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This notification amends the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules, 2016, by substituting entries in Schedule II-A and Schedule II-B for the State of Chhattisgarh.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) issued Notification G.S.R. 408(E) on June 24, 2025, in New Delhi, exercising powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951). The Central Government, in consultation with the Government of Chhattisgarh, enacted the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2025, which came into force upon their publication in the Official Gazette. These rules amend the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules, 2016 (originally published vide G.S.R. 924(E) dated September 28, 2016, and subsequently amended 14 times). Specifically, the amendment substitutes the entry for "Chhattisgarh" in Schedule II-A, detailing posts carrying pay above the Time Scale, with a comprehensive list of roles from Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & Head of Forest Force (Level 17) down to various APCCF, CCF, and CF positions (Levels 16, 15, 14, 13A) in the Pay Matrix. Additionally, the entry for "Chhattisgarh" in Schedule-II B, covering posts carrying pay in the Senior Scale, is substituted with an updated list of Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial) for numerous districts, along with specific roles like Director, Kanger Ghati National Park, District Forest Officer (Research & Extension Division), and Deputy Director for various Tiger Reserves and Elephant Reserves in Chhattisgarh. The notification was signed by Bhupinder Pal Singh, Under Secretary.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-24062025-264098 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 365] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025/ASHADHA 3, 1947 MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th June, 2025 G.S.R. 408(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951) the Central Government, in consultation with the Government of Chhattisgarh hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules, 2016 namely:- 1. (i) These rules shall be called the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 2025. (ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette 2. In the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules, 2016:- (a) In Schedule II- A Posts carrying pay above the Time Scale in the Indian Forest Service under the State Governments, in the Table, for the entry "Chhattisgarh" appearing in the first column and the corresponding entry in the second column, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "Chhattisgarh +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Principal Chief Conservator of Forest & Head of Forest Force| Level 17 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife Management & Biodiversity | Level 16 in the Pay Matrix | | Conservation-cum-Chief Wildlife Warden | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | APCCF (Development & Planning/ Budget, Account & Audit) | Level 15 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | APCCF (Working Plan/Production) | Level 15 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | APCCF (Joint Forest Management & Community Forestry/Protection) | Level 15 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | APCCF (Admn./Gaz./Non-Gaz./ Coordinations) | Level 15 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | APCCF (Land Management, Forest Conservation Act & Climate Change) | Level 15 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | APCCF, Director, State Forest Research & Training Institute) | Level 15 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | APCCF (Wildlife Management & Planning) | Level 15 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | CCF (Eco-Tourism) HQ | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Chief Conservator of Forests (Vigilance) HQ | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Chief Conservator of Forests (Research, Extension & SFRTI) HQ | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | CCF (Territorial) Raipur | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | CCF (Territorial) Bilaspur | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | CCF (Territorial) Durg | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | CCF (Territorial) Kanker | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | CCF (Territorial) Jagdalpur | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | CCF (Territorial) Sarguja | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | CCF Wildlife & Field Director, Indravati Tiger Reserve, Jagdalpur | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | CCF Wildlife & Field Director, Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, Bilaspur | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | CCF Wildlife & Field Director, Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, Raipur | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Chief Conservator of Forests, Working Plan, Bilaspur | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Chief Conservator of Forests, Working Plan, Raipur | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Chief Conservator of Forests (Project Formulation, Monitoring & Evaluation) | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | | HQ | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Chief Conservator of Forests (Biodiversity Conservation) HQ | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) & Field Director, Guru Ghasidas | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | | Tiger Reserve | | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Chief Conservator of Forests (HRD/IT) HQ | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Chief Conservator of Forests (Co-ordination) HQ | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Chief Conservator of Forests (Project Elephant) Surguja, Ambikapur | Level 14 in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests (Development & Planning/Budget) (HQ) | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests (Admin./Gazetted & Co-ordination) (HQ) | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests (Protection) HQ | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests (Production & Industry) (HQ) | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests (JFM & Community Forestry) (HQ) | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests (Land Management & Forest Conservation Act) (HQ) | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests, Working Plan division Raipur | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests, Working Plan division, Bilaspur | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests, Working Plan division, Durg | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests, Working Plan division, Jagdalpur | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests, Working Plan division, Kanker | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests, Working Plan division, Sarguja | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests FMIS Division, Raipur | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests (Admin./Non-Gazetted) (HQ) | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests (Budget, Account & Audit) (HQ) | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Addl. Director, SFRTI, Raipur | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Director, Jungle safari and Nandan Van Zoo, Raipur | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests (Climate Change) (HQ) | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) (HQ) | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ | Conservator of Forests (Project Formulation, Monitoring & Evaluation) (HQ) | Level 13A in the Pay Matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------+ (b) In Schedule-II B, Posts carrying pay in the Senior Scale of the Indian Forest Service under the State Governments including posts carrying special pay in addition to pay in the Time Scale for the entry Chhattisgarh, the following shall be substituted, namely:- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Bilaspur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Gaurela Pendra Marwahi | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Korba | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Raigarh | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Katghora | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Dharamjaygarh, Raigarh | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Janjgir -Champa | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Durg | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Kawardha | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Rajnandgaon | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Khairagarh | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Bastar | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Bijapur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Sukma | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Dantewada | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Kanker | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), East Bhanupratappur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), West Bhanupratappur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Narayanpur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Keshkal | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Kondagaon | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Raipur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Dhamtari | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Mahasamund | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Korea | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Jashpur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Manendragarh | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Baloda Bazar | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Gariyaband | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Balrampur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Sarguja | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Surajpur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Balod | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Mungeli | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director, Kanger Ghati National Park - Jagdalpur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | District Forest Officer, Research & Extention Division - Bilaspur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | District Forest Officer, Research & Extention Division - Jagdalpur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Director, Indravati National Park - Bijapur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Director, Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, Bilaspur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Director, Udanti sitanadi Tiger Reserve, Raipur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Director, Elephant Reserve, Sarguja | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | District Forest Officer, Research & Extension Division, Raipur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Director, Guru Ghasidas Tiger Reserve, Baikunthpur | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Cash) (HQ) O/o PCCF | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Wild Life) O/o PCCF (Wild Life) (HQ) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Vigilance) HQ | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (T) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Territorial), Mohala | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Conservator of Forests (Project Formulation, Monitoring & Evaluation), HQ | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 16016/01/2025 - AIS-II (B)] BHUPINDER PAL SINGH, Under Secy. Note: The Principal Rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number GSR 924(E) dated the 28th September, 2016 and subsequently amended by the following GSR No. and date:- +-------+------------+------------+ | Sl.No.| GSR No. | Date | +=======+============+============+ | 1. | 1105E | 30.11.2016 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 2. | 1107 | 30.11.2016 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 3. | 172 E | 27.02.2017 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 4. | 180 E | 28.02.2017 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 5. | 206 E | 08.03.2017 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 6. | 262 E | 17.03.2017 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 7. | 1003(E) | 08.08.2017 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 8. | 1036(E) | 18.08.2017 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 9. | 1452(E) | 27.11.2017 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 10. | 1537(E) | 21.12.2017 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 11. | 1587 (E) | 27.12.2017 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 12. | 511(E) | 29.05.2018 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 13. | 289(E) | 04.04.2019 | +-------+------------+------------+ | 14. | 338(E) | 23.05.2025 | +-------+------------+------------+

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