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(ii) The powers and duties of its officers and employees

CPCRI is headed by its Director, who looks after the management of research and administration of the Institute, who is assisted by one Senior Administrative Officer, one Administrative Officer and four Assistant Administrative Officers at the Headquarters. They are assisted by administrative staff belonging to different categories such as Assistants, Senior Clerks, Junior Clerks. Besides the Heads of Divisions and senior officers are also provided with Stenographic assistance by stenographers for direct/speedy disposal of important cases. The administrative wing is organized into Establishment, Bills, Stores and Estate, each headed by an AAO. Adequate administrative powers have been delegated to the Senior/Assistant Administrative Officers. One Assistant Administrative Officer is declared as Drawing & Disbursing Officer to ensure prompt and efficient settlement of personal claims. So far as the ‘Financial’ control is concerned, Director is assisted by a Senior Finance & Accounts Officer, with a JAO and other staff members. The Senior Finance & Accounts Officer also deals with financial matters of Research Centres and functions as the Pension Payment Authority in respect of the Institute.

The Heads of the three Regional Stations, are delegated with the required powers for smooth functioning of the Stations. They are assisted by Assistant Administrative Officers, an Assistant Finance & Accounts Officer. The Regional Stations have separate budget allotment and monthly expenditure statement etc. are sent to ICAR directly by them.

So far as the Research Centres are concerned, they are headed by Scientist Incharge (Principal Scientist or a Senior Scientist) who has been declared as the Head of Office and Drawing & Disbursing Officer. They have also been provided with adequate clerical and stenographic support, wherever found necessary.

Two Krishi Vigyan Kendras are functioning under this Institute with a post each of Assistant and steno sanctioned to assist the Chief Training Organizer.

Research in different disciplines are carried out by sixty scientists including headquarters, different Regional Stations and Research Centres.

(iii) The procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability    

The Director, assisted by Heads of Division monitors the research progress in Institute Research Committee meetings every six months. Besides there are Study Circle meetings every month. The Research Advisory Committee refines and recommends research activities. Institute is also monitored by Institute Management Committee and Quinquennial Review Team which are constituted by the ICAR, New Delhi. Institute budget is presented and sanction obtained from the five year plans of Govt. of India. Institute Joint Staff Council takes care of the staff problems. 

(v) The rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions

As per the rules and regulations of ICAR Society under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India. The Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Cell maintains the records of research. Various reference and procedural manuals, journals, perodicals and other academic books are maintained by the Library, Information Technology and Bioinformatics Centre, different Regional Stations, Research Centres and also various sections. Documents for farmers service including books, booklets, bulletins, folders, videos and CDs are available in the Agricultural Technology Information Centre in Kasaragod and KVKs at Kasaragod and Alleppey. Service related documents and manuals are maintained by the concerned sections in the administration. 

(vi) A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control       

Academic, Research related, Development related and Service related documents 

(vii) The 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                           

Agricultural Technology Information Centre (ATIC) provides a single window service for the public. A touch screen monitor is installed at the ATIC for accessing information on  Coconut, Arecanut and Cocoa cultivation.

(viii) A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public

(ix) A directory of its officers and employees:                                                                           

Annexure - II 

(x) The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations:

Annexure - III    

(xi) The budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made                                                                                            

Budget for the year 2006-07  

(xiii) Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it          

Nil. CPCRI has no powers to issue any of these.  

(xiv) details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form  

www.cpcri.gov.in 

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

The institute is open on all week days except Sundays and second Saturdays of every month. The working hours on all working days is 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM with a lunch break from 1 PM to 2 PM. This is common for all the sections at Kasaragod (Kudlu), Kayamkulam (Krishnapuram), Vittal (Panjalike), Minicoy, Mohitnagar, Kidu, Kannara, KVKs and Library of the Institute. The working hours are slightly adjusted according to seasons for CPCRI Regional Station Kahikuchi, Guahati , Assam.

(xvi) The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers        

Dr(Mrs.) K. V. Kasturi Bai, Principal Scientist & Head of the Division (Physiology, Biochemistry & Post Harvest Technology), CPCRI, Kasaragod responsible to provide information to the public on Administrative/Financial/Scientific/Research/Technical matters related to CPCRI and its Regional Stations/Research Centres/KVKs.

Apellate authority:

Director

Central Plantation Crops Research Institute

Kasaragod 671 124, Kerala