Lucknow: In a major reshuffle in the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, the state government has transferred 23 officers of the State Forest Service. Among them, 20 Assistant Forest Conservator Officers have been given charge as Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs) in various districts across the state.
The transfer orders have been issued with immediate effect for most officers, while a few will assume charge from July 1 and August 1. This move is seen as part of the state’s strategy to strengthen forest governance and improve field-level efficiency in environmental and conservation work.
List of Newly Appointed In-Charge DFOs
Mainpuri: Sanjay Kumar Mall
Farrukhabad: Rajiv Kumar
Kasganj: Sanjeev Kumar
Badaun: Pradeep Kumar Verma
Sultanpur: Amit Singh
Ambedkarnagar: Umesh Tiwari
Obra: Dilip Kumar Tiwari
Firozabad: Bhanendra Singh
Sant Kabir Nagar: Harikesh Narayan Yadav
Jaunpur: Promila
Sambhal: Preeti Yadav
Hapur: Arshi Malik
Basti: Shirin
Hathras: Rakesh Chandra Yadav
Renukoot (Sonbhadra): Kamal Kumar
Shahjahanpur: Vinod Kumar
Auraiya: Chandra Pratap Singh (effective from July 1)
Mirzapur: Rakesh Kumar (effective from July 1)
Amroha: Vinita Singh (effective from August 1)
Bulandshahr: Harendra Singh (effective from August 1)
Additional Departmental Postings
Three officers have been posted to key institutional roles-
Atul Kant Shukla – Posted to PCF Office
Tafiq Ahmad – Transferred to Forest Corporation
Ashutosh Pandey – Appointed to the Forest Training Institute, Kanpur
These postings are intended to support training, planning, and administrative reforms in the forest sector.
Policy Direction and Administrative Restructuring
Officials say the reshuffle is part of a broader effort to revamp the field-level forest administration, ensuring responsive leadership in forest divisions, especially ahead of the monsoon plantation drive and wildlife management season. The deployment of Assistant Forest Conservators as DFOs in-charge is also expected to provide hands-on administrative experience to mid-level officers.
