Head of Forest Forces

In India, the Head of Forest Forces (HoFF) is the highest ranking IFS officer in Indian States and Union Territories. All HoFF's are Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers. The HoFF is usually the head of the forest department in every Indian state and is selected by the state cabinets from among the senior most Principal Chief Conservators of Forests in the state. The post of HoFF is equivalent in rank, in states, to that of the State Police Chief for the Indian Police Service and the Chief Secretary for the Indian Administrative Service.

List of Heads of Forest Forces in States and Union Territories of India (as on 2015[1])

Heads of Forest Forces of States
S.No State Headquarters Name of HoFF Batch
1 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Dr. Shashi Kumar, IFS [2] 1980
2 Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada Shri. SBL Misra, IFS [3] 1980
3 Assam Guwahati Shri. Darash Mathur, IFS [4] 1980
4 Bihar Patna Shri. B.A Khan, IFS[5] 1979
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur Dr. Arvind Anil Boaz, IFS [6] 1979
6 Gujarat Gandhinagar Shri. C. N. Pandey, IFS[7] 1980
7 Haryana Panchkula Dr. Sarabjit Singh Jattan, IFS [8] 1980
8 Himachal Pradesh Shimla Shri. S. P. Vasudeva, IFS [9] 1982
9 Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (May-Oct) and Jammu (Nov-Apr) Shri. A. K. Singh, IFS[10] 1982
10 Jharkhand Ranchi Shri. B. C. Nigam, IFS [11] 1980
11 Karnataka Bengaluru Shri. Vinay Luthra, IFS [12] 1979
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Dr. Brandson S. Corrie, IFS[13] 1980
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Shri. Narendra Kumar, IFS[14] 1978
14 Maharashtra Mumbai Shri. A. K. Nigam, IFS[15] 1979
15 Manipur Imphal Shri. Bala Prasad, IFS [16] 1983
16 Meghalaya Shillong Shri. Sunil Kumar, IFS [17] 1979
17 Mizoram Aizawl Shri. J. L. Singh, IFS [18] 1979
18 Nagaland Kohima Shri. M. Lokeshwara Rao, IFS[19] 1983
19 Odisha Cuttack Shri. Janardhan Divakar Sharma, IFS [20] 1978
20 Punjab (India) Mohali Shri. Kuldip Kumar, IFS [21] 1984
21 Rajasthan Jaipur Shri. Surendra Singh Chaudhary, IFS [22] 1981
22 Sikkim Gangtok Dr. Thomas Chandy, IFS [23] 1985
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai Shri. Vinod Kumar, IFS [24] 1980
24 Telangana Hyderabad Shri. P.K JHA, IFS (FAC) [25] 1983
25 Tripura Agartala Shri. S Talukdar, IFS[26] 1981
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Dr. Rupak De, IFS 1980
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun Dr. S. Chandola, IFS [27] 1980
28 West Bengal Kolkata Shri. Ujjwal Kumar Bhattacharya, IFS 1982
Heads of Forest Forces/ Forest Department Heads of Union Territories
S.No Union Territory Headquarters Name of the HoFF/Forest Department Head Batch
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair Shri. Omkar Singh, IFS 1982
2 Chandigarh Chandigarh Shri. Santosh Kumar, IFS [28] 1993
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa Shri. Debendra Dalai, IFS 1999
4 Daman and Diu Silvassa Shri. Debendra Dalai, IFS 1999
5 Lakshadweep Kavaratti Shri. K. Kar, IFS 1999
6 National Capital Territory of Delhi Delhi Shri. Tarun Coomar, IFS [29] 1985
7 Puducherry Puducherry Dr. P. Devaraj, IFS 1987

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://ifs.nic.in/IFS_CivilList_2015.pdf
  2. ↑ http://arunachalforests.gov.in/Contact_Us.html
  3. ↑ http://forest.ap.nic.in
  4. ↑ http://assamforest.in/common/ccf_dcfEtc.php
  5. ↑ http://forest.bih.nic.in/Contacts.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.ifsassocg.org.in
  7. ↑ http://wti.org.in/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=1313
  8. ↑ http://www.indianmandarins.com/dr-sarabjit-singh-jattan-promoted-to-prl-chief-conservator-of-forests-hoff/
  9. ↑ http://hpforest.nic.in/files/notification.pdf
  10. ↑ http://jkforest.gov.in/list_pccfn.html
  11. ↑ http://www.jharkhand.gov.in/forest-who?dc=DIR19
  12. ↑ http://aranya.gov.in/Static%20Pages/OfficersAranayaBhavan.aspx
  13. ↑ http://forest.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=41
  14. ↑ https://in.linkedin.com/pub/narendra-kumar/59/1b8/253
  15. ↑ http://www.mahaforest.nic.in/contact_detail.php?oid=47&gid=1
  16. ↑ http://manipurforest.gov.in/AboutUs.htm
  17. ↑ http://megforest.gov.in/megfor_whoswho.htm
  18. ↑ https://forest.mizoram.gov.in/page/list-of-officers170912030911.html
  19. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nagaland-forest-officer-honoured-115082700001_1.html
  20. ↑ http://odishaforest.in/hrd_disposition_list_ifs_officers.jsp
  21. ↑ http://www.pbforests.gov.in/Pdfs/contact/CONTACTUS%20FINAL%2022-july-2015.pdf
  22. ↑ http://www.rajforest.nic.in/writereaddata/paripatra_.pdf
  23. ↑ http://www.sikkimforest.gov.in/contact_us.htm
  24. ↑ http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/CivilList/graphics/IFS%202015.pdf
  25. ↑ http://forests.telangana.gov.in/pages/ContactsHoff.aspx
  26. ↑ http://forest.tripura.gov.in/who-is-who
  27. ↑ http://forest.uk.gov.in
  28. ↑ http://chandigarh.gov.in/pdf/citizen_charter_forest.pdf
  29. ↑ http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_forest/Forest/Home/Contact+Us
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