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Ministry of Earth Sciences		 Chairperson
(Ex-Officio)
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Earth Sciences		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Financial Adviser
Ministry of Earth Sciences		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Chairperson
RAC-NCESS		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Scientist G/H
MoES working as Program Head, NCESS		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Director
NCESS		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Senior-most Scientist
NCESS		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Representative of NITI Aayog looking after the work of MoES Member
(Ex-Officio)
Dr. S. Rajan
Former Director
NCPOR		 Member
Dr. Kalachand Sain
Director
WIHG		 Member
Dr. Dinesh Gupta
Former DG
GSI		 Member
Dr. Prakash Chauhan
Director
NRSC, Hyderabad		 Member
Head/In-charge of Administration
NCESS		 Member Secretary
(Ex-Officio)

Hon’ble Minister
Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)		 President
(Ex-Officio)
Minister In-charge in the concerned Scientific Ministry
Govt. of Kerala		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Secretary
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Govt. of India		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Secretary
Department of Space
Govt. of India		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Secretary
Department of Scientific & Industrial Research
Govt. of India		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Principle Secretary in-charge of the Department handling MoES or concerned Scientific Ministry
Govt. of Kerala		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Earth Sciences		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Financial Advisor
Ministry of Earth Sciences		 Member
(Ex-Officio)
Dr. Harsh K Gupta
Former Secretary
DOD/MoES		 Member
Dr. P. S. Goel
Former Secretary
MoES		 Member
Dr. Shailesh Nayak
Former Secretary MoES & Director, NIAS, Bengaluru		 Member
Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
Former Chairman
ISRO, Bengaluru		 Member
Dr. Satheesh Reddy
Secretary
Department of Defense R&D		 Member
Dr. K. J. Ramesh
Former Director General
IMD		 Member
Director
NCESS		 Member Secretary
(Ex-Officio)

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is mandated to provide the nation with best possible services in forecasting the monsoons and other weather/climate parameters, ocean state, earthquakes, tsunamis and other phenomena related to earth systems through well integrated programmes. The Ministry also deals with science and technology for exploration and exploitation of ocean resources (living and non-living), and play nodal role for Antarctic/Arctic and Southern Ocean research.The Ministry mandate is to look after Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean Science & Technology and Seismology in an integrated manner.

The Earth Commission, Ministry of Earth Sciences works in Mission Mode based on Commission structure, is responsible for formulating policies, oversee implementation of policies and programs in mission mode, and ensure the necessary interdisciplinary integration.

MoES aims to create a framework for understanding the complex interactions among key elements of the Earth System, namely ocean, atmosphere and solid earth, by encompassing national programmes in Ocean science, meteorology, climate, environment and seismology.

The various Units under the Ministry of Earth Sciences are: India Meteorological Department (IMD), National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune, National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram and Earthquake Risk Evaluation Centre (EREC) under the Atmospheric Sciences and Seismology sector; National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) Chennai, National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research (NCAOR) Goa, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) Hyderabad, Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management Project Directorate (ICMAM-PD) Chennai, and Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE) Kochi under the Ocean Science & Technology sector.

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