Format of an Outsourcing Agreement

OUTSOURCING AGREEMENT

This Outsourcing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2009 (the ³Effective Date´ ), is between Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah , under the management of Botanical Survey of India( here

after referred as BSI), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, with offices th

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at, CGO Complex, 3rd MSO Building, Block F(5 & 6 Floor), DF Block, Sector I, Salt lake City, Kolkata - 700064 , and Integrated Garden Management Systems( here after referred as IGMS), with offices at Times Apartment, A-202, Rajiv Chowk, New Delhi, 60. Botanical

Survey of India and Integrated Garden Management Systems may be referred to individually as a ³Party´ and together as the ³Parties.´

RECITALS WHEREAS, Botanical Survey of India, manages all the functions related to the maintenance

and plant breeding and provides advisory services like Identification of Plant Species , Supply of Plant Materials, Supply of Information, Field Work, Training through t he Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah; WHEREAS Integrated Garden Management Systems is a private limited body engaged in

Garden Management and a ll other related activities;

WHEREAS, Botanical Survey of India desires to hire Integrated Garden Management Systems to perform all services carried out by Indian Botanic Garden and Integrated Garden Management Systems desires to be hired by Botanical Survey of India to perform such services regarding the management and allied advisory services provided by for the Botanical Survey of India through Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah as per the functions listed on Exhibit A (attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference); and

Integrated Garden Management Systems has agreed to provide the outsourcing services

described in this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Vidya Bhaskar Singh Nandiyal

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IT IS AGREED: 1. DEFINITIONS: The following defined terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings specified below: 1.1. Agreement shall Agreement shall mean this Outsourcing Services Agreement 1.2. BSI Agents shall mean the employees, subcontractors and representatives of BSI, other than IGMS and IGMS Agents. 1.3. BSI Dat a shall mean all data, information or programs accessed by IGMS or IGMS Agents at the Indian Botanic Garden, or otherwise submitted to IGMS or IGMS Agents by or on behalf of o f BSI in connection with the pro vision vision of o f the Services. 1.4. BSI I ntellectu ntellectual P roperty roperty shall mean the Intellectual Property accessed or used by IGMS or IGMS Agents in connection with the provision of the Services that is (a) owned, acquired or developed by Indian Botanic Bot anic Garden or (b) licensed by Indian Bot anic Garden from a third party. 1.5. Business Da ys shall mean the days, on which Indian Botanic Garden is open for business in the India, Monday to Friday, during the hours of operation²9:00 am to 5:00 pm PST, excluding Indian Botanic Garden ho lidays. 1.6.

onfidential I nform nformation C onfidenti

of the Parties shall mean all information and documentation of

each Party, respectively, whether disclosed to or accessed by the other in connection with this Agreement 1.7.

onsents C onsents

shall mean all licenses, consents, authorizations and approvals that are

necessary to allow Integrated Garden Management Systems during the Term and Termination Assistance Period to perform the Services as per the terms of this Agreement. 1.8.

ontroversy C ontroversy

shall mean a dispute, claim or question arising out of or relating to this

Agreement, including its interpretation, performance or non-performance, termination or breach. 1.9. Effective Date shall mean April 1, 2009. 1.10. F ees ees shall mean the fees for the Services set forth in Schedule A. 1.11. Extension P eriod shall eriod shall have the meaning set forth in section 2.2. Vidya Bhaskar Singh Nandiyal

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1.12. F orce orce Majeure E vent shall vent shall have the meaning set forth in section 8. 1.13. Government al Approval shall l shall mean any license, consent, permit, approval or authorization of any person or entity, or any notice to any person or entity, the granting of which is required by Law for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 1.14. Government al Authority l Authority shall mean any federal, state, municipal, local, territorial or other governmental department, regulatory authority, judicial or administrative administrative body. bod y. 1.15. I ntellectu ntellectual P roperty roperty shall mean any patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret applicable to (a) processes, specifications, methodologies, procedures, and trade secrets, (b) software, tools and machine-readable texts and files, (c) literary work or other work of authorship, including documentation, reports, drawings, charts, graphics and other written documentation, and (d) proprietary trade names, brands, logos or slogans. 1.16. Law shall mean any declaration, decree, directive, legislative enactment, order, ordinance, regulation, rule or other binding restriction of or by any Governmental Authority, as amended from time to time. t ime. 1.17. N ew I ntellectu ntellectual P roperty roperty shall mean any Intellectual Property created or developed pursuant to the performance of the Services, but excluding IGMS Intellectual Property. 1.18. N ew S ervice(s) ervice(s) shall mean any service that is outside the scope of the Designated Service as mentioned in Exhibit A.

2. TERM. 2.1. I niti nitial term: term: The inital term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date April 1, 2009 and continue for a period of three (3) years, or such earlier date upon which this Agreement may be terminated t erminated pursuant to Article 14. 2.2. Renewal and

Extension:

Unless this Agreement is terminated earlier pursuant to

Article 14, BSI shall notify IGMS at least ninety (90) days prior to expiration of the Initial Term ("Initial Term Expiration Date) as to whether BSI desires to renew this Agreement. If BSI provides IGMS with notice that it does not desire to renew this Agreement, this Agreement shall expire on the Initial Term Expiration Date. If BSI provides IGMS with notice that it desires to renew this Agreement, but BSI and IGMS are unable to agree on the terms and conditions applicable to the renewal by the Vidya Bhaskar Singh Nandiyal

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expiration of the Initial Term, BSI shall be entitled to unilaterally extend the Agreement for an additional period not to exceed sixty (60) days ("Extension Period") at the same charges, terms and conditions in effect as of the Initial Term Expiration Date. If during the Extension Period BSI and IGMS are unable to reach agreement on the terms and conditions applicable to the renewal of this Agreement, this Agreement shall expire at the end of the Extension Period and the eligibility for termination assistance shall commence as provided in Article 14.

3. Services. 3.1.

Gener ally.

Commencing on the Effective Date and continuing throughout the Term,

IGMS shall be responsible for providing to BSI: (a) the Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (b) any incidental services, functions and responsibilities not specifically described in this Agreement, but which are required for the performance and delivery of the Services. S ervices. 3.2. V olume olume I ncre ncrea ses/ Decrea ses.

IGMS shall increase or decrease the amount of the

Services according to BSI's request for the Services. IGMS shall be obligated to provide the Services at the volumes requested by BSI at the fees set forth in Exhibit B. 3.3. T r ra ining. IGMS shall provide regular training necessary to ensure that the IGMS Program Staff understands the requirements of Exhibit A. 3.4. Reports. IGMS shall provide to BSI, in a form acceptable to BSI, the reports of types and volume of services provide and such other reports as BSI may request from time to time.

4. Management and Control. 4.1.

ontrol P rocedures. rocedures. C hange C ontrol

IGMS shall be subject to the Change Control Procedures,

which shall provide, at a minimum, minimum, that: 5.

a)

No Change shall be implemented without BSI¶s approval. b)

With respect respect to all changes, IGMS shall (i) ( i) schedule Changes so as not to unreasonably interrupt BSI's operations, and (ii) prepare and deliver to BSI a notice and schedule for any planned Changes prior to the implementation.


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c)

IGMS shall shall update the Change Control Procedures as necessary necessary and shall shall provide provide such updated Change Control Procedures to BSI for its approval.

6. Proprietary Rights. 6.1. BSI¶ s I ntellectu ntellectual P roperty. roperty.

BSI hereby grants to IGMS a nonexclusive,

nontransferable, limited right to access and use, to the extent permissible under the applicable third-party agreements, the BSI Intellectual Property, solely for the purpose of performing the Services. IGMS may, to the extent permissible under the applicable third-party agreements, permit IGMS Agents, in accordance with this Agreement, the right to have access to and use the BSI¶s Intellectual Property solely to provide those Services that such IGMS Agents are responsible for providing and as may otherwise be agreed to by the Part ies.

6.2. IGMS¶s I ntellectu ntellectual P roperty. roperty.

IGMS shall not use any IGMS Intellectual Property for

the performance of the Services except as approved by BSI in writing.

6.3. N ew I ntellectu ntellectual P roperty. roperty.

BSI shall own New Intellectual Property. BSI shall have all

right, title and interest, including worldwide ownership of copyright and patent, in and to the New Intellectual Property and all copies made from it. IGMS hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, and shall cause its employees and IGMS Agents to assign, transfer and convey, to BSI without further consideration all of its and their right, title and interest in and to such New Intellectual Property, including all rights of patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights in such materials free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and other security interests. IGMS acknowledges, and shall cause its employees and IGMS Agents to acknowledge, that BSI and the successors and permitted assigns of BSI shall have the right to obtain and hold in their own name any intellectual property rights in and to such New Intellectual Property, if any. IGMS agrees to execute, and shall cause its employees and IGMS Agents to execute, any documents or take any other actions as may reasonably be necessary, or as BSI may reasonably request, to perfect BSI's ownership of any such Ne w Intellectual Property.


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6.4. BSI' s T r ra demarks.

BSI's trademarks, service marks and trade names are the property of

BSI, and IGMS agrees that it shall not use any of BSI's trademarks, service marks or trade names without BSI's approval. IGMS agrees not to register any BSI trademarks, service marks or trade names without BSI¶s approval. IGMS shall not, without BSI¶s approval, remove or alter any trademark, service mark, trade name, copyright, or other proprietary notices, legends, symbols, or labels appearing on or in materials pertaining to the Services and related documentation delivered to IGMS by BSI.

6.5. U se of BSI¶ s or I ndi ndian Bot anic

Garden¶ s N ame.

IGMS shall not, in the course of

performance of this Agreement or thereafter, use BSI¶s or Indian Botanic Garden¶s names in any advertising, promotional or promotional material or represent that BSI is a client of IGMS without BSI¶s approval. Any public announcement regarding the Parties' relationship and the nature of this Agreement shall be coordinated between the Parties and shall be in a form agreed upon by the Part ies. ies.

7. Consents. I G MS Licenses and P ermits. ermits.

IGMS shall obtain, maintain and keep current, at IGMS¶s

expense, all Consents and Governmental Approvals. Upon IGMS¶s request, BSI shall use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with and assist IGMS in obtaining any such Governmental Approvals, to the extent reasonably possible.

8.

Force Majure.

8.1. F orce orce Majeure.

If and to the extent that a Party's (an "Affected Party") performance of

any of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement is prevented, hindered or delayed directly or indirectly by the other Party or by fire, flood, earthquake, elements of nature (subject to the following sentence) or acts of God or any other similar cause beyond the reasonable foreseeable control of the Affected Party or a labor strike (each, a "Force Majeure Event"), and such non-performance, hindrance or delay could not have been prevented by reasonable precautions, then the Affected Party shall be excused for such hindrance, delay or non-performance, as applicable, of those obligations affected by the Force Majeure Event for as long as such Force Majeure Event continues and the Vidya Bhaskar Singh Nandiyal

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Affected Party continues to use its best efforts to recommence performance whenever and to whatever extent reasonably possible without delay, including through the use of alternate sources, workaround plans or other means; provided, however, that the use of such alternate sources, workaround plans or other means shall cease, upon the cessation of the Force Majeure Event. For so long as a Force Majeure Event continues, the nonAffected Party shall, upon the Affected Party's reasonable request cooperate with the Affected Party. The Affected Party shall immediately notify the other Party of the occurrence of the Force Majeure Event and describe in reasonable detail the nature of the Force Majeure Event. In the event that the Force Majeure Event shall continue for a period exceeding twenty (20) calendar days, either party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement.

8.2. Alternate S ource. ource.

If and for so long as any Force Majeure Event prevents, hinders or

delays performance of any Service, BSI may procure part or all of the Services from an alternate source (and BSI shall be responsible for the fees as set forth in Article 7.3).

8.3. N o Pa yment for yment for U nperformed nperformed S ervices. ervices.

Nothing in this Article 15 shall limit BSI¶s

obligation to pay any charges due IGMS under this Agreement; provided, however, that if IGMS fails to provide the Services in accordance with this Agreement due to the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event, the Fees shall be adjusted in a manner such that BSI is not responsible for the payment of any Fees (or other charges) for Services that IGMS fails to provide.

9.

Fees.

9.1. Designated F ees. ees.

In consideration of IGMS providing the Services, BSI shall pay, or

make available, to IGMS the Fees in accordance with Schedule A. 9.2. Ad justments to F ees. ees.

All Fees shall remain in full force and effect for the Term and the

Termination Assistance Period, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. 9.3. Rights of S et-Off. et-Off.

With respect to any amount that (i) should be reimbursed to BSI, or

(ii) is otherwise payable to BSI pursuant to this Agreement, BSI may upon notice to


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IGMS deduct the entire amount owed to BSI against the charges otherwise payable or expenses owed to IGMS under this Agreement. 9.4. P ror ror ation.

Except as set forth in Schedule A, all periodic Fees or charges under this

Agreement are to be computed on a calendar month basis and shall be prorated on a per diem basis for any partial month.

10. Audits Rights. 10.1. S ervices. ervices.

Upon notice from BSI and at the BSI¶s cost, IGMS shall provide BSI, or its

designated third party contractor, with access to and any assistance (including financial records, reports and supporting documentation) that they may require with respect to the Service Locations and the IGMS for the purpose of performing audits or inspections of the Services and related Data Security procedures. 10.2. Record Retention.

IGMS shall retain records and supporting documentation sufficient

to document the Services and the Fees paid or payable by BSI under this Agreement for a period of four (4) years following following the e ffective date of termination.

11.

Payment Schedule and Invoices.

11.1. T ime ime and F orm orm of Pa yment.

Any undisputed sum due to IGMS pursuant to this

Agreement shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice from IGMS with late payments being subject to Interest beginning on the 31st day after such receipt of invoice from IGMS via an electronic funds transfer to [***] Bank in India or such other financial institution designated by IGMS u pon sixty (60) days' notice to BSI. 11.2. Det ailed I nvoices. nvoices.

IGMS shall provide invoices with varying degrees of detail as

requested by BSI. 11.3. F ee ee Dispute.

In the event of a dispute, BSI shall pay any undisputed amounts to

IGMS and IGMS shall continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Parties shall cooperate in good goo d faith faith to resolve any disputed payments.

12.

Confidentiality.

12.1. Gener al Oblig ations.

The recipient Party shall hold all Confidential Information

relating to or obtained by the disclosing Party in strict confidence. Except as permitted Vidya Bhaskar Singh Nandiyal

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by this Agreement, neither Party or its Agents shall disclose, publish, release, transfer or otherwise make available Confidential Information of, or obtained from the other in any form to, or for the use or benefit of, any person or entity without the disclosing Party's consent. Each of BSI and IGMS shall, however, be permitted to disclose relevant aspects of the other's Confidential Information to its officers, professional advisors, subcontractors and employees, provided that: (i) such persons and/or entities have executed execut ed a confidentiality agreement, (ii) disclosure is reasonably necessary for the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement. 13.

Representations and Warranties.

13.1. B y BSI .

BSI represents and warrants that: (a) Botanical Survey of India (BSI) is an organization under the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government o f India; (b) BSI has all requisite administrative power and author ity to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by BSI has been duly authorized by Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India and will not be in breach of or constitute a default under any other agreement which BSI is a party or is bound; (d) BSI is in compliance with all Laws applicable to BSI and has obtained all applicable permits and licenses required of BSI in connection with its obligations under this Agreement; (e) BSI has not disclosed any Confidential Information of IGMS other than as contemplated by this Agreement;

13.2. B y I G MS .

IGMS represents and warrants that:

(a) Integrated Garden Management Systems (IGMS) is a company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Indian Companies Act of 1956;


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(b) IGMS has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by IGMS (i) has been duly authorized autho rized by IGMS, and (ii) will not conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any other agreement to which IGMS is a party or by which IGMS is bound; (d) IGMS is duly licensed, authorized or qualified to do business and are in good standing in every jurisdiction in which a license, authorization or qualification is required for the ownership or leasing of their assets or the transaction of business of the character transacted by them, except where the failure to be so licensed, authorized, or qualified would not have a material adverse effect on IGMS ability to fulfill their obligations under this Agreement; (e) IGMS is in compliance with all Laws applicable to IGMS and has obtained all applicable permits and licenses required of IGMS in connection with its obligations under this Agreement; (f) the performance of Services shall be in accordance with the Service Levels and meet the highest h ighest professional professional standards.

14.

Termination.

14.1. T ermin ermination for tion for C onvenience. onvenience.

BSI may terminate this Agreement, in in whole or in part,

for convenience (i) upon 90 days written notice during the Initial Period, or (ii) upon written notice at any time thereafter by giving IGMS notice of the termination at least one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the termination date specified in the notice. IGMS may terminate this Agreement, in whole or in part, for convenience (i) ( i) upon 90 days written notice during the Initial In itial Period, or (ii) upon written notice at time thereafter by giving BSI notice of the termination at least one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the termination date specified in the notice.

14.2. T ermin ermination for C hange in

ontrol of I G MS . C ontrol of

In the event of: (1) a Change in in Control

of IGMS that in BSI¶s reasonable judgment would materially adversely affect the quality Vidya Bhaskar Singh Nandiyal

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or performance of the Services, BSI may terminate this Agreement by giving IGMS notice of termination at least ninety (90) days prior to the termination date specified in the notice. IGMS shall notify BSI at least ninety days (90) days prior to t o the consummation of any Change in Control of IGMS.

14.3. T ermin ermination for tion for I nsolvency. nsolvency.

In the event that IGMS:

(a) shall admit in writing its inability to, or be generally unable to, pay its debts as

such debts become due; (b) shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession

by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property or assets, (ii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iii) commence a voluntary winding up under the Indian Companies Act, 1956, (iv) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, arrangement, winding-up or composition or readjustment of debts, (v) fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate manner, or acquiesce in writing to, any winding up petition p etition filed against it or (vi) take any corporate co rporate action for the t he purpose of effecting any of the foregoing or in each case above any similar laws applicable to IGMS; or (c) shall have an order for relief entered against it in a winding-up petition;

then BSI may, in its sole discretion by giving written notice thereof to IGMS, terminate this Agreement as of the date dat e specified in such termination notice.

15.

Indemnities.

15.1. I ndemnity ndemnity by BSI .

BSI shall shall indemnify indemnify IGMS from, from, and defend and hold hold IGMS

harmless from and against, any Losses suffered, incurred or sustained by IGMS or to which IGMS becomes subject, resulting from or arising out o f any third party claim: (a)

that BSI has breached a representation represe ntation or warranty as forth in section 12.1; or

(b) relating to personal injury (including death) or property loss or damage resulting

from the gross negligence of BSI¶s employees at the IGMS Service Location; or


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(c)

arising out of BSI¶s failure to provide services to its customers (provided such failure is not caused by or the t he result of IGMS breach of this Agreement), or

(d) arising out of any script or other written or oral presentations furnished by BSI to

IGMS or approved in writing by BSI for use by IGMS. 15.2. I ndemnity ndemnity by I G MS .

IGMS shall shall indemnify indemnify BSI from, and defend and hold BSI

harmless from and against, any Losses suffered, incurred or sustained by BSI or to which BSI becomes subject, resulting from or arising arising out of o f any third party claim: (a)

relating to a breach of section 12.2; or

(b) negligent performance of the Services provided by IGMS; (c)

relating to the failure by IGMS to obtain, maintain or comply with the Consents and Governmental Approvals;

(d) relating to personal injury (including death) or property loss or damage to the extent

caused by IGMS¶s or IGMS Agents' acts or o missions; missions; (e)

arising out of IGMS¶s performance of services for any of its customers other than BSI.

16.

Limitation of Liability.

16.1. Except for a breach of section sect ion 11 ("Confidentiality") ("Co nfidentiality") or t he performance o f the indemnification obligations of this Agreement regarding third party claims, neither BSI nor IGMS shall be liable for, nor will the measure of damages include, any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages or amounts for loss of income, profits or savings arising out of or relating to its performance under t his Agreement. 17.

Miscellaneous .

17.1. Amendments 17.1. Amendments..

No amendment amendment to, or change, change, waiver or discharge discharge of, any provision provision of

this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by an authorized representative of each of the Parties. P arties. 17.2. Governing Law.

This Agreement and and the rights and obligations obligations of the Parties Parties under

this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the India. 17.3. N egoti egotiated T erms. erms.

The Parties agree that the terms and conditions of this Agreement

are the result of negotiations between the Parties and that this Agreement shall not be Vidya Bhaskar Singh Nandiyal

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construed in favor of or against any Party by reason of the extent to which any Party or its professional professional advisors ad visors participated in the preparation of this Agreement. 17.4. E ntire ntire Agreement .

This Agreement Agreement and the Schedule A to this Agreement represent represent

the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to its subject matter, and there are no other representations, understandings or agreements between the Parties relative to such subject matter. This Agreement expressly supersedes the Letter of Intent ("LOI") signed and accepted between the parties on March 1, 2009 of the LOI that survives termination. 17.5. N otices. otices.

Except as otherwise otherwise specified specified in this Agreement, all notices, requests,

consents, approvals, agreements, authorizations, acknowledgements, waivers and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when sent by e-mail, facsimile to the facsimile number specified below or delivered by hand to the address specified below: I n the ca se of BSI BSI :

Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, 3rd MSO Bu ilding, ilding, Block F(5th & 6th Floor), DF Block, Sector I, Salt lake City, Kolkata ± 700064 Attention: Director.

I n the ca se of I I G MS :

Times Apartment, A-202, Rajiv Chowk, New Delhi, 60. Attention: Vice President


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of BSI and IGMS has caused this Agreement to be signed and delivered by its duly authorized author ized representative.

Botanical Survey of India

Integrated Garden Management Systems

By:

By:

/s/

/s/

Name:

By:

Title:

Director

By: Sr. V.P. Operations

Date:

April 1, 2009

By: April 1, 2009


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TABLE OF SCHEDULE SCHEDULE A.

1. Identification of Plant Species (a) From NGOs & Commercial organizations

- Rs 100/- per sheet

(b) From scientists, research scholars/students

- Rs 50/- per sheet

2. Supply of Plant Materials (a) Plants of common occurrence

- Rs. 150/- per specimen+ cost of

collection (b) Plants of localised distribution


collection (c) Plants of rare distribution


collection

3. Supply of Information (a) Distributional aspects from literature & herbarium

- Rs. Rs. 100/- per plant plant

(b) Literature per reference

- Rs. 15/- + Xeroxing charges

(c) Supply of material for research i. Dry

- Rs. 100/-+ cost of collection

ii. Pickled

- Rs. 150/- + cost of collection

4. Field Work Cost of transportation, boarding/lodging charges + materials + Rs. 500/- per day and Rs. 200/- for part of the da day. y. (Double charges for commercial organisations and NGOs)

5. Training Vidya Bhaskar Singh Nandiyal

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(a) Herbarium methodology

- 15 days - Rs. 5000/- for institutuions institutuions - Rs. 1000/- for unaided students

(b) Advance training in gardening and plant cultivation

± One month - Rs. 2000/-


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Exhibit A Functions and Advisory Services Floristic and Taxonomic studies: The taxonomic studies so far conducted by the Survey for the

preparation of National/State/District Floras, fragile ecosystems and revisionary studies on families/genera/tribes Botanical and Horticultural research in India: Exploration of Plant Resources: The present exploration status of country¶s plant resources as

a result of intensive and extensive surveys Inventorisation of Endangered Plant Species: Based on the survey and exploration as well as

herbarium and literature studies, about 1500 species of flowering plants and few hundreds of Pteridophytes, Bryophytes, Lichens and Fungi have been identified as threatened. After careful and critical evaluation of their status and threat perceptions, the Survey has compiled Data Sheets on 1182 species, 708 of which have already been published as Red Data Book of Indian Plants: volume 1 ± 3 (vol. 4 & 5 are in press). Ex-situ

Conservation:

actively engaged in collection, introduction, multiplication and

maintenance of germplasm of orchids, bamboos, palms, medicinal plants, legumes, ferns, wild edible plants, insectivorous plants, gymnosperms and other economically important plant species. Fragile Ecosystems: Protected Areas Ethnobotanical Studies Environmental Impact Assessment Geobotanical Studies National Database


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Environmental Education and Awareness Capacity Building in Plant Taxonomy International Conventions vis-a-vis Botanical Survey of India Miscellaneous studies Publications

Advisory Services: 6. Identification of Plant Species (c) From NGOs & Commercial organisations (d) From scientists, research scholars/students

7. Supply of Plant Materials (d) Plants of common occurrence (e) Plants of localised distribution (f) Plants of rare distribution

8. Supply of Information (d) Distributional aspects from literature & herbarium (e) Literature per reference (f) Supply of material for research iii. Dry iv. Pickled

9. Field Work Vidya Bhaskar Singh Nandiyal

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10. Training (c) Herbarium methodology (d) Advance training in gardening and plant cultivation


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