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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
AND WHEREAS
it has been decided to (i)
redesignate some of the posts under the scheme on
the basis of the recommendations of the 5th Central Pay Commission; and (ii)
upgrade some of the posts on the recommendations of the 5th Central Pay
Commission, and (iii) to bring some more posts within the purview of the
scheme again on the basis of the recommendations of the. 5th Central Pay
Commission;
AND WHEREAS it has been decided to bring some changes in
the constitution of the Central Forestry Establishment Board, and also the
period of tenure of deputation of the officers;
MIRA MEHRISHI, Joint Secretary
Scheme for
Staffing‑Posts included in the Central Deputation, Reserve of the Indian
Forest Service and other Forestry Posts Similar in Rank and Status in certain
other Organizations under the Government Of India
1.
OBJECT:
This scheme is intended to provide for systematic manning
of technical/ research/education posts connected with forestry in the Centre
as enumerated in Annexure I. Addition or deletion of any post from the list at
Annexure I shall be with the prior concurrence of the Union Public Service
Commission.
2.
SOURCES:
The posts covered by this Scheme shall ordinarily be
manned by officers borrowed on tenure basis and belonging to the Indian Forest
Service Cadre / Joint Cadres of the Sates/
3.
CONTROLLING AUTHORITY:
3.1
The Ministry of Environment and Forests will be the Controlling
Authority for the purposes of this Scheme. A Central Forestry Establishment
Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board, shall be set up under it with the
constitution and functions set out below.
3.2 Constitution of the Board:
(a)
The Board shall consist of four members, including Chairman.
(b)
The Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment
& Forests will be the Chairman (ex-officio) of the Board.
(c)
The other ex-officio members of the Board will be:
(i)
The Director General of Forests & Special Secretary to the
Government of
(ii)
Additional Director General of Forests, Ministry of Environment &
Forests.
(iii)
Joint Secretary, Min. of Environment and Forests, dealing with Forestry
who will also be the Member Secretary of the Board.
3.3
Functions:
It shall be the duty of the Board to make recommendations
having regard to the merits, claims and availability of all officers in the
field of choice:
(a)
for appointments to posts covered tinder the Scheme except the posts of
Director General of Forests, Additional Director General of Forests and the
other posts carrying a pay scale of Rs.18,400‑500‑22,400/=;
(b)
for appointments to all other posts under the Government of India and
the autonomous bodies financed by the Government of India which are similar in
rank and status to posts covered under the Scheme when it is proposed to
appoint thereto officers of the Indian Forest Service;
(c)
to make recommendations for selection by appropriate authority for
deputation to a post in any foreign country when a request from the concerned
country has been received or for deputation to any post in any organization mentioned in rule 6(2)(ii) of the
IFS(Cadre) Rules, 1966;
(d)
to determine the criteria of eligibility of
cadre officers for appointment to various posts covered by this Scheme; and
(e)
to advise on matters specifically referred
to the Board by the Ministry of Environment & Forests
of the Government of India.
3.4
Special Selection Committee:
A Special Selection Committee
consisting of (i) Secretary, Ministry of
Environment and Forests (ii) Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training,
Ministry of Personnel, Public. Grievances and Pensions (iii) Secretary,
Department of Agricultural Research and Education (iv) Secretary, Department
of' Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development and (v) Secretary,
Ministry of Science & Technology shall be constituted to make
recommendations for appointment to the posts carrying a pay scale of Rs. 18,400-500-22,400/- and above. The Director General of Forests & Special Secretary
shall be the Member Secretary of the Committee for consideration of
candidates for all posts falling within the purview of the Committee other
than that of the post of Director General of Forests.
4.
DUTIES OF THE MEMBER
SECRETARY OF THE BOARD:
4.1
It shall be the duty, inter-alia, of
the Member Secretary of the Board;
(i)
to receive communications intended for the
Board and to obtain and communicate its recommendations/decisions;
(ii)
to keep himself fully informed of the possible or impending vacancies
in posts falling within the purview of the Board and the availability of
officers of the requisite seniority/ qualifications and experience for filling
such posts;
(iii)
to correspond and keep in close touch with the Governments of States
and Union Territories for the systematic manning of the posts falling under
the purview of the Board;
(iv)
to correspond and keep in touch with other Ministries of the Government
of India for providing services of Indian Forest Service Officers for posts
under those Ministries;
(v)
to ensure up-to-date maintenance
and proper custody of the Annual Confidential Reports of all officers
belonging to the Indian Forest Service;
(vi)
to deal with all matters pertaining to the
career planning and management of the Indian Forest Service;
(vii)
to correspond with the Union Public Service
Commission, the Comptroller and Auditor General of
(viii)
to advise and render assistance in regard to
matters relating to the Indian Forest Service Cadre of the States and
(ix)
to keep in touch and liaise
with professional institutions in regard to personnel matters concerning the
Indian‑Forest Service.
5.
PROCEDURE:
5.1
All vacancies, actual or anticipated, in regard to posts falling within
the purview of the Board, shall be reported forthwith to the Member‑Secretary
of the Board with full details as to the nature and duration of the vacancies,
the specific duties and responsibilities of the posts and the required
qualifications, experience, etc. it will be open to the concerned Ministry /
Department / other organisation to indicate, at the same time, the name(s) of
Any particular officer(s) whose suitability may be considered by the Board.
5.2
All correspondence between the Ministries in the Government of India on
the one hand, and the State Governments/ Union Territories on the other, for
the services of Indian Forest Service Officers State Forest Service Officers
eligible under the Scheme, shall be channelised
through the Member Secretary of the Board.
5.3
The particulars of the officers to be considered for, posts falling
within the purview of the Scheme shall be collected in the manner prescribed
by the Member‑Secretary of the Board.
5.4
The Board shall meet periodically once in a year in any case before
31st December. Applications would be invited latest by 31st October every year
to draw up an 'Offer List' of suitable officers for posts falling within the
purview of the scheme. Appointments would be recommended by the Secretary,
Ministry of Environment and Forests and approved by Minister of Environment
and Forests.
6.
SUITABILITY:
The suitability of officers for
appointment on tenure deputation shall be decided on the advice of the Board,
which will fix norms, from time to time, about the minimum length of service
and other requirements, if any, for posts falling within purview of the
Scheme.
7.
PERIOD OF TENURE:
7.1
The tenure of deputation of an officer appointed to a post covered
under this Scheme would be as follows:
a)
Dy. Conservator of Forests or equivalent:
4 years
b)
Conservator of Forests or equivalent:
5 years
The tenure of the officer(s) may,
however, be cur‑tailed in public interest at the discretion of the
Competent Authority.
7.2
Every officer belonging‑to the Indian Forest Service and of an
officer of a State Forest Service whose name is included in the 'Select List'
referred to in Regulation 7 (3) of the IFS (Appointment by Promotion)
Regulations, 1966 shall revert to his state cadre on the exact date of his
completing his tenure. He will, however, have a choice to revert to his cadre
on the 31st May previous to the date of the end of his tenure in case personal
grounds such as children's education etc,
necessitate such reversion. However, on genuine grounds and in exceptional
circumstances the Competent Authority in the Ministry of Environment &
Forests can consider extension of tenure upto a
maximum of one year.
7.3
Notwithstanding what has been stated above, the period spent by
officers on tenure deputation to
COOLING OFF
REQUIREMENTS
7.4
A period of three years should generally lapse between two spells of
deputation to posts covered under the Scheme.
8.
REPEAL AND SAVINGS
8.1
With effect from the date of coming into force of
this Scheme, the Recruitment Rules framed for appointment to various posts
falling within the purview of this Scheme shall cease to operate.
Annexure - I
Sr. No. |
Designation |
Scale of pay |
No. of Posts |
Name of the Office |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1. |
Director General of Forests and
Special Secretary |
Rs. 26,000 (fixed) |
1 |
Ministry of Environment & Forests |
2. |
Additional Director General of
Forests |
Rs.24050-650-26,000 |
2 |
-do- |
3. |
Director, |
Rs.22,400-525-24,500 |
1 |
|
4. |
Director, |
-do- |
1 |
|
5. |
Addl. Director, |
Rs.18,400-500-22,400 |
1 |
-do- |
6. |
(i) Chief
Conservator of Forests (Central) |
Rs.18,400-500-22,400 |
5 |
Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Regional Offices |
|
(ii) Conservator of Forests (Central)
|
Rs.16,400-450-20,000 plus CDTA of
Rs.1,000/- |
1 |
Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Regional Office. |
7. |
IGF and Director, Project Tiger |
Rs.18,400-500-22,400/- |
1 |
Project Tiger Directorate, Ministry
of Environment & Forests |
8. |
IGF and Director, Project Elephant |
-do- |
1 |
Ministry of Environment and Forests. |
9. |
Inspector General of Forests
(Conservation) |
-do- |
1 |
Ministry of Enviornment
and Forests. |
10. |
Inspector General of Forests
(Wildlife) |
Â-do- |
1 |
-do- |
11. |
Inspector General of Forests (EAP) |
Rs.18,400-500-22,400/- |
1 |
Ministry of Environment and Forests |
12. |
Inspector General of Forests (NAEB) |
-do- |
1 |
-do |
13. |
Deputy Inspector General of Forests
(Wildlife) |
Rs.16,400-450-20,000/- plus Spl.
Pay of Rs.1,000/- p.m. |
1 |
-do- |
14. |
Deputy Inspector General of Forests |
-do- |
7 |
Ministry of Environment & Forests
and Ministry of Rural Development. |
15. |
Professor, |
Rs.16,400-450-20,000
Plus Spl pay of Rs.1,000/- p.m. or training
allowances as decided by GOI from time to time. |
2 |
|
16. |
Regional Director, |
Rs.16,400-450-20,000
plus Spl. Pay of Rs.1,000 p.m. |
4 |
|
17. |
Conservator of Forests (Central) |
Rs.16,400-450-20,000
plus Spl pay of Rs.1,000 p.m. |
6 |
Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Regional Offices. |
18. |
Director, Forests Education |
Rs.16,400-450-20,000
plus Spl pay of Rs.1,000 p.m. |
1 |
Directorate of |
Sr. No. |
Designation |
Scale of pay |
No. of Posts |
Name of the Office |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
19. |
Principal, |
Rs.16,400-450-20,000
plus Spl. Pay of Rs.
1,000 p.m. or Training Allowance as decided by GOI from time to time. |
3 |
SFS Colleges at Dehradun,
|
20. |
Addl. Commissioner (Forestry) |
Rs.16,400-450-20,000
plus Spl pay of Rs.
1,000 p.m. |
2 |
Ministry of Agriculture &
Cooperation. |
21. |
Joint Director, |
Rs.16,400-450-20,000
spl. Pay of Rs.1,000 p.m. |
3 |
|
22. |
Director, National Zoological Park, |
Rs.16,400-450-20,000/-
plus Spl. Pay of Rs.1,000/- p.m. |
|
National Zoological Park, |
23. |
Joint Director, National Zoological
Park, |
Rs.10,000-325-15,200 Rs.12,000-375-16,500 Rs.14,300-400-18,300 Plus Spl
pay (CDTA) of Rs.800/1,000 p.m. |
|
National Zoological Park, |
24. |
Assistant Inspector General of
Forests |
Rs.10,000-325-15,200 Rs.12,000-375-16,500 Rs.14,300-400-18,300 Plus Spl
pay (CDTA). of Rs.800/1,000 p.m. |
11 |
Ministry of Environment & Forests
& Ministry of Rural Development |
25. |
Deputy Director, |
Scale(s)
as above plus Spl. Pay of Rs.800/1,000 per
month |
10 |
|
26. |
Deputy Conservator of Forests
(Central) |
Scales as
above plus Spl pay of Rs.800/1,000 p.m. |
11 |
Regional Offices, Ministry of
Environment & Forests. |
27. |
Deputy Director (Wildlife
Preservation) |
-do- |
4 |
Regional Offices, Wildlife Preservation, Ministry of Environment &
Forests. |
28. |
Deputy Director / Joint Director
(Wildlife) |
-do- |
1 |
Ministry of Environment & Forests |
29. |
Deputy Director / Joint Director
(Project Tiger) |
-do- |
1 |
Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Project Tiger Directorate |
30. |
Associate Professor, IGNFA, Dehradun |
Rs.10,000-325-15,200 RS.12,000-375-16,500 Rs.14,300-400-18,300 Plus
Training Allowance as decided by GOI from time to time or Spl.
pay of Rs.800/1,000 p.m. |
12 |
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