The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the restructuring of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), which includes rightsizing its strength by filling up posts over a 10-year period.
“The cadre restructuring will address acute stagnation, improve career growth and will consequently attract talent to the sector. The aim is to achieve the full recommended strength for the GSI,” said an official statement issued after the Cabinet meeting.
Mission mode
It approved constitution of geophysics, chemistry and engineering science, and technology streams as organised services so as to bring them at par with the geology stream. “The restructuring will also facilitate the GSI to effectively function in mission mode with well defined objectives, encourage individual and group development and facilitate specialisation.”
The Cabinet approval was based on the recommendations of a high-power committee set up by the Ministry of Mines to review the GSI's functioning and assess its capacity and capabilities to meet emerging geosciences challenges, both national and global.
The recommendations, when implemented, would immensely enhance the GSI's capacity and capability in addressing emerging challenges, especially in augmenting the resource base, both for essential and strategic minerals. “It will also facilitate the GSI to undertake issues having immediate societal relevance like climate change, glacial retreats, desertification and coastline changes as well as geogenic issues.”
