Indian Forest Service Designation

Can you list me the Designations of Senior Duty Posts in IFS or Indian Forest Service? Also provide me the Scale of Pay of the Designations of Senior Duty Posts in IFS or Indian Forest Service?

[Pathak]

The Indian Forest Service, one of the three All India Services, was constituted in the year 1966 under the All India Services Act, 1951 by the Government of India.

The main authorization of the service is the implementation of the National Forest Policy which visualizes scientific management of forests and to exploit them on a sustained basis for primary timber products, among other things.

Since 1935 the management of the forests remained in the hands of the Provincial Governments and even today the Forest Departments are managing the forests of India under the respective State governments.

Organization of the Service
The initial constitution of the Indian Forest Service consisted of the four following categories of the officers
1. Initial Recruits (IR);
2. Emergency Commissioned/Short Service Commissioned (EC/SSC)
3. Direct Recruits also known as Regular Recruits (DR/RRs); and
4. Promotes (appointed from State Forest Service)

Designations of Senior Duty Posts:
The administrative hierarchy of Indian Forest Service in the Forest Departments in the States and Union Territories is as under in the descending order:-

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
Chief Conservator of Forests
Conservator of Forests
Deputy Conservator of Forests

Pay Structure:
After the implementation of 6th Central Pay Commission recommended the pay scales of posts in the Indian Forest Service are as under.

Posts Scale of Pay in Rs) Grade Pay

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forestry) 80000 APEX SCALE

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests 75500-80000 HAG + SCALE

Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests 67000-79000 HAG

Chief Conservator of Forests 37400-67000 10000 (PB-4)

Conservator of Forests 37400-67000 8900 (PB-4)

Deputy Conservator of Forests (Selection Grade) 37400-67000 8700 (PB-4)

(Junior Administrative Grade) 15600-39100 7600 (PB-3)

(Senior Time Scale) 15600-39100 6600 (PB-3)

(Junior Time Scale) 15600-39100 5400 (PB-3)