ESSO - Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
(An Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India)
INCOIS Organisation Structure
ESSO-INCOIS is an autonomous institute under the administrative control of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India and a member of the Earth System Science Organization (ESSO), chaired by the Secretary to Government of India for Ministry of Earth Sciences. ESSO-INCOIS was registered as a society under the Andhra Pradesh (Telengana) Public Societies Registration Act (1350, Falsi), at Hyderabad on 3rd February 1999. The affairs of the Society are managed, administered, directed and controlled, subject to the Bye laws of the Society, by the Governing Council.
Organization Structure of ESSO - INCOIS
ESSO-INCOIS Society
| 1. Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences | President |
| 2. Director, National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad | Vice President |
| 3. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences | Member |
| 4. Advisor, Ministry of Earth Sciences | Member |
| 5. Director, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa | Member |
| 6. Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai | Member |
| 7. Director, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa | Member |
| 8. Director, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services | General Secretary |
ESSO-INCOIS Governing Council
| 1. Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India | Chairman |
| 2. Director, National Remote Sensing Centre | Member |
| 3. Director General, Indian Meteorological Department | Member |
| 4. Financial Advisor, Ministry of Earth Sciences | Member |
| 5. Joint Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences | Member |
| 6. Director, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) | Member |
| 7. Dr. S.W.A. Naqvi, Director, National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) | Member |
| 8. Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) | Member |
| 9. Prof. G S Bhatt, IISC, Bangalore | Member |
| 10. Dr. R R Rao, Former Scientist 'G', NPOL, Kochi | Member |
| 11. Principal Advisor (S&T), Planning Commission | Member |
| 12. Programme Officer, Ministry of Earth Sciences | Member |
| 13. Director, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services | Member-Secretary |
ESSO-INCOIS Finance Committee
| 1. Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, MoES | Chairman |
| 2. Joint Secretary, MoES | Member |
| 3. Programme Officer, MoES | Member |
| 4. Director / Deputy Secretary (Finance), MoES | Member |
| 5. Director, INCOIS | Member |
| 6. Shri. E. Pattabhi Rama Rao, Head, DMG, INCOIS | Member-Secretary |
ESSO-INCOIS Research Advisory Committee
| 1. Prof. G.S. Bhat, IISC | Chairman |
| 2. Dr. M. Dileep Kumar, NIO(Rtd.,) | Member |
| 3. Dr. Prakash Chauhan, SAC | Member |
| 4. Dr. N.L. Sarda, IIT, Mumbai | Member |
| 5. Dr. Kusala Rajendran, IISC | Member |
| 6. Dr. M. Mohapatra, IMD | Member |
| 7. Dr. T.M. Balakrishnan Nair, INCOIS | Member-Secretary |
ESSO-INCOIS Management Council
| 1. Dr. S.S.C.Shenoi, Director, INCOIS | Chairman |
| 2. Dr. M. Ravichandran, Head, MOG, INCOIS | Member |
| 3. Shri. B.V. Satyanarayana, Head, CWG | Member |
| 4. Shri. T. Srinivasa kumar, Head, ASG | Member |
| 5. Dr. T.M. Balakrishnan Nair, Head, ISG | Member |
| 6. Shri. K.K.V.Chary, Head, ESG | Member |
| 7. Shri. S. Nageshwara Rao, Sr. Accounts Officer | Member |
| 8. Shri. E. Pattabhi Rama Rao, Head, DMG & Manager, PPC | Convenor |