Rajiv Gandhi Training Scheme

                                Rajiv Gandhi Ground Water Training Scheme

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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

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-