Provincial Forest Service (Uttar Pradesh)

Provincial Forest Service
Prāntīya Vana Sevā
Service Overview
Also known asUttar Pradesh Forest Service
Founded1966
StateUttar Pradesh
Staff CollegeCentral Academy for State Forest Service, Dehradun[1]
Cadre Controlling AuthorityDepartment of Forest and Wildlife, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Minister ResponsibleDara Singh Chauhan, Minister of Forest and Wildlife, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Legal personalityGovernmental: Natural Resources
DutiesForestry, Wildlife, Environmental Science and Ecology
Current Cadre Strength174 members (58 officers directly recruited by UP-PSC as ACF and 116 officers promoted from Forest Rangers' cadre)[2]
SelectionState Forest Service Examination
AssociationUttar Pradesh PFS Association
Head of the State Civil Services
Chief SecretarySri Rajendra Kumar Tiwari, IAS
Principal Secretary (DoF&W)Shri Sudhir Garg, IAS
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Forces)Mrs.Mamta Sanjeev Dubey, IFS

Provincial Forest Service (IAST: Prāntīya Vana Sevā), often abbreviated to as PFS, is one of the state natural resource services under Group 'A' and Group 'B' state service of Government of Uttar Pradesh responsible for ensuring the ecological stability of the country via thorough protection and participatory sustainable forestry, wildlife and environment. It is also the feeder service for Indian Forest Service in the state.[3]

The Department of Forest and Wildlife of the Government of Uttar Pradesh is the cadre-controlling authority of the service. Along with the two state civil services which are Provincial Civil Service (PCS) and the Provincial Police Service (PPS), the PFS being a state natural resource service is one of the three feeder services to its respective All India Services.

Recruitment

In theory, one-third of the PFS quota is filled by promotion from Forest Rangers' cadre, and the remainder of recruitment is done on the basis of an annual competitive examination conducted by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, but in reality, there hasn't been an examination held for ACF in many years. PFS officers, regardless of their mode of entry, are appointed by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.[4]

Responsibilities of PFS officer

The typical functions performed by a PFS officer are:

  • Conservation of precious forest resources while understanding the larger policies of the government to protect and preserve the heritage of the forest and its resources.

Career progression

After completing their training, a PFS officer generally serves as assistant conservator of forests and are posted as sub-divisional forest officer. After that they are promoted as deputy conservator of Forests, divisional forest officer, deputy director in forest department.

Salary structure

Most of the directly recruited PFS officers get promoted to the IFS after getting pay level 11.

The salary structure of the Provincial Forest Officer
Pay Level 12 ₹78800-209200 Joint Director 13 - 15 year
Pay Level 11 ₹67700–208700 Deputy Director 8 - 10 year
Pay Level 10 ₹56100–177500 Assistant Conservator of Forests. Initial year

See also

References

  1. ^ "Staff College for PFS officers" (PDF). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. ^ "2021 Total Cadre strength of PFS as in December 2021" (PDF). upforest.gov.in. Department of Forest and Wildlife, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Indian Forest Service". ifs.nic.in. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 Total Cadre strength of PFS as in December 2017" (PDF). upforest.gov.in. Department of Forest and Wildlife, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 16 October 2018.