Indian Forest Service History

Will you please tell me little history about Indian Forest Service post, so that I can remember?

[shikha]

Ya sure I will tell you little history about Indian Forest Service post so that you can check it and have idea.

The Indian Forest Service post is one of the Civil Services of India the officer’s selected for this post placed as state cadres and joint cadres with objective to implementation of the National Forest Policy which aims to ensure environmental stability and maintenance of ecological balance

Ranks
Grade Union Ministry Designation
Apex Scale Director General of Forests (वन महानिदेशक)
HAG+ Scale Additional Director General of Forests (अपर वन महानिदेशक)
Higher Administrative Grade Inspector General of Forests (वन महानिरीक्षक)
PB-4 Additional Inspector General of Forests (अपर वन महानिरीक्षक)
PB-4 Deputy Inspector General of Forests (उप वन महानिरीक्षक)
PB-4 Director (निदेशक)
PB-3 Assistant Inspector General of Forests (सहायक वन महानिरीक्षक)

Deputations
The deputation of IFS officers broadly falls into two categories:
Central Deputation

State Deputation

For Central Deputation, there are two schemes devised for the purpose of regulating appointments in Government of India and organisations under its control.
Central Staffing Scheme

Non-Central Staffing Scheme

Training
The training course for the IFS Probationers is designed to address these requirements.

Some of the essential elements of the training are as follows:
1. Capacity building by imparting technical knowledge and skills required in forestry sector
2. Enhancing management skills
3. The personality development as a member of Indian Forest Service

To achieve the above course objectives, training at the Academy extends over a period of 2 years. Comprehensive exposure to all the subjects that are directly or indirectly related to forestry are provided.

The course is designed to be covered in phases as under
1. Foundation Course
2. Professional Phase I
3. Professional Phase II
4. Convocation Phase