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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5332
TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 25TH MARCH, 2026
FINANCIAL LAPSES IN INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE MINISTRY OF
EARTH SCIENCES
5332. THIRU DR. S JAGATHRATCHAKAN:
Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that financial lapses has been highlighted by Report No. 29 of 2025
of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India including non-recovery of Rs.7.28
crore in meteorological charges and statutory levies by the India Meteorological
Department (IMD) from private airport operators and penalties of Rs.1.58 crore
incurred by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) for
occupying buildings without mandatory approvals and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the details of the amount due to IMD and amount recovered during the last five years,
year-wise; and
(c) the details of penalties incurred by INCOIS and the amount paid towards payment of
penalties during the last five years, year-wise along with the reasons for these financial
lapses?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AND EARTH SCIENCES
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) Yes. An amount of ₹7.28 crore towards aviation meteorological charges/statutory
levies was outstanding to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), against two
private airport operators. However, there are some other private and State Government
airports that have not paid the meteorological charges to the IMD, as indicated in the
tables at (b).
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) paid ₹1.58 crore
during 2014-15 to 2021-22 to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)
as a penalty for occupying buildings without the required mandatory approvals. While
the Occupancy Certificates were not obtained at the time of occupation due to
protracted statutory processing by the GHMC, the campus has been now fully
regularised and obtained all required approvals from the GHMC.(b) The details of the amount due to IMD and the amount recovered during the last five
years, as follows:
Recovery/Dues for Airport Authority of India (AAI)- Airports
Amount due to IMD Amount recovered by
Financial Year
(₹ crore) IMD (₹ crore)
2020-21 61.26 61.26
2021-22 60.35 60.35
2022-23 70.84 90.94
2023-24 66.30 65.73
2024-25 72.99 71.78
Recovery/Dues for Greenfield Private/State Government Airports
Amount Due to IMD Amount recovered by IMD (₹
Financial Year
(₹ crore) crore)
2020-21 6.05 3.01
2021-22 7.55 1.86
2022-23 9.49 2.56
2023-24 12.21 6.26
2024-25 12.65 19.40
(c) The details of penalties incurred by INCOIS and the amount paid during the last five
years are as follows:
Amount of
Financial year Reasons
Penalty (₹ crore)
2021-22 0.236 While the Occupancy Certificates were
2022-23 0.000 not obtained at the time of occupation due
2023-24 0.000 to protracted statutory processing by the
2024-25 0.000 GHMC, the campus has since been fully
regularised with all approvals now in
2025-26 0.000
place.
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