Categories

Category Description Data Charges Documents Required at the time of Enrolment Documents Required at the time of procuring data.
[D]
Department
  • All serving officials of India Meteorological Department come under this category.
  • The data request should be made by the serving officials of the cadre Scientific Assistant and above.
 Nil
(100% waived off)
  • Identity Card
  • Nil
[G]
Central / State Government Organizations
  • All Central / State Government ministries / organisations / non-educational institutes / RBI / serving officials thereof including those under Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), GoI, other than IMD officials come under this category.
 Nil
(100% waived off)
  • Identity Card
  • Certificate of Undertaking on the Letter Head of the Organisation / Department / Institute
  • Nil
[I]
Research and Educational Institutes
  • All Indian universities and educational boards / universities / institutes / departments / faculty / students (above post-graduation level) / researchers (such as PhD scholar, JRF, SRF, RA etc.) come under this category.
 50% Concession applicable for every data request
  • Identity Card
  • Certificate of Undertaking on the Letter Head of the Institute / College / School, duly signed and stamped by the authorised signatory.
  • NTRP Payment Receipt
[S]
Students
  • Students (up to post-graduation level) associated with any school / college attached to Indian University come under this category.
 Nil
(100% waived off)
  • Identity Card
  • Certificate of Undertaking on the Letter Head of the Institute / College / School, duly signed and stamped by the authorised signatory.
  • Nil
[C]
Commercial
  • Any private Institute / company / pSU (Government of India undertaking) / all Banks except RBI / NGO / Private Research Institutes / Retired Government official / individual come under this category.
  • 100 % Data Charges applicable
  • However, DGM, IMD may allow concession, in very exceptional cases, for supply of small quantity of data, as and when considered necessary.
  • Identity Card
  • Certificate of Undertaking
  • If private agency is procuring data for projects assigned and funded by central / state government, a Authorisation Letter in the prescribed format [Enclosure - IV(C)] shall be submitted by the party duly signed by the concerned Government department.
  • NTRP Payment Receipt
[M]
Media
  • Any media correspondent.
  • Supply of present weather data like daily temperature, rainfall and forecasts / warnings and the Indian Daily Weather Report will not be charged from Print and Broadcast Media.
  • 100 % Data Charges applicable (for historical data).
  • However, DGM IMD, Head CRS Pune, Head RMC/MC and In-charge of IMD Offices may waive-off the charges to the local media of their respective region.
  • Identity Card
  • Certificate of Undertaking
  • NTRP Payment Receipt (if applicable)
[F]
Foreign
  • All establishments / educational institutes located outside India come under this category. This includes students and individuals studying / residing abroad.
  • The data supply to the foreign parties will be handled by NDC, O/o CRS, Pune only and not by RMCs and MCs.
 100 % Data Charges applicable
  • Identity Card
  • Certificate of Undertaking
  • NEFT Payment Receipt
NOTE : All documents are required to be uploaded in PDF format only.
The supply of data may be restricted to about 10,00,000 data records.