Ranchi: The Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government has carried out a significant bureaucratic reshuffle within the Forest and Climate Change Department, transferring and assigning new responsibilities to eight Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers. The move aims to strengthen departmental functioning and accelerate environmental and afforestation projects across the state.
According to a government notification, the transferred officers have been given new portfolios, some with additional charges.
Details of IFS Transfers and Postings in Jharkhand
Sanjeev Kumar
- Previous Posting: Jharkhand Biodiversity Board
- New Posting: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests-cum-Executive Director, Wasteland Development Board, Ranchi
- Additional Charge: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Work Planning, Ranchi
Vishwanath Saha
- New Role: Promoted to Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
- Additional Role: Chairman, Jharkhand Biodiversity Board, Ranchi
P. R. Naidu
- New Role: In-charge Member Secretary, Jharkhand Biodiversity Board, Ranchi
Additional Charges: –
- Conservator of Forests, Administration, Ranchi
- Conservator of Forests, Afforestation, Research & Evaluation Zone, Ranchi
V. Baskaran
- Previous Status: Waiting List
- New Role: In-charge General Manager, Minor Forest Development Corporation, Hazaribagh
Abhishek Kumar
- Current Role: Forest Divisional Officer, Lohardaga
- Additional Charge: In-charge Conservator of Forests, Regional Circle, Gumla
Vijay Shankar Dubey
- Current Role: Deputy Conservator of Forests, Training, Ranchi
- New Responsibility: Assigned additional charge (specifics not detailed in notification)
Vinay Kant Mishra
- Current Role: Forest Divisional Officer, Social Forestry, Ranchi
Additional Charges –
- In-charge Conservator of Forests, Planning and Monitoring, Ranchi
- Director, Marketing, Jharkhand State Forest Development Corporation Ltd., Ranchi
- Deputy Advisor, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Ranchi
Administrative Strengthening of Forest Governance
This reshuffle is seen as part of the state government’s effort to streamline forest governance, boost afforestation drives, and enhance coordination within departments dealing with biodiversity, wasteland development, and climate change. Many of the officers have been assigned multiple portfolios to ensure integrated project execution across regions.
