Geological Survey of India

Abstract

Founded in 1851, the Geological Survey of India (GSI)
has, made significant progress in exploration and
assessmentof mineral resources (including coal) of
the country through regional exploration and has
provided wide ranging contributions to all aspect of
geosciences. The principal function of GSI has been,
i) to create and update national geoscientific data base
for mineral resource assessment through air-borne
and marine surveys, ii) conduct geo-technical, geoenvironmental
and natural hazards studies, iii)
glaciology, to assess the health of Indian glaciers, iv)
seismotectonics with an objective to provide
geosciences based services to the society. GSI
conducts its programmes through Mission- Region
hybrid matrix mode with its five Mission offices and
three support systems with continued calibration of
its vision by adopting the best geoscientific practices,
anywhere. For operational ease GSI has six Regions
based on their geographic distribution. The Missions
are responsible for envisioning activities, giving
guidelines and targets to the Regions and State Units,
monitoring performance and guiding sectoral, scientific
and technical reports. The support systems are
responsible for the internal management, infrastructure
and resource policy planning.