Bye-Laws (May 2016)
Staff Rules (March 2013)
Rules and Regulations (March 2013)
Key Officials
Central Public Information Officer
Pavan Singh Katiyar
Technical Officer - D
(wef. 15.07.2019)
Transparency Officer
Dr. Anupam Sharma
Scientist - G
Appellate Authority
Dr. (Mrs.) Binita Phartiyal
Scientist - F
Name and Address of the Organization
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, 53 University Road, Lucknow - 226007
Head of the Organization
Director
Vision, Mission and Key Objectives
The Institute, established by Professor Birbal Sahni in 1946, focuses on the development of palaeobotany and has expanded to encompass all areas of palaeosciences. Its goals include:
- Understanding origin and evolution of life through time
- Studying climate change over geological periods
- Exploring ancient civilizations and human history
- Applying research in the oil and coal industry
Functions and Duties
BSIP aims for R&D excellence through a dedicated scientific team and cutting-edge research. It interprets plant evolution, geological processes, and environmental history.
Organization Chart
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Additional Details
The Director has the authority to form various committees (e.g., Research Development, Works, Store & Purchase, Museum, etc.) to ensure smooth functioning.
(i) Powers and duties of officers (administrative, financial and judicial)
The Chairman of the Governing Body of the Institute presides over all the meetings of the Governing Body and other Committees of which he is a Member. The Governing Body may, by resolution, delegate to the Chairman such of its powers for the conduct of business as it may deem fit, subject to the condition that the action taken by the Chairman under the powers delegated under the rules is reported for information at the next meeting of the Governing Body. In emergent cases, the Chairman exercises the powers of the Governing Body and appraise the Governing Body of the action taken by him.
The Chief Executive of the Institute is the Director whose powers and duties are given as follows:
1. The Director is the academic as well as administrative head of the Institute. All members of staff of the Institute are under the general control of the Director who may issue standing orders from time to time as may be necessary. The Director prescribes the duties of all officers and employees of the Institute and exercises such supervision and disciplinary control as may be necessary, subject to Rules and Bye-Laws and any other instructions that may be issued by the Governing Body from time to time.
2. It is the duty of the Director to coordinate and exercise general supervision over all research, training and other activities of the Institute.
3. Subject to Rules, the Director has the power to sanction all expenditure within the approved budget and to make re-appropriations.
4. The Director has the power to negotiate and enter into contracts on behalf of the Institute and to vary or rescind such contracts.
5. The Director submits the Annual Report of the Institute to the Governing Body during its meeting to be held after the close of the financial year but not later than the ensuing September.
6. It is the duty of the Director to see that the provisions of the Memorandum of Association, Rules and Regulations and the Bye-laws including Staff Rules are duly observed.
The Registrar is Incharge of Administration including finance and accounts and is a custodian of records and advises the Director on various aspects of administrative and financial matters.
(ii) Power and duties of other employees
The Project Coordinators of Projects are responsible for coordinating the scientific activities of the projects and report to the Director. The Ancillary Units to Research include SAIF, Library, Publication, Museum, Herbarium, Computer Centre and others. The Accounts Officer is Incharge of Finance & Accounts Section and reports to the Registrar. The Institute has appointed Vigilance Officer, CPIO, Transparency Officer and SC/ST Welfare Officer.
(iii) Rules/ orders under which powers and duty are derived
The Institute functions as per the provisions of the Rules and Regulations, Bye-Laws and Staff Rules. Wherever there are no prescribed rules, the Institute follows the Government of India rules and orders as applicable.
(iv) Exercised
All stated above is exercised for smooth functioning of the institute
(v) Work allocation
The information provided for (i), (ii) and (iii) are followed in right spirit
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks / Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Process of decision making | Identify key decision making points. The Governing Body of the Institute has framed Memorandum of Association, Rules and Regulations, Bye-Laws and Staff Rules with Government approval. | - |
| Final decision making authority | Chairman, Governing Body | - |
| Related provisions, acts, rules etc. | Rules and Bye-Laws govern general management and staff conditions of the Institute. | - |
| Time limit for taking decisions | As per the laws and urgency of the matter | - |
| Channel of supervision and accountability | GB, RAC, F&B, Director, Committee Convenors, Registrar, Vigilance Officer, Transparency Officer | - |
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks / Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Nature of functions/ services offered | The Institute follows its own Rules, Bye-Laws, and Staff Rules. In absence of specific rules, Government of India rules apply. | - |
| Norms/ standards for functions/ service delivery | Files are routed via Registrar to respective sections. File Tracking System (FTS) is in place to ensure timely processing. | - |
| Process by which these services can be accessed | Via FTS system; facilitates timely decisions and tracking of file movement. | - |
| Time-limit for achieving the targets | Efforts are made to achieve targets within the stipulated time frame. | - |
| Process of redress of grievances | Through Grievance Committee and Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) | - |
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks / Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Title and nature of the record/ manual /instruction | Memorandum of Association, Rules, Bye-Laws, and Staff Rules framed by the Governing Body. In absence, Government of India rules are followed. | - |
| List of Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records | Rules and Bye-Laws for management; Staff Rules for employee conditions. | - |
| Acts/ Rules manuals etc. | Institute’s Bye-Laws in tandem with Government of India acts/rules. | - |
| Transfer policy and transfer orders | As per the Bye-Laws and Staff Rules of the Institute | - |
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks / Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Categories of documents |
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| Custodian of documents/categories | Registrar, BSIP | - |
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks / Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Arrangement for consultation with, or representation by the public | Nil | - |
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks / Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Name of Boards, Council, Committee etc. |
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Various members including experts, officials from DST, Director and Registrar |
| Composition | Members from DST, domain experts, Director, Registrar, and other designated roles | Defined in the Bye-Laws and DST nominations |
| Date from which constituted | As mentioned for each committee (e.g., GB from September 13, 2024) | 3-year tenure |
| Term / Tenure | Three years | - |
| Powers and Functions | As per details given in point 1.1 | - |
| Whether meetings are open to the public? | No. Outcomes and decisions are communicated to concerned personnel only | - |
| Whether minutes are open to the public? | No. Proceedings are not accessible for public | - |
| Place where minutes are available (if open) | Not Applicable | - |
(i) Name and Designation:
| Designation | Name(s) |
|---|---|
| Director | Prof. Mahesh G Thakkar |
| Scientist 'G' | Dr. Anupam Sharma |
| Scientists 'F' | Dr. (Mrs.) Binita Partiyal, Dr. A. K. Pokharaia, Dr. Ratan Kar, Dr. Srinivas Bikkina |
| Scientists 'E' | Dr. S. K. Basumatary, Dr. Pawan Govil, Dr. Srikanta Murthy, Dr. S. K. Shah, Dr. Hukam Singh, Dr. Veeru K. Singh, Dr. Biswajeet Thakur, Dr. S. S. K. Pillai, Dr. (Mrs.) K. Pauline Sabina, Dr. (Mrs.) Anju Saxena, Dr. Abhijit Mazumdar, Dr. P. S. Ranhotra, Dr. (Ms) Vartika Singh, Dr. Gaurav Srivastava, Dr. (Mrs.) Swati Tripathi, Dr. (Mrs.) Anjali Trivedi, Dr. (Mrs.) Poonam Verma, Dr. (Mrs.) Neha Aggarwal, Dr. (Mrs.) Deepa Agnihotri, Dr. Kamlesh Kumar, Dr. (Mrs.) Shilpa Pandey, Dr. (Mrs.) Neelam, Dr. M. F. Quamar, Dr. (Mrs.) Jyoti Srivastava, Anumeha Shukla, Dr. K. G. Misra, Dr. Shailesh Agrawal, Dr. S. N. Ali, Dr. (Mrs.) Abha Singh, Dr. V. V. Kapur |
| Scientists 'D' | Sh. Manoj M.C., Dr. R. P. Mathews, Dr. S. K. Pandey, Dr. S. K. Shukla, Dr. A. H. Ansari, Dr. Gurumurthy GP, Dr. Niraj Rai, Dr. P. Morthekai, Dr. Prasanna K., Dr. Niteshkumar Narendra Khonde |
| Scientists 'C' | Dr. Yogmaya Shukla, Mohd. Arif, Dr. Trina Bose, Dr. Adrita Choudhuri, Dr. Anuag Kumar, Sh. Sabyasachi Mandal, Dr. Divya Kumari Mishra, Dr. Shreya Mishra, Dr. Prem Raj Uddandam, Dr. Ansuya Bhandari |
| Scientists 'B' | Sh. Sanjay Kumar Singh Gahlaud, Dr. Nimish Kapoor |
| Technical Officer 'D' | Shri Makhukar Arvind, Shri P. S. Katiyar, Shri R. L. Mehra, Shri Y.P. Singh, Shri Subodh Kumar |
| Technical Officers 'B' | Shri S.R. Ali, Shri D. S. Bisht, Shri D. K. Pal, Shri Dhirendra Sharma, Dr. S. K. Singh |
| Technical Officers 'A' | Shri S.K. Bisht, Sh. Ishwar Chandra Rahi, Ms. Nandita Tiwari, Dr. Nilay Govind |
| Technical Assistants 'E' | Shri M. S. Rana, Shri A. K. Srivastava, Shri Amrit Pal Singh Chadha, Shri Pawan Kumar |
| Technical Assistants 'D' | Sh. Sandeep Kumar Kohri, Ishwar Chandra Shukla, Jitendra Yadav |
| Technical Assistants 'B' | Sh. Jaskaran, Sh. Ashok Sharma, Sh. Ram Ujagar, Ms. Shivalee Srivastava, Sh. Raja Ram Verma |
| Technical Assistants 'A' | Ms. Archana Sonkar, Shailendra Kumar |
| Registrar | Sh. Sandeep Kumar Shivhare |
| Accounts Officer | Sh. Ashutosh Shukla |
| Section Officers | Smt. Swapna Majumdar, Sh. Shailendra S Panwar, Sh. Avinesh Srivastava, Shri Mishri Lal |
| Accountant | Shri Ashok Kumar |
| Assistants | Ms. Manisha Tharu, Shri R. K. Mishra, Sh. Dheerendra Kumar |
| U.D.Cs | Mrs. Sudha Kuriel, Shri Rahul Gupta, Ms. Anupam Jain, Shri Manoj Singh |
| L.D.Cs | Smt. Vijay Venkateswari, Sh. Shailesh Kumar, Sh. Purneshwar Mishra, Sh. Karan Yadav, Pushkar Verma, Sh. Akshay Kumar, Sh. Abhishek Sachan, Mrs. Savita Nair, Ms. Barsha Shah, Sh. Abhay Shukla |
| Drivers IV | Sri P.K. Mishra |
| Multi Tasking - II | Sri Ram Dheeraj, Sri Dhan B. Kunwar |
| Multi Tasking - I | Sri R.K. Awasthi, Smt. Beena, Sri Deepak Kumar, Sri V. S. Gaikwad, Sri Inder Kumar, Km. Nandani, Sri Ravi Shankar, Sh. Shailesh Kumar, Sh. Suneet Kumar, Sh. Ankit Pratap Singh, Ms. Bhavana Bajpai, Ms. Sandhya Singh, Sh. Inder Kumar Yadav, Shri Ram Chandra, Shri Ram Kewal, Shri Mathura Prasad |
(ii) Telephone, Fax, and Email ID: Please refer to the website www.bsip.res.in
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks / Reference Points |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly remuneration received by each of its Officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations. | (i) List of employees with Gross monthly remuneration (March, 2025) | View Annexure - II (PDF) |
| (ii) System of compensation as provided in its regulations | In case of demise of a serving staff, a member of the deceased family is offered a job in the institute. |
Budget allocated to each of its agency, including particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made:
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks / Reference Points |
|---|---|---|
| (i) Total Budget for the public authority | Rs. 109,32,19,059/- | |
| (ii) Budget for each agency and plan & programmes | ||
| (iii) Proposed expenditures | ||
| (iv) Revised budget for each agency, if any | ||
| (v) Report on disbursements made and place where the related reports are available |
Manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries:
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks / Reference Points |
|---|---|---|
| (i) Name of the programme of activity | The Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow does not execute any subsidy programme. | Fully Met |
| (ii) Objective of the programme | — | |
| (iii) Procedure to avail benefits | — | |
| (iv) Duration of the programme / scheme | — | |
| (v) Physical and financial targets of the programme | — | |
| (vi) Nature / scale of subsidy / amount allotted | — | |
| (vii) Eligibility criteria for grant of subsidy | — | |
| (viii) Details of beneficiaries of subsidy programme (number, profile, etc.) | Canteen services |
The Institute adheres to the Government of India norms, as applicable to Autonomous Bodies and updated from time to time, regarding the reservations and concessions provided to:
- Scheduled Castes (SC)
- Scheduled Tribes (ST)
- Other Backward Classes (OBC)
- Physically Handicapped Persons (PH)
These concessions/reservations apply specifically to posts meant for direct recruitment. Several staff members have been appointed under these categories in accordance with the prescribed norms.
The Institute publishes an international journal ‘The Palaeobotanist’, various scientific publications including monographs, catalogues and proceedings etc. in addition to its Annual Report and Newsletter. The Institute is also hosting web site viz www.bsip.res.in
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks / Reference Points |
|---|---|---|
| Particulars of facilities available to citizen for obtaining information | (i) Name & Location of the Facility | The Museum and Library of the Institute are open during working hours of the Institute, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Citizens can visit the Museum or consult the Library with the permission of the Director. The annual report is available on the website. |
| (ii) Details of Information Made Available | Information is available through the website and can also be provided via mail, phone calls, or in-person visits. | |
| (iii) Working Hours of the Facility | 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM | |
| (iv) Contact Person & Contact Details |
Prof. Mahesh G Thakkar, Director BSIP, 53 University Road, Lucknow - 226007 Ph: 0522-2742901 Email: director@bsip.res.in Sh. Sandeep Kumar Shivhare, Registrar BSIP, 53 University Road, Lucknow - 226007 Ph: 0522-2742903 Email: registrar@bsip.res.in |
(i) Name and Designation of the PIO, APIO & Appellate Authority:
- Dr. Anupam Sharma – Scientist-G, Transparency Officer
- Dr. Binita Phartiyal – Scientist-F, First Appellate Authority
- Sh. P. S. Katiyar – Technical Officer-D, CPIO
- Shri Madhukar Arvind – Technical Officer-D, APIO
- Mrs. Swapna Mazumdar – Section Officer, APIO
(ii) Address, Telephone Numbers, and Email ID:
- Dr. Anupam Sharma – Email: anupam110367@gmail.com
- Dr. Binita Phartiyal – Email: binitaphartiyal@googlemail.com
- Sh. P. S. Katiyar – Email: pskatiyar@bsip.res.in
- Shri Madhukar Arvind – Email: madhukar_arvind@bsip.res.in
- Mrs. Swapna Mazumdar – Email: soe@bsip.res.in
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks / Reference Points |
|---|---|---|
| Grievance redressal mechanism | — | Grievance Committee / ICC |
| RTI applications details | View Annexure-V | |
| Annual Report | View Annual Reports |
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks/ Reference Points |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt & Disposal of RTI applications & appeals | (i) Details of applications received and disposed | View Annexure - V (PDF) |
| Receipt & Disposal of RTI applications & appeals | (ii) Details of appeals received and orders issued | View Annexure - V (PDF) |
| Item | Details of Disclosure | Remarks/ Reference Points |
|---|---|---|
| Replies to questions asked in the parliament | Details of questions asked and replies given | View Annexure - VII (PDF) |