:: GBPNIHESD ::

Citizen's Charter

1.	The Institute
	G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development (GBPNIHESD) is an autonomous Research and Development Institute of Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Govt. of India, New Delhi. The institute is named after Bharat Ratna, Late Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant, who was a great freedom fighter, statesman and an imminent scholar. It was established in 1988, the birth centenary year of Pt. Pant, at Kosi-Katarmal, which is a small settlement in close proximity to his birth place – village Khoont, in Almora, Uttaranchal. The inception of the institute is also an acknowledgement to the uniqueness and diversity of Himalaya, its environments, and the developmental needs of its people.
2.	Major Objectives
1.	Undertake in-depth research and development studies on environmental problems of the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) and Shivalik Ranges.
2.	Identify and strengthen the local knowledge of the environment and contribute towards strengthening researches of regional relevance in the scientific Institutions, Universities/ NGOs and Voluntary agencies working in the Himalayan region, through interactive networking.
3.	Evolve and demonstrate suitable technological packages and delivery systems for sustainable development of the region in harmony with local perceptions.
3.	Organizational Structure
	The institute has a strong commitment for sustainable development of Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). The institute comes under the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India as an Autonomous Institution. It has headquarters at Kosi-Katarmal, Almora (Uttarakhand) and five regional units; namely, Himachal Unit at Mohal (Kullu, HP), Garhwal Unit at Srinagar (Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand), Sikkim Unit at Panthang (Tadong, Sikkim), NE Unit at Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) and Mountain Unit (5th Unit of the Institute) at MoEF&CC, New Delhi. Its area of operation is the entire Indian Himalaya covering nearly 5,91,000 sq km of geographical regime including eleven hill states, viz. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mijoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, and the West Bengal hills.
4.	Grievances Mechanism and Time Frame for Disposal
	Dr. R.C. Sundriyal, Scientist-F of GBPNIHESD functioning as a Public Grievance Officer in order to ensure speedy redressal of grievances. The public can meet the Public Grievance Officer every Monday between 2 PM to 5 PM with regard to their complaints and grievances. The E-mail address of the Public Grievance Officer is: rcsundriyal[at]gbpiged[dot]nic[dot[in] or sundriyalrc@yahoo.com
	Public Grievance Officer:	Dr. R.C. Sundriyal, Scientist-F G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development Kosi-Katarmal, Almora-263 643, Uttarakhand, India Phone: (05962) 241041/241154, Extn-47, Fax: (05962) 241014/241150 E-mail: rcsundriyal@gbpiged.nic.in
	Chief Vigilance Officer:	Dr. S.K. Nandi, Scientist-G G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development Kosi-Katarmal, Almora-263 643, Uttarakhand, India Phone: (05962) 241041/241154, Fax: (05962) 241014/241150 E-mail: shyamal_nandi@rediffmail.com
	Public Information Officer:	Er. Kireet Kumar, Scientist-G G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development Kosi-Katarmal, Almora-263 643, Uttarakhand, India Phone: (05962) 241041/241154, Fax: (05962) 241014/241150 E-mail:kireet@gbpihed.nic.in
	Appellate Authority:	Dr. R.S. Rawal, Director G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development Kosi-Katarmal, Almora-263 643, Uttarakhand, India Phone: (05962) 241015, Fax: (05962) 241014 E-mail: psdir@gbpihed.nic.in
	As regards the time frame for attending the grievances/complaints of the public is concerned, the reply shall be sent to the complainant within a week’s time while it would be the effort of the GBPNIHESD to settle grievances received by it within three months time.
5.	GBPNIHESD Head Quarter & Units/Contact Points
	The address and Phone Nos. of the GBPNIHESD’s contact points are given below:

	Head Quarter DIRECTOR G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development (An Autonomous Institute of Ministry of Environment, Forest & CC, Govt. of India) Kosi-Katarmal, Almora – 263643 (Uttarakhand) India Phone No: 05962-241015/241154, Fax: 05962–241014/241150 E-mail: psdir@gbpihed.nic.in, URL: http://gbpihed.gov.in	Mountain Division (5^th Unit of the Institute) MoEF&CC, Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi - 110 003, India E-mail: kireet@gbpihed.nic.in
	Himachal Unit Scientist In-Charge GBPNIHESD HP Unit Mohal, Kullu - 175126 Himachal Pradesh, India Ph: (01902) 225329 Fax: (01902) 222720 E-mail: hpunit@gbpihed.nic.in samantss2@rediffmail.com	Garhwal Unit Scientist In-Charge GBPNIHESD Garhwal Unit Upper Bhaktiyana, Srinagar Garhwal - 246174 (Uttarakhand) India. Ph: (01346) 252603 Fax: (01346) 252424 E-mail: garhwalunit@gbpihed.nic.in rkmaikhuri@rediffmail.com
	Sikkim Unit Scientist In-Charge GBPNIHESD Sikkim Unit Pangthang, P.O. Penlog (East) Sikkim - 737101 (Sikkim) India Ph: (03592) 237328 Fax: (03592) 237415 E-mail: sikkimunit@gbpihed.nic.in hkbadola@rediffmail.com	North-East Unit Scientist In-Charge GBPNIHESD NE Unit Vivek Vihar, Itanagar - 791113 Arunachal Pradesh, India Ph: (0360) 2211773 Fax: (0360) 2211773 E-mail: neunit@gbpihed.nic.in mahen29.mail@gmail.com
	Further the Citizens’ Charter shall be reviewed from time to time for improving our services and response to the public.