114. ECODEVELOPMENT IN AND AROUND PROTECTED AREAS

130. NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK (NZP)

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of Activity	B.E.	Actual Expenditure	Physical Target/ Achievement
Development Works in the NZP	1.00 (Capital) 0.50(Revenue)	0.33 (upto Sept.01)	1.Water Recycling plant 2.Moated enclosures for Chimpanzees, Orangutan 3. Deep Tube wells -6 4. Interpretation center 5. Major renovation and modification to suit animals. 6. Restructuring of moats. 7. Making new rest cubicles/ medical treatment cells.

131. BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (BSI)

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (up-to Oct. 2001)	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements
BSI	4.00	2.15
i) Exploration survey, travel expenses under research and investigation			165	32
ii) Collection of specimens (numbers)			--	Ca. 7000
iii) Preservation of specimens (nos.)			--	--
iv) Coverage of species under threat under publication of Red Data Books			--	--
v) Publication Books/Journals			15	7

132. ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (ZSI)

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	B E	Actual Expdt. (upto Oct, 2001)	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements
ZSI	4.00	2.84	Exploration & Survey – 91	Survey – 33
			Status Survey of Endangered Species	1 Survey
			Taxonomic studies	Fauna of Manipur: in press Fauna of Mizoram : in pres Fauna of Nagaland : in press Fauna of Desert : Part-1 published, part – 2 in progress Fauna of Sambar Lake : Ms. In CRS stage
			Publication	Reptilia : Crocodilia , Diptera Chloropidae & Sarcophagidae in press Rec. ZSI : Vol. 99 published,100 in press Annual Reports : All reports in press Bibliography : Vol. 31 in Govt. Press Fauna of Tripura : Part .2,3,4 published, Part – 1 in press Fauna of Gujarat part – 1 published Fauna of Godavari estuary published Fauna of Bihar ( Vol. 1 ) in press Fauna of Arunachal Pradesh (Vo. 1) in press Fauna of Sikkin, Ujni Wetland, Kabar lake wetland, , Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Nilgiri Biosphere, All above mentioned books in press. Occasional Papers published. 187 – 190 191 – 200 in press
			Renovation of Musea	Work in progress at WRS, CRS, APFS, SRS, MBS, DRS, HAFZS.
			ENVIS on Ecology	News letter ( Half yearly ) & Data collection to be continued
			Training & Extension Services	1 Training Programmes conducted, one scheduled for January, 2002
			Computerization of National Zoological Collection	Data Pertaining to Protopzoa, Mollusca, Birds, & Insects numbering to 1,50,000 entries completed

133. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AWARENESS & TRAINING

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the scheme	BE	Actual Expdt. (upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements
Environment Education & Training NEAC* ii) Estt. Of Eco-clubs* iii) Mass Awareness Campaign*	8.00	5.52	Different activities under the campaign to be completed 56,000 It is not possible to fix any physical targets for this campaign	The campaign is in advanced stage and would be completed in time. 35,300 --
Seminar/Symposia/ Workshops	0.30	0.12	65	39

* No separate allocation has been made for these programmes.

134. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Scheme	B.E.	Actual Expdt. (upto Oct. 2001)
Environment Policy & Law Activities: Environment Policy & Law Eco-mark scheme Comprehensive National Environment Policy Trade & Environment	0.25	0.90
Environment Commission & Tribunal	0.50	-

Physical Target:

1. Environment Policy & Law Activities:

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the activity	B.E.	Actual Expdt. (Upto Oct. 2001)
World Bank aided Industrial Prevention Control Project.	22.00	11.73

Physical Target:

• Procurement of equipment for 4 SPCBs, viz., A.P. , Karnataka, M.P. and Rajasthan
• Provision of facilities for the labs in the SPCBs of the four States mentioned above
• Imparting of training to the personnel of PCBs
• Provision of funds to industries for waste water recycling plants

Achievements:

• Many Equipments have been procured and certain packages are under processing.
• At APPCB, the work has almost been completed. Work at other Central / Regional Labs will be completed by March 2002

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the activity Reasons for shortfall, if any
National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi	2.50	1.15		To initiate actions towards making NMNH as Training Centre for Musicologists, Environmental Educators, Biologists and Naturalists Initiate actions for collaboration with Discovery channel & IGNOU ( Open University) in production of Education programme on Nature and environmental themes Initiate actions to bring out the Natural History Museums Newsletter-quarterly Introduction of multimedia interactive kiosks in depicting the existing themes of Exhibit galleries in NMNH		A proposal has been submitted for approvals. This has been postponed due to revamping of museum galleries. -do- Proposal has been prepared and submitted for approval.
Regional Museum of Natural History, Mysore				Initiation of collection/procurement of specimen by collection trips, purchase and from other govt. agencies Initiation work for establishing Elephant Resource Centre Initiation of Plans & development of second phase of galleries Introduction of multimedia interactive kiosks in depicting the existing themes of Exhibit galleries		Achieved Proposal of the project being prepared Partial. Budgetary implications are being worked out. Details have been worked out and submitted for approval.
Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal				Initiation of collection/procurement of specimen by collection trips, purchase and from other govt. agencies Initiation work for establishing Tiger Resource Centre Initiation of Plans & development of second phase of galleries. Collections to be made with relevance to the 1st Phase themes of the museum Introduction of multimedia interactive kiosks in depicting the existing themes of Exhibit galleries		Osteological collections have since been received from RMNH, Mysore. Report from the consultant is still awaited. Theme is yet to be finalised in consultation with experts. Proposal has been prepared and submitted for approval		Due to lack of Technical staff.
Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhubanes-war.				Completion of 1st Phase of Building and initiation for 2nd phase works. Initiation of collection/procurement of specimen by collection trips, purchase and from other govt. agencies Initiation work for establishing Rhino Resource Centre.		Possession of the building taken. Developmental works are under progress. Partially achieved. Project report is under preparation.		Due to lack of manpower

137. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (INCLUDING CLEAN

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expenditure (upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Target	Physical Achievement
Environment Impact Assessment	1.6	0.75	The objective of Impact Assessment division is to assess the environmental impacts of development projects, which are referred to this Ministry. Therefore there are no physical target & achievements.	Since environmental impact assessment is a continuous procedure, there are no physical targets assigned.
Sustainable Development Strategies and promotion of clean technologies	6.44	2.3	One carrying capacity and one Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) study to be completed. Initiate new studies on LCA and Market Based Instruments (MBI).	Studies will be completed by March, 2002. MBI study of Hazira has been initiated and LSA proposal is under consideration.

138. CIVIL CONSTRUCTION UNIT

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (upto Oct, 2001)	Physical Targets (No. of works)	Achievements (No. of works)	Reasons for shortfalls if any Under PE Sanction Progress awaited (No. of works)
Forestry & Wild Life	6.00	2.70	15	7	6	2
Ecology & Wildlife	9.00	4.41	73	29	35	9
Environment Education/Training/ Extension	2.28	1.53	7	3	3	1
Civil Works	1.92	1.16	--	--	--	--
Grand Total	19.20	9.80	95	39	44	12

139. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (ENVIS)

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the scheme	BE Plan Non Plan	Actual Expenditure Plan(upto Oct,2001) Plan Non	Physical Targets/ Achievements
ENVIS	1.25 0.26	1.24 0.15	*

*Physical Target and Achievements:

• The newly emerging area namely, 'Eco-tourism' identified earlier has been covered and the ENVIS Centre on this priority area has been set up in the State Council of Science & Technology, Govt. of Sikkim.
• Annual Report of the Ministry (2001-2002) will be published by ENVIS.
• A home-page of the Ministry has been set up and could be browsed at URL: http.//envfor.delhi.nic.in. The Home-page is updated by ENVIS periodically.
• ENVIS has also continued publishing a bi-monthly newsletter namely 'Enviro News' reporting various programmes, achievements, laws, rules, clearances etc. This Newsletter would be continued to be published during 2001-2002.
• Queries-answer service will be provided to all ENVIS Network and efforts will be made to provide substantive information as far as possible to users. All the ENVIS Centres will be developing their web site in order to access information by the user through internet directly from the Network Partners as and when required..
• ENVIS has started implementing the Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP) supported by UNDP and IDRC, Canada. A web site has already been developed which can be browsed at URL: http.//sdnp.delhi.nic.in and is regularly updated.
• 11 SDNP regional nodes have been identified earlier has been set up during the year in the notable institutions of the country. Negotiations with the identified institutions are being made to set up such regional nodes under SDNP.
• The Environmental Management Capacity Building Project (EMCB) for strengthening ENVIS under World Bank assistance is being finalized for implementation with effect from 1.1.2002.

140. CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the scheme	BE	Expdt. (upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Target and Achievements
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE	6.50	1.82	CEs, Bangalore completed 25 projects, awarded one Ph. D. Degree and continued publication of Research papers. CME, Dhanbad completed 3 long term and 9 short term projects, trained 52 personnel and awarded 12 M. Tech. Degrees. SACON undertook development of its comps and continued Research projects in priority areas. The remaining Centers continued/completed their activities in their respective field, as appeared by the respective Governing Councils/Board of Governors.

141. NATIONAL NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (NNRMS)

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the scheme	BE	Actual Expdt. (upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Targets/Achievements
NNRMS	0.90	0.60	*

Physical Target & Achievements:

• A few new thrust areas already identified by the Bio-Resources Committee will be covered. 14 new projects under the areas have been supported under the scheme.
• Monitoring of the on-going projects is being taken up during the year.

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the scheme	BE	Actual Expdt. (upto Oct, 2001)	Physical Targets/Achievements
Grants-in-aid to Professional Societies	0.10	0.01	Guidelines and proforma for submission of the projects under the scheme have been finalized and circulated to all concerned so that more and more proposals are supported under this scheme.

143. NATIONAL RIVER CONSERVATION DIRECTORATE

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Target (no. of schemes)	Physical Achievements (no. of schemes completed)	Reasons for shortfall, if any
1.NRCD (Estt.) 2. NRCP 3. NLCP	6.00 174.95 10.00	1.88 162.78 5.06	291(schemes appd .with diff. completion dates, many may spill over to next year)	12 (Till 31-7-01) *	It is expected that the targets will be achieved.

*

( Rs. in crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expenditure (upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements
WETLAND CONSERVATION PROGRAMME	Rs.5.00 crores (including Rs.2.00 crores earmarked for North East region.)	2.50	*	**

* Physical Targets

• Sanctioning of MAPs for 2001-02 and release of funds to the State Govt. in respect of 20 identified wetlands.
• Convening of meetings of National Committee
• International cooperation & Participation related to Ramar /Standing meeting and follow-up action for preparation of CoP8.

144. ASSISTANCE FOR ABATEMENT OF POLLUTION

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the scheme	BE	Expenditure (upto Oct, 2001)	Reasons for shortfall, if any
Assistance For Abatement of Pollution	0.50	0.50	Nil

145. COMMON EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANTS (CETPs)

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the activity	BE	Actual Expenditure (upto Oct. 2001)	Physical target	Reasons for shortfall, if any
CETP	1.50	0.45	Three CETPs have so far been approved as of November, 2001	Since the funding to the CETPs is to be made out of the GOI budget, the SFC was to be prepared and approved. Therefore Rs. 44.50 lakhs could so far only utilised more projects are in the pipeline so as to enable us to reach the target of Rs.150 lakhs.

146. REIMBURSEMENT OF WATER CESS

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the scheme	BE	Expdt. (upto Oct, 2001)	Targets and Achievements
Reimbursement of Water Cess	42.62(Non-Plan)	37.49(Non-Plan)	- Nil -

147. TAJ PROTECTION MISSION

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the scheme	BE	Actual Expdt. (upto Oct, 2001)	Physical Targets/Physical Achievements	Reasons for shortfall
TAJ PROTECTION MISSION	35.00	35.00	Ten schemes have been started under the Mission and are under implementation. Six more projects have been received by the MoEF for consideration.	There is no short fall

149. CENTRAL POLUTION CONTROL BOARD

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (Upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Target/Physical Achievements
CENTRAL POLUTION CONTROL BOARD	9.00	3.13	The goals set for IXth Plan are being achieved in a phased manner which includes: continuation of on going programmes of water and air quality monitoring, Pollution Control in highly polluting industries & industries discharging wastewater into rivers & lakes; Review of standards; continuation of on-going programmes on hazardous waste inventorisation.

150. ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT , CLEAN TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL

STATISTICS AND MAPPING

Name of the activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (upto Oct, 2001)	Physical Target	Physical Achievements	Reasons for shortfall, if any
Environmental Audit	0.2	0.1	Promotion through training and awareness programmes. Preparation of sector specific manuals. Analysis, evaluation and assessment of Environmental Statements\	Under the project "Comprehensive Approach on Env. Audit", work has been awarded for analysis and evaluation of env. statement sector wise in identified sectors. Proposals for conducting sector specific training programmes on env. Audit are being processed	Funds will be utilized by Jan. 2002 on receipt of UCs for the on-going projects
Environmental Statistics and Mapping	0.1	0.04	Geo-chemical baseline mapping in Cauvery Basin sponsored to NGRI, Hyderabad	Continuing	Funds will be utilized by Jan., 2002 on receipt of UC.
			Env. Statistics and mapping in Delhi sponsored to NISTADS	Continuing
			A project Hydro-geological Modeling for Cauvery basin Sponsored to IIT, Delhi.	Continuing
Adoption of Clean Technologies in Small Scale Industries	0.1	0.08	Training & awareness Programmes, Waste Minimization Demonstration Studies.	Waste minimization & demonstration in bulk drug and chemical sector is continuing. Preparation of Compendium of Success Stories on Waste Minimisation sponsored to NPC	Funds will be utilized by Jan. 2002 on receipt of UCs for the on-going projects

151. BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

(Rs. in crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (Upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Targets/Activities
Bio-diversity Conservation	1.00	0.72	*

1. Legislation on bio-diversity

The Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee, to whom the Biological Diversity Bill 2000 was referred in August 2000, continued examination of the Bill. About nine witnesses deposed before the Committee. The Committee undertook visit to Jammu & Kashmir in May 2001. A series of discussions were held with representatives of All India Ayurvedic Congress Manufacturers’ Association, Confederation of Indian Industry, and Forest Officers, on various provisions of the Bill. In order to prepare for the clause-wise discussions on the Bill, all the comments received so far (nearly from 50 sources) were analysed and remarks prepared against each of the comments. These were then arranged and tabulated clause-wise, so as to get a consolidated picture. This compilation of over 100 pages was submitted to the Committee to facilitate their examination. The clause-wise discussion on the Bill by the Committee has been completed. The Committee will submit its report shortly.

2. Implementation of the National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan (NBSAP) Project

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (Upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements
Assistance to Botanic Gardens	1.20	0.65	Inviting proposals from Botanical gardens for improvement of infrastructural facilities. Providing financial support to about 15 gardens. Review of achievements.	12 Botanical Gardens were provided financial support.

153. RESEARCH AND ECOLOGICAL REGENERATION

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (Upto Nov. 2001)	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements
Research & Development	3.15 (includes Rs.75 lakhs as Administrative expenses of MoEF)	2.35	*	**

*Physical Targets:

Initiation of new projects: 30

Servicing of ongoing projects: 106

Review & monitoring of ongoing projects: 106

**Physical Achievements:

Initiation of new projects: 39

Servicing of ongoing projects: 117

Review & monitoring of ongoing projects: 99

During the year, against a target of 30 new projects, 39 new projects were initiated under the various schemes. The meetings of the Advisory Committees and the Review & Monitoring Committees were held as per the targets. An expenditure of Rs. 2.35 crores were incurred. The Pitambar Pant National Environment Fellowship Award for 2000 was given to Shri A.D. Bhide, NEERI, Nagpur. The B.P.Pal National Environment Fellowship Award for Bio-diversity for the year 2000 was awarded to Dr. Parmod Tandon, NEHU, Shillong and for the year 2001 to Dr.R.K.Kohli, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Against a Budget Estimate of Rs. 18 Lakhs for North Eastern Region earmarked for the various activities under the R&D Scheme, an amount of Rs. 24.85 Lakhs have been incurred so far.

154. G.B. PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements	Reasons for shortfall, if any.
GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development. R&D and Office Expenditure Construction of Buildings	6.00 --	3.33 --	Strengthening of on-going R&D projects in identified seven core programmes.	Work continued in identified core programmes; alongwith a new core programme. Work at Pangthang is at completion stage.	Work area restricted, new project initiation delayed due to insufficient manpower & funds. Progress of construction works also affected due to inadequate funds.

155. INTEGRATED ACTION ORIENTED R&D AND EXTENSION PROJECTS IN

HIMALAYAN REGION

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (upto Oct, 2001)	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements
Integrated Action Oriented Eco-development Research Programme (IERP) for Himalayan Region	0.85	0.33	Continuation of on-going projects and sanction of new projects. Two IERP workshops are to be organised. PEC meeting to be convened.	Satisfactory.

156. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES MANAGEMENT

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expenditure (upto Nov.,2001)	Target/ Achievements	Reasons for short-fall, if any
Hazardous Substances Management	4.00	2.31	*	It is anticipated that the total budget will be utilised.

*Target/Achievements

The Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules, 2001 notified; amendment to HW Rules drafted;, fund released for strengthening of SPCBs/PCCs with respect to implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules; Eight hazard analysis studies undertaken; fund released for training programme on management of chemical accidents; Red Book being prepared; developmental studies taken up on Transportation of Dangerous Goods; risk assessment in the Vapi industrial area taken up; flyash project and training on HW undertaken; assistance for one common TSDF under consideration; registration granted for 133 units for recycling non-ferrous metallic wastes and waste oil.

157. CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MANGROVES AND CORAL REEFS

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements	Reasons for shortfall, if any
Conservation and Management of Mangroves and Coral Reefs.	5.00	4.12	24 MAPs on Mangroves and 4 MAPs on Coral Reefs	16 MAPs on Mangroves and 2 MAPs on Coral Reefs	Revalidation of grants released to the concerned States in the preceding States

158. BIOSPHERE RESERVES

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (Upto Dec. 2001)	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements	Reasons for shortfall, if any.
MAPs and Research on BRs	5.50	1.59	12 MAPs on BRs and 10 research projects	11 MAPs on BRs and 4 research projects	Delay in submission of UC by the States.

159. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

(Rs. in crores)

Name of the activity	BE	Actual Exp. (Upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Target	Physical Achievements	Reasons for shortfall, if any.
Delhi Urban Environment Project	1.00	0.13	The consultants completed the study as per schedule.	NA	-
India Canada Environment Facility	0.03	Nil	The ongoing projects are implemented at various stages	No commodity was donated by Canada during this year.	-
IC Division Activities	1.15	0.60	The details are given below.	India actively participated in the various international meetings relating to environment.	-
UNDP-CCF Programme	6.00	3.10	Implementation of approved Sub-programmes.	Being implemented as per schedule.	-

Achievements:

1. India participated in the Ninth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development held in New York in April 2001.
2. Nomination of officials for training abroad in the field of environment & forests.
3. Follow-up of the World Bank assisted Delhi Urban Environment Project.
4. Follow-up on the MoUs signed with Germany, Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Vietnam, China and Iran.
5. Follow-up on the Indo-US and Indo-Brazil Common Agenda on Environment.
6. Follow-up on the action points related to ESCAP, SAARC, and SACEP matters.
7. Building a strong pipeline of new GEF proposals, follow up and implementation of approved GEF projects, to monitor and evaluate their progress.
8. India participated in the GEF Council Meetings.
9. Meetings with various bilateral and multilateral agencies were held for assessing the funding objectives of various lending and donor agencies (multilateral, bilateral and private) to facilitate access of more resources for projects.
10. India participated in the 3^rd Session of the Committee on Environment & Natural Resources of the ESCAP held during October 15-18, 2001 in Bangkok. The Indian delegation was led by Special Secretary.
11. India participated in the 8^th Governing Council Meeting of SACEP during September 28-29, 2001. The Indian delegation was led by Secretary (E&F).
12. Participation in various Conferences of Parties/Meetings related to UN Convention on Climate Change, Biodiversity, Desertification, Montreal Protocol, Basel Convention and other Conferences in the Field of environment & Forests.
13. Implementation of UNDP-CCF programme.
14. Implementation of GEF/UNDP Small Grants Programme.
15. India participated in the South Asia Preparatory Meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable Development during 27-28 September, 2001 in Colombo.
16. India also participated in the Eco-Asia, 2001 held in Japan and the delegation was led by MEF.
17. Bilateral discussion with the Deputy P.M. of U.K. was held on 4^th July 2001.
18. Participated in the 3^rd Meeting of International Environmental Governance of UNEP in September 2001.

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (Upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements
TAXONOMY CAPACITY BUILDING	1.50	0.50	Organising meeting of Steering committee. Release of funds. Identification of new Centres for Research.	Meeting of Steering Committee held. Grant being released to Coordinating and Collaborating Units. Seven new centres (one Coordinating unit and six Collaborating units) identified. Funds being released to various units as per requirement.

(Rs. in crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (Upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Targets	Physical Achievements	Reasons for shortfall
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT	32.00	7.47	*	**	***

*

All the activities included in the various sub-components of the project are of continuous nature aimed at achieving the objectives at the end of the project in the respective areas leading to environmental management capacity building in India.

**

Most consultants are in position, training programmes are continuing as per schedule, a good number of equipment has been procured, some reports have been finalized and publications brought out.

***

The delays that have occurred during the initial two years in appointment of consultants and finalisation of Project Implementation Plans have impacted subsequent progress, which is being made good with close monitoring and expeditious action.

162. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF BIO-DIVERSITY (IIB)

(Rs. in Crores)

Name of the Activity	BE	Actual Expdt. (Upto Oct. 2001)	Physical Targets	Achievements	Reasons for shortfall, if any
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF BIO-DIVERSITY (IIB)	0.50	Nil	To develop infrastructure facilities and building To appoint Director and staff To finalize SFC, Cabinet Note and Memorandum of Association.	Land allotted and estimates for boundary prepare. SFC approved draft Memorandum of Association prepared and Cabinet Note sent for approval.	As asked by Cabinet Secretariat the proposal is pending approval of the Finance Minister.