CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD
RGI Scheme
RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL GROUND WATER TRAINING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (RGI)
RGI plan scheme was first adopted during IXth five year plan and is running continuously since 1997. The scheme started looking into the emerging problems of ground water management being faced in the country. For proper planning, development and management of ground water resources, its extent and disposition need to be fully delineated. It is therefore essential that the professionals handling this resource are adequately and appropriately equipped with practical training including knowledge of new and innovative technologies. As per an estimate within the country about 10000 professionals, 20000 sub-professionals and nearly 100000 skilled personnel are employed in the work of ground water investigation, development and management. Training facilities in the ground water sector in the country are meager. The CGWB has expertise and know how for capacity building in ground water sector. For providing the proper infrastructure and manpower for research and training the RGNGWTRI was launched at Raipur. The institute meets the training and research requirement of professionals and sub professionals working in ground water sector. The main objectives of the institute are-
- To be an international center of excellence in Training, Research and Development in the groundwater sector.
- To provide training to ground water professionals and sub- professionals in ground water investigations, development and management techniques.
- Re-launching of training institute and provision of infrastructure for training at Raipur.
- Setting up well equipped laboratories, a library, a computer center, and a documentation center.
- To take up R&D studies in Ground Water Sector.
Achievement under the scheme
RGI plan scheme was first adopted during IXth five year plan and is running continuously since 1997. RGI since its inception has conducted 220 training courses and imparted training to more than 4500 personnel in various fields (till March, 2012). The Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training and Research Institute (RGI) is only central institute of its kind catering the needs not only of Central Ground Water Board but also acting as key resource center for many of the institutions like Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission, Public Health and Engineering Departments, World Bank aided Hydrology Project in the Country and State Groundwater agencies etc. Achievement of RGI during IXth , Xth and XI th plan are presented in table below
S NOYear and plan
Training courses conducted
Person Trained
Expenditure made Rs.
(in lakh)1
IXth plan(1997-2002)
32
521
568.58
2
X th plan(2002-2007)
61
1176
262.77
3
XI th plan(2007-2012)
118
2827
972.00
Performance under XI Five Year Plan
The XIth plan physical target is 96 training course(16*4+32). In the 11th plan up to March 2012 total 118 course has been conducted to train 2827 professionals. The outlay was for 24.48 Crore, the allotment as per the revised estimate was 12.22 Crore out of which 9.72 Cr spent. The year wise allotment and expenditure is given in table . The details of year wise course and expenditure are summarised and given below-
SN
Items under RGI
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Total for XI th plan
Target
Achievement
1
Training
20
15
18
40
35
96
118
2
Person trained
755
308
331
815
619
1920
2828
3
Expenditure*
60.46
51.08
179.01
322.01
359 (Up to Feb, 2012)
2448
972
4
Allotment*
150
213
219
340
360
1242
972
*Amount Rs in lakh
Proposed Physical activities during 12th five year plan of RGI
SN
Training
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
12th plan
No of courses
No of courses
No of courses
No of courses
No of courses
Total No
1
National Level training at RGI
32
32
32
32
46
174
2
State level training
( through RDs, CGWB at State)36
36
50
50
50
222
3
Block level training
(through out sourcing)100
100
350
350
350
1250
4
Overseas training
- Training for RGI Faculty for capacity building
- Advance Training for CGWB officers for capacity building in groundwater sector
- Training under Benchmarking and Technology up gradation for CGWB officers ( for two years only)
50 persons
50 persons
40 persons
40 persons
40 persons
220 persons
5
Coordinated Research and Development activities
Suitable research project will be executed with or
without collaboration with other primer institution in
India/abroad in RGI
6
Procurement of Equipments and other operational activities
Procurement, Accreditation , affiliation and collaboration