Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India met the Heads of the Dehradun based MoEFCC Institutions (ICFRE, IGNFA, FSI, WII, FRI) on 21-22 June, 2015. The purpose of this meeting was to have an update on the initiatives taken up by these institutes since his last visit in August, 2014 and to plan resource management strategies to address the funding gap faced by these institutions. He said that efforts are being made to provide additional funds during Revised Estimate Phase of budget 2015-2016 and through use of CAMPA funds. He urged that ‘Resource Management Strategies’ should be planned and implemented by the Institute and all efforts must be made for raising funds through training, research and advisory activities of the Institute including ‘patenting’ for commercial use, wherever possible.