Latest News | Meenakshi Negi Becomes Karnataka's First Woman Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. Senior Indian Forest Service officer Meenakshi Negi was appointed as the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests on Thursday, officials said.
Bengaluru, Feb 20 (PTI) Senior Indian Forest Service officer Meenakshi Negi was appointed as the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests on Thursday, officials said.
Negi, a 1989-batch IFS officer of the Karnataka cadre, will be the first woman to hold the top post in the Karnataka Forest Department, they added.
"Meenakshi Negi, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, has been appointed as the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force), Karnataka, Bengaluru, with immediate effect and until further orders, relieving Subhash K. Malkhede, IFS, from the concurrent charge," a notification stated.
She has held several central government positions, and before she was appointed the head of the forest force in Karnataka, she served as the Member Secretary of the National Commission for Women.
In the past, she has served in the Karnataka Forest Department at various levels, including as the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests.
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