Indian Forest Service Salary: Ranks, Promotion, Duties

Indian Forest Service Salary Per Month

The basic monthly IFoS Salary starts from INR 2,25,000. 56,100 for the Assistant Conservator of Forests/ Assistant Deputy Conservator of Forests. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force) gets the highest IFoS salary of INR 2,25,000. At the completion of 5,8, 12,16, 20, and 27 years in the Indian Forest Service, candidates are promoted to various scales, and their basic IFoS salary increases with their promotion.

Indian Forest Service Salary Structure

Below we have mentioned the salary of Indian forest service officers per month as per their grade.

Indian Forest Service Salary: Allowances and Perks

Apart from the lucrative pay packages, the IFoS officer also gets perks and allowances as follows:

• House Allowance- It is the house rent allowance that is included in the salary of an Indian forest service officer.
• Travel Allowance- Indian Forest Service officers also get traveling expenses from the government.
• Dearness Allowance(DA)- DA is the cost-of-living adjustments that government pays to the IFoS officers as well.
• The officers also get medical benefits.
• The government takes care of the phone, electricity, and water bills as well.
• Employees also get house help and security guard for their house
• The IFoS officer also gets study leave for higher study

IFoS Salary as per Ranks 

We have provided information on various ranks of an IFoS officer and also IFoS salary for each position.

Principal Chief Conservator of Forest

This is the highest post of the Indian Forest Service in the state, and the IFoS salary for this position is around INR 2,25,000. The key responsibilities include managing the environment, forests, and wildlife issues of the state.

Additional Chief Conservator of Forest

The IFoS officer of this position gets INR 2,00,000 per month. he/she answers directly to the chief and the officer has to do any task assigned by the chief.

Deputy Conservator of Forest

Also known as the Division Forest officer and the IFoS salary for this position is INR 1,18,500. The key responsibilities for this posy are to maintain forests, wildlife issues, and the environment.

Assistant Conservator of the Forest

The salary of an Indian forest service officer in this position is INR 56,100. They have to answer to all the higher-level officers in the department.

Indian Forest Service Officer Career Path

The IFoS salary increases with promotion. All the candidates after clearing IFoS have to go through training for two years at IGNFA (Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy). After the training, the candidates are appointed as the Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF). The IFoS salary for this position is INR 56,100. If the officer continues to work hard then they can gain multiple promotions through the years. The positions candidates can achieve through the promotion are given below.

• Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF/ DFO) (After 2-3 years of service)
• Conservator of Forests (14-15 years of service)
• Chief Conservator of Forests (5-6 years as Conservator
• Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF)
• Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF)
• Head of Forest Force (HoFF)

For the central department, the ranks and posts are different such as

• Assistant Inspector General of Forests (AIGF)
• Deputy Inspector General of Forests (DIGF)
• Inspector General of Forests (IGF)
• Additional Director General of Forests (ADGF)
• Director-General of Forests (DGF)

Indian Forest Service Promotion Opportunities

The Indian Forest Service officer is eligible to become Conservator of Forest after 14 years of service. To become Chief Conservator of Forest, the IFoS officer needs to have 18 years of service. For the position of Principal Chief Conservator of forests, it requires 28 years of service. The salary of an Indian forest officer increases with each promotion.

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