS Scientist (CLC) 25,000/-

33 Shri. Abhilash R. Senior GIS Scientist (CLC) 48,000/-34 Smt. Roopadevi R. koti GIS Scientist (CLC) 25,000/-35 Miss Soujanya N. Programme Officer (ENVIS) 31,890/-36 Dr. Pavithra P.

Nayak,Information Officer (ENVIS) 26,635/-

37 Miss. Siri H. P. IT Assistant, (ENVIS) 21,542/-38 Miss. Komala D. Programme Coordinator

(NGC)24,000/-

39 Smt. Priyadarshini Indudhara Patil

Programme Associate (NGC) 18,000/-

(xi) The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made.

The budget provision for the year 2016-17

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(xii) The manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes.

The Environmental Management & Policy Research Institute is not executing any subsidy programmes

(xiii) Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorisations granted by it.

The Environmental Management & Policy Research Institute is not giving any concession, permits or authorisations

(xiv) Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form.

Project reports completed since last financial year.

(xv) The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use.

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Sl.No. Budget Head Budget Allocation

2016-17From Government of India

1. Environmental Information System – ENVIS

11,65,927/-

2. National Green Corps - NGC 2,20,20,115/-

3. National Action Plan on Climate Change- NAPCC :3435-03-104-11-01-31 under “CCAP”

4,00,000/-

4. IFS training:2406-01-003-Educational & Training-14-03-28 Professional Services under the scheme Forestry Training & Capacity Building.

2,18,581/-

5. Department of Science & Technology:3425-Other- Scientific Research -60-200-56-4-31 Grand –In-Aid Establishment/Strengthening Climate Change Centre/Cell under NMSKCC in the state of Karnataka.

1,72,97,000/-

From Government of Karnataka

1. EMPRI Grant :3435-03-003-0-15

3,65,00,000/-

2. Plastic Ban:3435-03-003-0-01

14,20,000/-

(a) The general public can get any information relating to EMPRI or information collected and compiled in the form of Research Report can be obtained by submitting an application under RTI Act and on payment of appropriate fees.

(b) The working hours of the EMPRI is from 10.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., with lunch break from 1.30 to 2.15 p.m. on all working days. All Second Saturdays, Sundays and holidays declared by the Government of Karnataka are holidays for EMPRI.

(c) The EMPRI has a Library wherein several books and magazines on Environment and reports compiled by EMPRI Research Team are available in the Library and the students or Environmental Sciences/public can read the same. However, the books are not allowed to be taken outside the Library.

(d) The general public can access the EMPRI website and ENVIS website. 1. www.karnataka.gov.in/empri 2. www.karenvis.nic.in

(xvi) The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers.

Shri. K. H. Vinaya Kumar, IFSConservator of Forests & Director,Environmental Management & Policy Research Institute,“Hasiru Bhavan”, Doresanipalya Forest Campus,Vinayakanagara Circle, J.P. Nagar 5th Phase,Bangalore – 560 078Phone No. 080- 2649 0747FAX No. 080- 2649 0745Mobile No. 91- 9611135140e-mail ID : empri.blr@gmail.com

(xvii) Such other information as may be prescribed, and thereafter update these publications every year.

The information which changes from time to time is being updated periodically.

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