Dehradun। Mrs. Kanchan Devi, a 1991 batch Indian Forest Service officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the Director General of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) Dehradun, a premier council under MoEF&CC, Govt. of India. She is the first lady IFS officer to hold this prestigious position.
She has more than 30 years of professional experience in different areas of forestry, including forest management, forest administration, education, HRD and research & extension in the state of Madhya Pradesh & Government of India including asfaculty member at Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun.During her service tenure, she worked for upliftment of rural communities by implementing, analysing and recommending updation of existing forest policies etc.
Mrs. Kanchan Devi is serving in ICFRE as Deputy Director General (Education) for last four years and has been instrumental in promoting forestry education in the country, accrediting forestry courses, conducting forest policy research studies, human resource development, recruiting and promoting scientists and technical officers of ICFRE. She played an important role in establishment of Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management (CoE-SLM) and implementation of the World Bank funded Ecosystem Services Improvement Project (ESIP) at ICFRE.
Indian Forest Service officer Kanchan Devi appointed Director General of ICFRE
