New Delhi,The Minister
of State for Mines, Steel and Labour and Employment, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has
said that there is no proposal to restructure of Geological Survey of India
(GSI) in 12th Five Year Plan. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today
Vishnu Deo Sai has said that GSI is equipped
with modern machineries and has techniques for carrying out ground, aerial and
marine surveys and analyses of rocks and minerals. Modernization is a
dynamicprocess which continuously changes with development in new technology
and more high precision equipments which are developed through advanced
research. GSI keeps abreast of these new developments in Geosciences.
The Minister said that during the 11th Five Year Plan period, the Government of
India, Ministry of Mines had formed a High Power Committee (HPC) to examine and
restructure GSI to make it a world class organization. The HPC recommendations
were approved by the Cabinet on 25.10.2011. With the recommendation of HPC, GSI
was reorganized and the sanctioned strength of manpower was increased from
11,420 to 12,369. GSI is taking action to fill up the vacancies in a phased
manner, which is to be completed by 2018.
He said that steps have been taken by the Government to make GSI a world class
organization with cutting edge technology and state-of-the-art equipments.
Towards this end Ministry of Mines on 30.6.2009 had formed a Modernization
Committee to look into the requirements of technology and equipments for GSI.
The Modernization Committee submitted its report in August, 2011 for
implementation. GSI is carrying out its modernization according to the
projections made in the Modernization Committee Report.
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