20 forest officials get promoted

NAGPUR: The state government on Wednesday cleared much-awaited promotions of 20 conservators of forests (CFs) as chief conservators (CCFs).
These promotions come close on the heels of promotions of seven CCFs as additional principal chief conservators (APCCFs) on May 3. Among the 20 promotions and transfers, several have been effected even before completion of officials' tenures, who otherwise could have been promoted at their respective posts which have been upgraded.Conservationists have alleged manipulations in the transfers and promotions.
V K Sinha, field director of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), has been shifted as CCF (Campa) at Nagpur. He was expected to be promoted in the same post which has been upgraded to CCF rank. Sinha had joined TATR just eight months ago. New incumbent FS Jafri, who has been posted to TATR, is reluctant to join there, it is learnt.
Interestingly, of the 20 promotions, orders of six officials viz Rajendra Mangrulkar, R N Rai, Maheep Gupta, R K Pole, P R Yeole and GRK Rao are still awaited. Meanwhile, two officials - UK Agrawal and KN Khaware - have been promoted in their respective positions.
In the list of promotions and transfers, A D Shejale has been shifted to upgraded post of deputy director general (DDG), social forestry (SFD), Pune. Anil Mohan has been shifted as CCF (policy, technology and strategic planning) while Anmol Kumar, who was on deputation at the Centre, has been posted as CCF (personnel).
Similarly, Devendra Nath has been posted as CCF (education & training) on upgraded post. M Karunakaran has been posted as CCF (territorial), Gadchiroli, on upgraded post. F S Jafri, an 1983 batch IFS officer, will take over as CCF & field director of TATR. Gorewada zoo director BSK Reddy will be new CCF (territorial), Chandrapur. Jarnail Singh, who is with Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM), will be new CCF (working plan), East.
P N Munde has been posted on upgraded post of CCF (territorial), Kolhapur. Anurag Choudhary will take over as CCF and DDG , Aurangabad on upgraded post.
Meanwhile, A K Wadhva has been promoted as CCF (joint forest management, planning & development) on upgraded post. A K Mishra, field director of Melghat tiger reserve (MTR), has promoted and posted as CCF at the same place.
C R Gajbhiye will be new CCF (territorial), Nagpur. Dilip Singh will be DDG of SFD, Amravati. V S Bardekar has been posted as DDG, Pune, while S H Patil, a 1985 batch officer, was promoted and posted as DDG, Nagpur. He will replace R N Rai. Mohan Jha will take over as CCF (vigilance & employees welfare) in upgraded post. B P Singh has been promoted as DDG at Thane.
The last IFS review was done on April 17, 2002. The review was due in 2007 but it was delayed by three years and a notification was issued by the Centre in May 2010. However, the government took another year to issue the orders.