Citizen's Charter

   G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (GBPNIHE) 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 six regional centres; namely, Himachal Regional Centre at Mohal (Kullu, HP), Garhwal Regional Centre at Srinagar (Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand), Sikkim Regional Centre at Panthang (Tadong, Sikkim), NE Regional Centre at Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), Mountain Division (5th Unit of the Institute) at MoEF&CC, New Delhi and Ladakh Regional Centre at Leh (Ladakh). 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. J.C. Kuniyal, Scientist G (On Lien) of GBPNIHE 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: jckuniyal@rediffmail.com    jckuniyal@gmail.com    kuniyaljc@yahoo.com