Dehradun: In a first of its kind move, the Modi government is planning to ‘disengage’ from five premier environment- forest-wildlife institutions of the country that are presently under the ministry of environment and for ests (MoEF). The disengagement has been proposed by the department of expenditure (ministry of finance) after a review of 16 autonomous bodies under MoEE An office memorandum dated October 9, accessed exclusively by TOI, that has been issued by joint secretary (cabinet) Ashutosh Jindal1 and marked to the secretary, ministry of environment and forests, provides details of the recommendations made by the department of expenditure regarding government disengagement from the Wildlife Institute of India (Dehradun), Indian Institute of Forest Management (Bhopal), Indian Plywood Industries Research &Training Institute (Bengaluru), CPR Environmental Education Centre (Chennai) and Centre for Environment Education (Ahmedabad).
