Head of Forest Forces

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In India, the Head of Forest Force (HoFF) is the highest ranking officer of the Indian Forest Service (IFS), one of the three All India Services with the other two being IAS and IPS, in the Indian States and Union Territories. Each Head of Forest Forces is an IFS officer, and has the rank of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF). The HoFF is the head of the forest department in Indian states and is selected by the Governor, based on the recommendation of the council of ministers led by the Chief Minister, from among the senior most Principal Chief Conservators of Forests in the state. The HoFF is equivalent to the State Police Chief/Head of Police Force (DGP), Chief Secretary and Lieutenant General of army in rank and influence.

List of current HoFF in India

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Heads of Forest Forces of States
S. No. State Headquarters Name of HoFF Batch
1 Andhra Pradesh Mangalagiri Chiranjiv Choudhary, IFS [2] 1989
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Omkar Singh, IFS [3] 1982
3 Assam Guwahati Darash Mathur, IFS [4] 1980
4 Bihar Patna A. K. Pandey, IFS[5] 1986
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur Arvind Anil Boaz, IFS [6] 1979
6 Goa Panaji Santosh Kumar, IFS[7]
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar S. K. Chaturvedi, IFS[8] 1985
8 Haryana Panchkula Amrinder Kaur, IFS [9] 1983
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla S. S. Negi, IFS[10] 1983
10 Jharkhand Ranchi Ashok Kumar, IFS [11] 1991
11 Karnataka Bengaluru Brijesh Kumar Dikshit, IFS [12] 1979
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Ganga Singh, IFS[13] 1980
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Manoj Kumar Sapra, IFS[14] 1981
14 Maharashtra Nagpur Tembhurnikar, IFS[15] 1979
15 Manipur Imphal Bala Prasad, IFS [16] 1983
16 Meghalaya Shillong Sunil Kumar, IFS [17] 1979
17 Mizoram Aizawl J. L. Singh, IFS [18] 1979
18 Nagaland Kohima M. Lokeshwara Rao, IFS[19] 1983
19 Odisha Bhubaneswar S. S. Srivastava, IFS [20] 1980
20 Punjab Mohali Kuldip Kumar, IFS[21] 1984
21 Rajasthan Jaipur Anil Kumar Goel, IFS [22] 1983
22 Sikkim Gangtok Thomas Chandy, IFS [23] 1985
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai Vinod Kumar, IFS [24] 1980
24 Telangana Hyderabad R. Sobha, IFS [25] 1986
25 Tripura Agartala S. Talukdar, IFS[26] 1981
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Pawan Kumar, IFS 1983
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun Dr. Samir Sinha, IFS [27] 1990
28 West Bengal Kolkata Niraj Singhal, IFS 1990
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 Tarun Coomar, IFS 1985
2 Chandigarh Chandigarh Santosh Kumar, IFS[28] 1993
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Daman Debendra Dalai, IFS 1999
4 Delhi New Delhi Tarun Coomar, IFS [29] 1985
5 Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (May–Oct) and Jammu (Nov–Apr) Mohit Gera, IFS[30] 1987
6 Ladakh Leh TBD
7 Lakshadweep Kavaratti K. Kar, IFS 1999
8 Puducherry Pondicherry G. Kumar, IFS 1986

See also

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References

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