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(i)	Particulars of Organisation, Functions and Duties
(ii)	Powers and Duties of Officers and Employees
(iii)	Procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability
(iv)	Norms set by NIOT for the discharge of its function.
(v)	Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by NIOT or under its control or used by its employees for discharge its function.
(vi)	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.
(vii)	A statement of boards, council, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the propose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of these boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public.
(viii)	Directory of the officers and employees of NIOT.
(ix)	Monthly Remuneration Received By Each of its Officers and Employees, Including the System of compensation.
(x)	Budget Allocated to NIOT and to each Agency under its control.
(xi)	The manner of executed of Subsidy Program.
(xii)	Particulars of Recipients of Concessions, permits or authorization granted by NIOT.
(xiii)	Details in respect of the information available to or held by NIOT, reduced in an electronic form.
(xiv)	Particular of the facilities available to citizens for obtaining information including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use
(xv)	The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers.
(xvi)	RTI Annual Return.
(xvii)	Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above.
(xviii)	MoU.
(xix)	RTI-Transparency audit report

While formulating the research and development programmes, stress is laid on development of applied technology and that the benefits of these will reach the society.

For detailed information please refer NIOT's Website http://www.niot.res.in

(i)	Particulars of Organisation, Functions and Duties


	To develop world class technologies and their applications for sustainable utilization of ocean resources.

	To provide competitive, value added technical services and solutions to organizations working in the oceans.

	To develop a knowledge base and institutional capabilities in India for management of ocean resources and environment. click to access the detailed Vision,Mission and Key Objectives. Functions and Duties The major aim of NIOT is to develop reliable indigenous technology to solve the various engineering problems associated with harvesting of non-living and living resources in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which is about two-thirds of the land area of India. NIOT contributes to the nation in the areas of Ocean Energy and Desalination Ocean Structures Deep Sea Technologies Ocean Acoustics Marine Sensors Systems Ocean Electronics Ocean Science and Marine Biotechnology Coastal and Environmental Engineering Ocean Observation Systems Ocean/Coastal Research Vessels

(ii)Powers and Duties of Officers and Employees

(i) Powers and duties of officers (administrative, financial and judicial)

Administration
Director
Scientist

(ii) Power and duties of other employees

Administration Under Establishment and Personnel

(iii) Rules/ orders under which powers and duty are derived and

Administration Under Establishment and Personnel

(iv) Exercised

(v) Work allocation

The following technology groups of NIOT carries out research in the aforementioned areas and supported by the administrative groups.

Ocean Energy and Freshwater
Ocean Structures and Island Desalination
Deep Sea Technologies
Ocean Acoustics
Marine Sensors Systems
Ocean Electronics
Ocean Science and Technology for Islands
Coastal Environmental Engineering
Ocean Observation Systems
Vessel Management Cell
Seafront Facility
Computer Maintenance Cell
Establishment and Personnel
Stores and Purchase
Finance and Accounts
Estate and Maintenance

(iii)

Procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability

iii.(a) Final decision making authority

Director is the chief executor and responsible for the day to day management of the activities of the Institute and overall administration in accordance with the Rules and Bye-laws and other instructions issued by the Governing Council from time to time. All the decisions relating to finance and administration are taken by him.

(iv)

Norms set by NIOT for the discharge of its function.

While performing the duties assigned to the different officers/staff, they exercise by and large the powers prescribed by the guidelines issued by the Government form time to time as well as those prescribed under different manuals, rules like General Financial Rules, Delegation of Financial Power Rules, Manual of Office Procedures, etc.

iv(a) Nature of functions/ services offered

To develop reliable indigenous technology to solve the various engineering problems associated with harvesting of non-living and living resources in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which is about two-thirds of the land area of India.

iv(b)Norms/ standards for functions/ service delivery

While performing the duties assigned to the different officers/staff, they exercise by and large the powers prescribed by the guidelines issued by the Government from time to time as well as those prescribed under different manuals, rules like General Financial Rules, Delegation of Financial Power Rules, Manual of Office Procedures, etc.

iv(c) Process by which these services can be accessed

Director, NIOT is to be contacted in matters related to function of NIOT or related services.

iv(d) Time-limit for achieving the targets

Time limit to achieve NIOTs targets is outlined in OOMF (Output Outcome Monitoring Framework) and / or Administrative Orders issued time to time by Ministry of Earth Sciences.

iv(e) Process of redressal of grievances

The grievances can be sent to the designated Grievance Officer and the details are given below.
Dr.G.Latha
Grievance Officer
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
Velachery Tambaram Main Rd,
Pallikaranai, Chennai - 600 100
Email: grievanceofficer@niot.res.in

Timeline:

Acknowledgment of the Complaint: 3 working days

Redressal of the complaint: 45 Days

In case the complainant is not satisfied with redressal of his/her complaint, he/she can escalate unsettled grievance to the Director.

Internal grievances:

Internal grievances to be addressed to Grievance Officer NIOT.

External grievances:

External grievances can be raised through CPGRAMS Portal.

Grievances received and redressed during 2021-22

Month	No. of grievance received	Disposal of grievance
April 2021	1	-
May 2021	Nil	Pending grievance disposed
June 2021	Nil	-
July 2021	1	-
August 2021	Nil	Pending grievance disposed
September 2021	1	Grievance disposed
October 2021	Nil	-
November 2021	Nil	-
December 2021	Nil	-
January 2022	Nil	-
February 2022	Nil	-
March 2022	1	Grievance disposed in April 2022.

iv(f) Replies to questions asked in the parliament

NIOT provides information to MoES in response to questions asked in Parliament and / or Rajyasabha pertaining NIOT. Details can be found on the website of MoES. https://moes.gov.in/parliament

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(v)	Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by NIOT or used by its employees for discharges its functions

The officers/staff of NIOT discharge their functions based on the guidelines issued by the Government from time to time as well as those prescribed under different manuals, rules like General Financial Rules, Delegation of Financial Power Rules, Manual of Office Procedures, etc.

V(a) Title and nature of the record/ manual /instruction.

V(b) List of Rules, regulations, instructions manuals and records.

No. of employees against whom disciplinary action has been

(i) Pending for Minor penalty or major penalty proceedings

NIL

(ii) Finalised for Minor penalty or major penalty proceedings

NIL

(vi)	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 there of

There is no provision to seek direct consultation/ participation of public or its representation formulation of policies of NIOT or its implementation. The policies after due process and with approval of the Governing Council of NIOT/the Government.

(vii)

A Statement of boards, council, committees and other bodies consisting of more persons constituted as its part or for the propose of its advice, and as the meetings of these boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public.

Custodian of documents:

Group Head of each technology group is custodian of the documents pertaining to the corresponding group.
Administrative Officer is custodian of the documents pertaining to Establishment and Personnel.
Respective Section Heads are custodians of the documents pertaining to Stores and Purchase (S&P) and Finance and Accounts (F&A).

The work of various programs/schemes being implemented by the Institute is carried out by the Governing Council headed by the Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences. The meetings of the Governing Council/any of the Committees constituted are not open to public. The minutes of such meetings are also not accessible to the public. The Governing Council consists of the following members:

Latest NIOT Committees-2022

1.	Dr. M. Ravichandran, Secretary to Govt. of India Ministry of Earth Sciences (Ex-Officio)	Chairman From 7th December 2015
2.	Shri Vishvajit Sahay Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser/ Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Ex-Officio)	Member
3.	Ms Indira Murthy Joint Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (Ex-Officio)	Member
4.	Dr.P.S.Goel, Chairman-SAC,NIOT & Former Secretary, NIOT	Member From 16th September 2016
5.	Dr. T. SRINIVASA KUMAR Director, INCOIS, Hyderabad (Ex-Officio)	Member
6.	Dr.S.A.Sannasiraj HOD, Ocean Engineering Department, IIT-M,Chennai	Member From 9th May 2018 till 20th February 2020
7.	Dr.K.Murali HOD, Ocean Engineering Department, IIT-M,Chennai	Member From 21st February 2020
8.	Dr.M.V.Ramana Murthy Director, NCCR, Chennai (Ex-Officio)	Member From 30th May 2017
9.	Programme Head (NIOT), Ministry of Earth Sciences (Ex-Officio)	Permanent Invitee
10.	Shri. S.Anantha Narayanan, Former Director, NPOL	Member From 9th May 2018
11.	Dr.B.N.Suresh, Former Director, ISRO	Member From 9th May 2018
12.	Dr. G. A. Ramadass Director, ESSO-NIOT, Chennai	Member Secretary From 30th December 2020

Management Council

Designation	Name	Telephone (Office)	E-mail address
Director	Dr.G. A. Ramadass	6678 3303	ramadass@niot.res.in
Scientist G	Dr. Purnima Jalihal	6678 3350	purnima@niot.res.in
Scientist G	Dr.R. Venkatesan	6678 3535	venkat@niot.res.in
Scientist G	Dr.Dhilsha Rajapan	6678 3394	krd@niot.res.in
Scientist G	Mr.D. Rajasekhar	6678 3500	rajasekhar@niot.res.in
Scientist G	Dr.G. Latha	6678 3399	latha@niot.res.in
Scientist G	Dr. Tata Sudhakar	6678 3525	tata@niot.res.in
Scientist G	Dr Ramesh Sethuraman	6678 3379	sramesh@niot.res.in
Senior Administrative Officer	Mr Sankara Ramasubramanian	6678 3307	sankararaman.niot@gov.in
Joint Manager	Shri S. Krishnamohan	6678 3322	mohan@niot.res.in

(viii)

Directory of the officers and employees of the NIOT:

Directory of the officers and employees of NIOT can be accessed via following link
Employees Profile Page

(ix)	Monthly Remuneration Received By Each of its Officers and Employees, including the System of compensation:

Basic Pay of the Officers/Staff of the NIOT is given below. In addition, the Officers/Staff are drawing admissible allowances per the order of the Government of India issued from time to time.

Name	Designation	Pay Level	Basic Pay
DR G A RAMADASS	Director	15	217600
DR PURNIMA JALIHAL	Group Head - EFW & CEE, SCIENTIST-G	14	211800
DR DHILSHA RAJAPAN	Group Head - MSS, SCIENTIST-G	14	205600
DR RAJASEKHAR D	Group Head - VMC, SCIENTIST-G	14	199600
DR LATHA GANESAN	Group Head - OA, SCIENTIST-G	14	193800
DR TATA SUDHAKAR	Group Head-OE,OOS SCIENTIST-G	14	188200
DR BASANTA KUMAR JENA	SCIENTIST-G	14	188200
DR VIJAYA RAVICHANDRAN	Group Head - SFD, SCIENTIST-G	14	188200
DR RAMESH SETHURAMAN	Scientist-in-Charge DST,SCIENTIST-G	14	177400
DR PHANIKUMAR S V S	Scientist-InCharge,OS SCIENTIST-G	14	177400
MR RAJU ABRAHAM	SCIENTIST-F	13A	176200
MR GOPKUMAR KUTTIKRISHNAN	SCIENTIST-G	14	153000
MR SANKAR MANI	SCIENTIST-F	13A	161300
MR DEEPAK CR	SCIENTIST-F	13A	171100
DR VEDACHALAM N	SCIENTIST-G	14	172200
DR DHARANI GOPAL	Group head - MBT SCIENTIST-F	13A	156600
DR RAMESH N R	SCIENTIST-F	13A	152000
DR VENKATESAN G	SCIENTIST-F	13A	156600
MR MUTHUKRISHNA BABU S	SCIENTIST-F	13A	152000
MR MUTHUKUMARAVEL S	SCIENTIST-F	13A	156600
DR N.V. VINITHKUMAR	SCIENTIST-F	13A	151290
MR MUTHUVEL PANAYAN	SCIENTIST-F	13A	152000
MR M PALANIAPPAN	SCIENTIST-F	13A	135000
MR SARAVANAN RAJENDRAN	SCIENTIST-F	13A	143300
MR SUBRAMANIAN ANNAMALAI	SCIENTIST-F	13A	143300
MR ARUL MUTHIAH M	SCIENTIST-F	13A	147600
MR SRINIVASAN RANGAN	SCIENTIST-F	13A	142700
MS CHITHRA KRISHNASWAMY	SCIENTIST-F	13A	147600
DR SATHIANARAYANAN D	SCIENTIST-F	13A	147600
MS MALARKODI A	SCIENTIST-E	13	134500
MR SHIBU JACOB	SCIENTIST-E	13	138500
MR SUSEENTHARAN VELUCHAMY	SCIENTIST-E	13	138500
DR SUNDARARAJAN SRINIVASAN	SCIENTIST-E	13	134500
MR RAJESH SHIVA	SCIENTIST-E	13	134500
MR ARUNA KUMAR AVULA	SCIENTIST-E	13	130600
MR RAMESH RAJU	SCIENTIST-E	13	130600
MS AMUDHA KRISHNAN	SCIENTIST-E	13	130600
MR HARIKRISHNAN G	SCIENTIST-E	13	130600
MS JOSSIA JOSEPH K	SCIENTIST-E	13	130477
DR DHINESH GANAPATHY	SCIENTIST-E	13	130600
MR MULLAI VENDHAN K	SCIENTIST-E	13	130600
DR PRINCE PRAKASH	SCIENTIST-E	13	126800
MR RAJKUMAR JANAKIRAMAN	SCIENTIST-E	13	126800
DR SANJANA M C	SCIENTIST-E	13	126800
MR RAMASUNDARAM S	SCIENTIST-E	13	126800
MR JANARTHANAN C	SCIENTIST-E	13	126800
DR TAMSHUK CHOWDHURY	SCIENTIST-E	13	126800
MR BALAJI DILLI	SCIENTIST-E	13	126800
MR PRASAD DUDHGAONKAR	SCIENTIST-E	13	126800
MS NIDHI VARSHNEY	SCIENTIST-E	13	123100
DR SRIDHAR MUDDADA	SCIENTIST-E	13	126800
MR SAMSON PACKIARAJ	SCIENTIST-E	13	123100
MR KIRAN A S	SCIENTIST-E	13	123100
DR PRANESH S B	SCIENTIST-E	13	123100
MR ANBU ARAVIND GNANARAJ	SCIENTIST-E	13	123100
MR MANOJ VASUDEVAN	SCIENTIST-D	12	105900
MR BIREN PATTANAIK	SCIENTIST-E	13	123100
MR BOLEM SRINIVAS	SCIENTIST-E	13	123100
MS BALA NAGA JYOTHI	SCIENTIST-E	13	123100
MR DEVENDER GUJJULA	SCIENTIST-E	13	123100
MR SELVA KUMAR MADASAMY	SCIENTIST-E	13	123100
MR SREEDEV DEVARAJAN	SCIENTIST-E	13	123100
MR MURUGESH POTHIKASALAM	SCIENTIST-D	12	91400
DR KALYANI MANTHRIPRAGADA	SCIENTIST-D	12	83600
MR SRINIVASA RAO SARIPALLI	SCIENTIST-D	12	86019
MR SUNDAR RANGANATHAN	SCIENTIST-E	13	83600
MR ASHWANI VISHWANATH	SCIENTIST-D	12	83600
MR KESAVA KUMAR B	SCIENTIST-D	12	83600
MS SHYAMALA VARTHINI D	SCIENTIST-D	12	83600
MR THIRUMURUGAN KARUPPIAH	SCIENTIST-D	11	83600
MR TRISHANU SHIT	SCIENTIST-D	12	83600
MR PRABHAKARAN KALIDASS	SCIENTIST-D	12	83600
MR UMAPATHY ARUNACHALAM	SCIENTIST-D	12	83600
MISS SAROJANI MAURYA	SCIENTIST-D	12	83600
MR TAVVA ABHISHEK	SCIENTIST-D	12	83600
DR ANBU RAJAN LAWRENCE	SCIENTIST-D	12	83600
MR DOSS PRAKASH VITTAL	SCIENTIST-D	12	78800
MR ABHIJEET SAJJAN	SCIENTIST-D	12	78800
MR BISWAJIT HALDAR	SCIENTIST-C	11	71800
MR ANAND KISHOR	SCIENTIST-C	11	71800
MISS ANULEKHA MAJUMDAR	SCIENTIST-C	11	71800
MR RAM KUMAR J	SCIENTIST-C	11	69,700
MR T.S. KUMAR	SCIENTIST-C	11	67700
DR DILIP KUMAR JHA	SCIENTIST-C	11	67700
MR KRUPA RATNAM	SCIENTIST-C	11	67700
MR S. RAGUMARAN	SCIENTIST-C	11	67700
MR HEMANT KUMAR MEENA	SCIENTIST-B	10	57800
RAHUL BHARTI	SCIENTIST-B	10	56100
SMT. ROSMY CHERIYAN	SCIENTIST-B	10	57800
MR GOWTHAMAN VALLUVAN	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	76500
MR KARTHIKEYAN AVUDAIYAPPAN	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	72100
MR MEENATCHI SUNDARAM A	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	72100
MR VENGATESAN GOPALAKRISHNASAMY	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	72100
MS LATHA DAMODHARAN	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MR SAJEEV K	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MS RAJESHWARI P M	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MR SUNDAR JESURAJ SABASTION	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MS SASIKALA THANGAMANI	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MR RAGURAMAN GOVINDAN	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MR RAMASUNDARAM KUTTHALINGAM	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MS THAMARAI PRAKASH	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MR VISHWANATH BILLAVARA	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MR SRIDHARAN R	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MR CHANDRAN VASU	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MR MUTHUKUMARAN DURAIRAJ	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MR CHANDRASEKARAN E	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MR NARASIMHA RAO Y V	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MR MURUGESAN MUNUSAMY	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	58600
MS JAYANTHI KANNAIYAH	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	58600
MR SURESH RUTHIRAKUTTI	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	58600
MR RAMESH KRISHNA MOORTHY	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	58600
MR SARAVANAN MANICKAM	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE II	8	60400
MS MARY LEEMA THILAKAM J	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	58600
MR KANTIPULI SUDARSAN	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	58600
DR SANTHANAKUMAR JAYAPAL	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	58600
MR THIRUNAVUKKARASU AYYADURAI	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	58600
MR MAGESH PETER DHASSIAH PETER	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	56900
MR ELANGOVAN SELVANATHAN	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	58600
MR MUTHUKUMAR CHINNASAMY	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	55200
MR PANDURANGAN VISWANATHAN	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	55200
MR NAGARAJAN G	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	55200
MR SUNDARAMOORTHI V	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	55200
MR VENKATESAN KANDAN	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	55200
MR VADIVELAN ARUMUGAM	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	55200
MR CHANDRASEKAR GOVINDAN	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	55200
MR SUNDARAVADIVELU N	SCIENTIFIC OFFICER GRADE I	7	55200
MR KARUPPASAMY MOOKAN	Scientific Assistant	7	53600
MR NAVEEN A	Scientific Assistant	6	44900
MR JARPULA LAXMAN	Scientific Assistant	6	44900
MR PRAKASH TESIGAN	Scientific Assistant	6	43600
MR ASHOK KUMAR K	TECHNICIAN GRADE B	4	30500
MR JOTHI CHITHIRAVEL	TECHNICIAN GRADE B	4	33300
MR JUNAID AHMED C M HANIF	Technician Grade B	4	36400
MR CHARLES SATISH KUMAR SELVARAJ	TECHNICIAN GRADE B	4	36400
MR V S SURESH	TECHNICIAN GRADE B	4	30500
MR PARMESWAR B	TECHNICIAN GRADE B	4	29600
MR RAJAN JAMES ALEXANDER	TECHNICIAN GRADE B	4	29600
MR SURESH KUMAR NANDAKUMAR	TECHNICIAN GRADE A	2	24500
MR GOPALAKRISHNAN S	TECHNICIAN GRADE A	2	24500
MR G. VELU	Technician-Grade-A	2	21100
MR C. DHANARAJ	Technician-Grade-A	2	21100
MR M. CHANDRASEKAR	Technician-Grade-A	2	21100
MR G. DANDIS ANANDA KUMAR	Technician-Grade-A	2	21100
MR ELANCHEZHIYAN KRISHANAN	Technician-Grade-A	2	20500
MR SHEIK MEERAN MOHIDEEN	Technician-Grade-A	2	20500
MR M ATHIAMAN	Technician-Grade-A	2	21100
MR T. NAMBIRASAN	Technician-Grade-A	2	21100
MR D. RAJAN	Technician-Grade-A	2	21100
MR S. SARAVANAN	Technician-Grade-A	2	21100
MR S. RAVICHANDRAN	Technician-Grade-A	2	21100
MR D. MUTHURAJAN	Technician-Grade-A	2	21100
MR S. PALAIYAM	Technician-Grade-A	2	20500
MR P. RAMESH	Technician-Grade-A	2	21100
MR N. ANAND	Technician-Grade-A	2	20500
MR S. SASIKUMAR	Technician-Grade-A	2	21100
MR SANKARA RAMASUBRAMANIAN	Senior Administrative Officer	11	74000
MR KRISHNAMOHAN SESHADRI	Joint Manager	9	82600
MS RATHIKUMARI RAMANKUTTY	ASSISTANT MANAGER	7	66000
MS ANURADHA RAM KRISHNAN	ASSISTANT MANAGER	7	60400
MR GOPALAKRISHNAA S M	COORDINATOR GRADE IV	7	60400
MS HEMAVATHI GOPALAN	SENIOR EXECUTIVE	6	53600
MS VATCHALA KUPPURAMAN	SENIOR EXECUTIVE	6	46200
MS LATHA THEAGARAJAN	SENIOR EXECUTIVE	6	46200
MS A.S. VIJAYALAKSHMI	Senior Executive	6	37600
MS I. SRILAKSHMI	SENIOR EXECUTIVE	6	37600
MS K. LAKSHMI	Sr Executive	6	37600
MR M. VADIVELU	SENIOR EXECUTIVE	6	37600
MS NEETU	Junior Translation Officer	6	35400
MS SONITHA S SARAF	Junior Translation Officer	6	39900
MS VASANTHI KRISHNASWAMI	Executive	5	59200
MS AHALYA G V	Executive	5	33900
MR K. STALIN	Executive	5	31000
MS S. ISABEL DERICKS SELVAM	Executive	5	31000
MS EASWARI C	Junior Executive	4	44800
MS VASANTHI SESHADRI	Junior Executive	4	48900
MR GURUPRASAD RAO SARANGAPANI RAO	Junior Executive	4	47500
MS LAVANYA N	JUNIOR ASSISTANT	2	27600
MS VIJAYALAKSHMI KARUNAKARAN	JUNIOR ASSISTANT	2	27600
MS VAIDEHI LAKSHMIKANTHAN	JUNIOR ASSISTANT	2	27600
MS JENITHA JULIET	JUNIOR ASSISTANT	2	23800
MR R.MAHENDRAN	Scientific Assistant	6	35400
MR SALOMAN RAJ P	MULTI TASKING STAFF	1	32000
MR VINODH KUMAR MANI	MULTI TASKING STAFF	1	34000
MR JAYAPRAKASH PUNNIYAMOORTHY	MULTI TASKING STAFF	1	25600
MR AROKIA PRABHU LAWRENCE	MULTI TASKING STAFF	1	25600
MR ANANDAN KANDASAMY	MULTI TASKING STAFF	1	34000
MR PRADEEP GOPI PRADEEP	MULTI TASKING STAFF	1	25600

(x)	Budget Allocated to NIOT control Details of funds allocated to NIOT and disbursement made by GoI (2021)

S.No	Particulars	Budget 2019-20 (Rs. in Crores)
A	O-Smart Scheme
1	Development of Technologies for Energy & Fresh Water	11.00
2	Development of Technology for Marine Sensor & Systems	1.30
3	Ocean Acoustics	0.50
4	Ocean Electronics	2.00
5	Ocean Science and Technology for Islands	9.65
6	Development of technologies for Offshore Structural components	7.91
7	Deep Ocean Mission	10.50
8	AUV and Deep Sea Mooring System	25.00
9	Operation & Maintenance of Research Vessels	49.89
10	Acquisition of two Coastal Research Vessels	31.90
11	Ocean Observation Network and HF RADAR	21.08
12	Scientific studies & technology development for exploration & extraction of Gas Hydrates	0.75
13	Geoscientific Studies of Exclusive Economic Zone - (EEZ)- East Coast Shallow Water	6.00
	Total (A)	177.48
B	Core Grant
14	Manpower, Operational Expenses and Maintenance of NIOT	50.78
	Total(A+B)	228.26

(xi)	The manner of executed of Subsidy Program.

There is no programme being executed by NIOT, which involve grant of subsidy to any person/Organization.

(xii)	Particulars of Recipients of Concessions, permits or authorization granted by NIOT.

The activities of the NIOT do not involve sanction for the grant of Concession/Permits/Authorization of any kind.

(xiii)

Details in respect of the information available to or held by NIOT, reduced in an form.

Location where available Website : http://www.niot.res.in

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Details in respect of the information available to or held by NIOT is contained in the following web site:

S.No.	Organisation	Address	Name of website
1.	National Institute of Ocean Technology	Velachery-Tambaram Road, Pallikaranai Chennai -600100 Phone :91+44-22462039 Fax :91+44-22460275	http://www.niot.res.in

Replies to questions asked in the parliament

NIOT provides information to MoES in response to questions asked in Parliament and/or Rajyasabha pertaining NIOT. Details can be found on the website of MoES. https://moes.gov.in/parliament

Result Framework Document (RFD)

Not applicable at present to NIOT. Refer the MoES website https://moes.gov.in/rfd for Old archives. https://moes.gov.in/rfd

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

The desired information can be obtained by the general public from the following means, which are open from 0900 hrs to 1730 hrs (except holidays);

	Name & location of the faculty Display board
	Library
	Display board
	Visitor s room
	Office Library
	Facilitation Centre
	Through Newsletter
	Exhibitions
	Notice Board
	Website of NIOT

(xv)	The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officer,Vigilance Officer and Grievance Officer.

National Institute of Ocean Technology has designated the following officers as First Appellate Authority:-

Dr. G A Ramadass
First Appellate Authority

Director , NIOT
Velacherry-Tambaram Main Road, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai,
Chennai - 600 100, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Tel.: 044-66783303
Email Id: ramadass@niot.res.in, ramadass.niot@gov.in

National Institute of Ocean Technology has designated the following officers as Current Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), Vigilance Officer and Grievance Officer :-

Central Public Information Officer	Vigilance Officer	Grievance Officer
Shri.Prasad Dudhgaonkar, Scientist-E NIOT Chennai-600100, Tamil Nadu; Tel: 044-66787091.	Dr.S.Ramesh, Scientist-G NIOT Chennai-600100, Tamil Nadu; Tel: 044-66783388.	Dr.G.Latha, Scientist-G NIOT Chennai-600100, Tamil Nadu; Tel: 044-66783399.

Earlier CPIO & FAAs

Earlier CPIO

Earlier FAAs:

Dr G A Ramadass,
Scientist-G,
NIOT, Chennai-600100, Tamil Nadu. (till 28 Dec 2020)

Dr. Purnima Jalihal,
Scientist-G,
NIOT, Chennai-600100, Tamil Nadu (1st Oct 2020 to 21st Dec 2020)

Dr M A Atmanand,(retired)
Scientist-G,
NIOT, Chennai-600100, Tamil Nadu (8th Feb 2018 - 30th Sept 2020)

Form for specific information other than above:

The relevant provisions of the Act towards charging fee are as under:

A request for obtaining information under Sub-section (1) of Section 6 shall be accompanied by an application fee of Rs.10.00 by way of cash against proper receipt,postal order or by demand draft in the name of the 'Accounts Officer, National Institute of Ocean Technology ' payable at Chennai.

For providing the information under Sub-section (1) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt,postal order or by Demand draft payable to the 'Accounts Officer, National Institute of Ocean Technology' at following rates:

a.	Rs.2.00 for each page (in A4/A3 size paper) created or copied
b.	Actual charge or cost price of a copy in larger size paper.
c.	Actual cost or price for samples or models; and
d.	For inspection of records, no fee for first hour; and a fee of Rupees 5.00 for each fifteen minutes (or fraction thereof) thereafter.

For providing the information under Sub-section (5) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt,postal order or by Demand draft payable to the 'Accounts Officer, National Institute of Ocean technology' at following rates:

a.	For information provided on CD Rs.50.00 per CD; and
b.	For information provided in printed from at the price fixed for such publication or Rs.2.00 per page of photocopy for extracts from the publications.

The payment is required to be despatched to:

Shri.Prasad Dudhgaonkar,
(Central Public Information Officer)

NATIONAL INSTITUE OF OCEAN TECHNOLOGY,
NIOT Campus, Velachery - Tambaram Main Road,
Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai,
Chennai - 600 100,
Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

Phone: 6678 3300 (7091)
Fax: 6678 3335

Email Id: prasad@niot.res.in, prasad.niot@gov.in

Training of CPIO/APIO

1.Two day e-Training Programme on “Right to Information Act: 2005” during February 15-16, 2021 organised byNational Productivity Council (NPC) Jaipur was attended by Shri. Prasad Vinayak Dudhgaonkar (CPIO) and Smt. Vansi Philomina (PJA).

2.Two day Online Workshop on “Transparency Audit with respect of compliance under Section 4 of RTI Act, 2005” on May 20 & 21, 2020 by IRMRA was attended by Shri Prasad Vinayak Dudhgaonkar (CPIO).

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RTI Annual Return.

Right To Information Annual Return 2010 - 2011

Right To Information Annual Return 2011 - 2012

Right To Information Annual Return 2012 - 2013

Right To Information Annual Return 2013 - 2014

Right To Information Annual Return 2014 - 2015

Right To Information Annual Return 2015 - 2016

Right To Information Annual Return 2016 - 2017

Right To Information Annual Return 2017 - 2018

Right To Information Annual Return 2018 - 2019

Right To Information Annual Return 2019 - 2020

Right To Information Annual Return 2020 - 2021

Ministry / Department / Organization	: National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.
	: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Year	: 2010-2011

		Progress in 2010-11
	Opening Balance as on 01.04.2010	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	0	6	21	0	0	21
First Appeals	0	0	0		0	0

No. of Cases where disciplinary action taken against any Officer

No. of CAPIOs designated	No. of CPIOs designated	No. of AAS designated
0	1	1

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
90/-	290/-	0

Ministry / Department / Organization	: National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.
	: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Year	: 2011-2012

		First Quater 2011-12
	Opening Balance as on 01.04.2011	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	0	4	3	0	0	7
First Appeals	0	0	1	0	0	1

		Second Quarter 2011-12
	Opening Balance as on 01.07.2011	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	0	1	0	0	0	1
First Appeals	0	-	0	-	0	0

		Third Quarter 2011-12
	Opening Balance as on 01.10.2011	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	0	1	4	0	0	5
First Appeals	0	-	0	-	0	0

		Fourth Quarter 2011-12
	Opening Balance as on 01.01.2012	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	0	3	6	-	-	9
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

No. of Cases where disciplinary action taken against any Officer

No. of CAPIOs designated	No. of CPIOs designated	No. of AAS designated
0	1	1

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
90/-	0	0

Ministry / Department / Organization	: National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.
	: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Year	: 2012-2013

		First Quater 2012-13
	Opening Balance as on 01.04.2012	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	0	4	5	0	0	2
First Appeals	0	0	2	0	0	2

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
80/-	0	0

		Second Quarter 2012-13
	Opening Balance as on 01.07.2012	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	7	2	8	0	1	11
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
160/-	0	0

		Third Quarter 2012-13
	Opening Balance as on 01.10.2012	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	5	1	3	-	-	5
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
30/-	0	0

No. of Cases where disciplinary action taken against any Officer

No. of CAPIOs designated	No. of CPIOs designated	No. of AAS designated
0	1	1

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

		Fourth Quarter 2012-13
	Opening Balance as on 01.10.2012	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	4	3	2	2	0	7
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
20/-	0	0

No. of Cases where disciplinary action taken against any Officer	0

No. of CAPIOs designated	No. of CPIOs designated	No. of AAS designated
0	1	1

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ministry / Department / Organization	: National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.
	: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Year	: 2013-2014

		First Quater 2013-14
	Opening Balance as on 01.04.2013	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	2	5	3	0	2	4
First Appeals	0	0	1	0	1	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
40/-	0	0

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

		Second Quarter 2013-14
	Opening Balance as on 01.07.2013	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	4	0	4	0	1	4
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
30/-	0	0

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

		Third Quarter 2013-14
	Opening Balance as on 01.10.2013	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	3	6	3	0	0	10
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
30/-	750	0

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

No. of Cases where disciplinary action taken against any Officer

No. of CAPIOs designated	No. of CPIOs designated	No. of AAS designated
0	1	1

		Fourth Quarter 2013-14
	Opening Balance as on 01.01.2014	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	2	4	0	0	0	2
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
0/-	0	0

No. of Cases where disciplinary action taken against any Officer

No. of CAPIOs designated	No. of CPIOs designated	No. of AAS designated
0	1	1

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ministry / Department / Organization	: National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.
	: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Year	: 2013-2014 (Apr 2013 - Mar 2014)

Ministry / Department / Organization	: National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.
	: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Year	: 2012-2013 (Apr 2012 - Mar 2013)

		Annual Returns 2012-13
	Opening Balance as on 01.04.2012	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	0	10	18	0	1	25
First Appeals	0	0	2	0	0	2

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
290/-	0	0

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ministry / Department / Organization	: National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.
	: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Year	: 2014-2015

		First Quater 2014-15
	Opening Balance as on 01.04.2014	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	4	1	3	0	0	1
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
30/-	0	0

		Second Quarter 2014-15
	Opening Balance as on 01.07.2014	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	7	2	1	0	0	1
First Appeals	0	0	2	0	0	1

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
30/-	0	0

		Third Quarter 2014-15
	Opening Balance as on 01.10.2014	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	9	4	2	0	1	10
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
30/-	40	0

No. of Cases where disciplinary action taken against any Officer

No. of CAPIOs designated	No. of CPIOs designated	No. of AAS designated
0	1	1

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

		Fourth Quarter 2014-15
	Opening Balance as on 01.10.2015	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	4	1	1	0	0	6
First Appeals	1	0	0	0	1	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
10/-	0	0

No. of Cases where disciplinary action taken against any Officer

No. of CAPIOs designated	No. of CPIOs designated	No. of AAS designated
0	1	1

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ministry / Department / Organization	: National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.
	: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Year	: 2015-2016

		First Quater 2015-16
	Opening Balance as on 01.04.2015	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	0	5	2	1	0	5
First Appeals	0	0	2	0	0	2

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
40/-	0	0

		Second Quarter 2015-16
	Opening Balance as on 01.07.2015	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	1	3	7	1	0	6
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
100/-	0	0

		Third Quarter 2015-16
	Opening Balance as on 01.10.2015	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	4	5	4	0	0	8
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
40/-	0	0

No. of Cases where disciplinary action taken against any Officer

No. of CAPIOs designated	No. of CPIOs designated	No. of AAS designated
0	1	1

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

		Fourth Quarter 2015-16
	Opening Balance as on 01.01.2016	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	5	1	5	0	1	8
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
60/-	126	0

No. of Cases where disciplinary action taken against any Officer

No. of CAPIOs designated	No. of CPIOs designated	No. of AAS designated
0	1	1

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ministry / Department / Organization	: National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai.
	: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Year	: 2016-2017

		First Quater 2016-17
	Opening Balance as on 01.04.2016	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	2	5	4	0	0	8
First Appeals	0	0	2	0	1	1

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
40/-	0	0

		Second Quarter 2016-17
	Opening Balance as on 01.07.2016	No. of applications received as transfer from other PAs u/s 6(3)	Received during the Year (including cases transferred to other Public Authority)	No. of cases transferred to other Public Authorities	Decisions where requests / appeals rejected	Decisions where requests / appeals accepted
Requests	3	6	5	0	0	8
First Appeals	0	0	0	0	0	0

Amount of Charges Collected (in Rs.)
Registration Fee Amount	Additional Fee & Any other charges	Penalties Amount
50/-	0	0

No. of CAPIOs designated	No. of CPIOs designated	No. of AAS designated
0	1	1

No. of times various provisions were invoked while rejecting requests
Relevant Section of RTI Act 2005
Section 8 (1)										Sections
a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j	9	11	24	Others
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above:

Name	Designation	Tour Details
National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai Ministry of Earth Sciences
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-July-2022 to 30-September-2022
Dr. G.A.Ramadass	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Basanta Kumar Jena	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Vijaya Ravichandran	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.Ramesh	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.V.S.Phani Kumar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Cdr.Gopkumar K	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. N. Vedachalam	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-April-2022 to 30-June-2022
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. G.A.Ramadass	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Basanta Kumar Jena	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Vijaya Ravichandran	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.Ramesh	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.V.S.Phani Kumar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Cdr.Gopkumar K	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. N. Vedachalam	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-Januray-2022 to 31-March-2022
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. G.A.Ramadass	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Basanta Kumar Jena	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Vijaya Ravichandran	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.Ramesh	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.V.S.Phani Kumar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Cdr.Gopkumar K	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. N. Vedachalam	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-October-2021 to 31-December-2021
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. G.A.Ramadass	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Basanta Kumar Jena	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Vijaya Ravichandran	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.Ramesh	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.V.S.Phani Kumar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Cdr.Gopkumar K	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-July-2021 to 30-September-2021
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. G.A.Ramadass	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Basanta Kumar Jena	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Vijaya Ravichandran	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.Ramesh	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.V.S.Phani Kumar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Cdr.Gopkumar K	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-April-2021 to 30-June-2021
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. G.A.Ramadass	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Basanta Kumar Jena	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Vijaya Ravichandran	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.Ramesh	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.V.S.Phani Kumar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-January-2021 to 31-March-2021
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. G.A.Ramadass	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Basanta Kumar Jena	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Vijaya Ravichandran	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.Ramesh	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.V.S.Phani Kumar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-October-2020 to 31-December-2020
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. G.A.Ramadass	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Mr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Basanta Kumar Jena	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Vijaya Ravichandran	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.Ramesh	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-April-2020 to 30-September-2020
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Mr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Basanta Kumar Jena	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Vijaya Ravichandran	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.S.Ramesh	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-January-2020 to 31-March-2020
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr.(Smt) Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Mr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Basanta Kumar Jena	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr(Smt) Vijaya Ravichandran	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-October-2019 to 31-December-2019
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Mr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-July-2019 to 30-September-2019
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Mr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Tata Sudhakar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-April-2019 to 30-June-2019
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Mr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-January-2019 to 31-March-2019
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Director, Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Mr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-October-2018 to 31-December-2018
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Mr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-July-2018 to 30-September-2018
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Mr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-October-2017 to 31-June-2018
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Mr. D. RajaSekhar	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G. Latha	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-July-2017 to 31-September-2017
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-April-2017 to 31-June-2017
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Dhilsha Rajapan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-January-2017 to 31-March-2017
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-January-2015 to 31-December-2016
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. M.V. Ramanamurthy	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Foreign/Domestic official tours of officials of the rank JS and above during the period 01-July-2012 to 31-December-2014
Name	Designation	Tour Details
Dr. M.A. Atmanand	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. Purnima Jalihal	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. M.V. Ramanamurthy	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. G.A. Ramadass	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View
Dr. R. Venkatesan	Scientist - G	Click here to Download/View

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MoU

MoU/LOI/TLA/NDA	MoU Title	Name ot the Organization/Institute
MoU
MOU	Development,Production and Marketing of Sonar Transducers	Bharat Electronics Ltd (Govt.of India Enterprise MoD)
MOU	NIOT - IITM CELL	I.I.T. Madras
NDA	NDA - Providing Quality Assurance & Quality control services for shallow water bathymetry and Topography	M/s Geo Marine solutions private Limited & M/s Aquamarine Coastal and Environmental solutions LLP
MOU	For various works in the campus of National Institute of Ocean Technology at Pamanji Village, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh	Central Public Works Department