(iii) The Divisional Forest Officers will receive progress report from Range Officers accompanied by diaries in such from as the Divisional Forest Officer may direct. Reports and diaries will also be submitted by such other subordinates as the Divisional Officer may direct.
(iv) The Divisional Forest Officer will also be responsible for the maintenance of discipline and good behaviour of the subordinates under him.
(v) A schedule of the powers delegated to the Divisional Forest Officer is given in Appendix IV .
2.5. Relation between the Divisional Forest Officers and the District Officers (Revenue Department No. C/11-1502/58-1969 R dated 9.5.1958).
2.6. Duties of Subordinate Officers-Appointment Department Letter No. 1/ C1-12/55A (part) 652 dated 16.9.1955.
(i) (a) "Range Officer" who is a forest officer in charge of a range.
(b) "Beat-Officer" in charge of a beat, and
(c) "Sub-beat Officer" the forest guard in charge of a sub-beat.
(ii) "Technical Officer" such as Surveyor, Amin, Marking Officer, Felling Officers, Depot Officer, Coupe Muharrir, Mines Muharrir, Naka Guard etc.
(2) The Officers of above description, in general, shall.
(ii) discharge their duties in conformity with the Manuals, Acts, Rules and standing orders that have been or may be enforced from time to time relating to the Forest Department;
(iii) Visit all forests within their respective charges and keep a strict watch on the proper conservancy of the forest;
(iv) see that the boundary marks are in proper condition;
(v) report promptly any occurrence affecting the welfare of trees, people and animals;
(vi) make enquiries and take suitable action in accordance with the Rules in force in the event of any forest offence being committed, keeping in view of the provisions of Section 61 of the Indian Forest Act for wrongful seizure;
(vii) keep strict watch that the forests in their respective charges are not injured by fire;
(viii) see that cattle do not trespass in closed forest areas and graze in any open area without fees paid in accordance with the Rules in force;
(ix) exercise proper supervision on the removal of forest produce by Government agency, consumers, free grantees and by privileged or right holders.
(3) Special to Range Officers.
(ii) The Range Officer will be responsibly for the correct and judicious expenditure in his Range.
(iii) The Range Officer will maintain a daily diary in the prescribed form in the diary books issued from the Divisional Officer in which full but concise details of work done or inspected with the results of inspection must be given. The original copy of the diary will be submitted to the Divisional Forest Officer every month by the 5th of the following month to which it relates, retaining the duplicate copy in the book which will be returned to the Divisional Officer before another one is issued.
(iv) The Range Officer will keep the felling series compartment histories and plantation journals up-to-date. He will record his observations and results of inspection in the form prescribed. The notes to be made should refer to growing stock including regeneration, factors influencing the crop, growth study in plantation (diameter and ht, growth measurement) casual; suitability of species, the results of operations carried out, etc.
(v) Any forest offence case reported to him by Beat Officer or detected by him personally shall be enquired into by him expeditiously and the complete offence report submitted to the Divisional Forest Officer within thirty days of the receipt of the report by the Range Officer.
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(vi) When an arrested person is produced before him, he will, depending upon the gravity of the offence, either release the person on bond (if the Range Officer is a Forest Ranger) or forward him to the nearest police station or magistrate without any loss of time.
(vii) It will be his duty to ensure that no produce from the coupes is removed without payment of due instalments or in excess of the value of the amount already paid.
(4) Special to Beat Officers.
(ii) The duties of the sub beat Officers in para (5) below are also applicable to Beat Officers.
(iii) The Beat Officer will also maintain daily diary as prescribed for Range Officers in para 3 (ii) above and submit monthly through Range Officer by the 5th of the following month.
(iv) Any forest offence case reported to him by the sub-beat officer or detected by him personally shall be enquired into by him expeditiously and the complete offence report submitted by him to his Range Officer within a fortnight from the date of detection. A special report however should be submitted to the Range Officer within 24 hours in case of serious offences.
(v) It will be his duty to ensure that no produce from the coupes is removed without payment of due instalments or in excess of the value of the amount already paid.
(5) Special to Sub-beat Officers.
(i) (a) protect all forests in his sub-beat;
(b) repair and paint forest boundary pillars, compartment and coupe signboards and also keep the boundary lines, coupe lines, compartment lines clear;
(c) prevent illicit cutting of trees by constantly patrolling the sub-beat;
(d) see that cattle are not grazed in closed and fenced areas;
(e) frequently visit fire watch tower and keep look out for fires in fire season burn fire lines in good time collect villagers and put out forest fires in the event of their occurrence and prevent kindling or leaving burning of fire upon public or private way in forests;
(f) detect and report illicit shooting and fishing;
(g) see that no forest produce is removed without authority;
(h) carry out silvicultural works, such as sowing seeds, planting and other cultural operations as ordered, cutting creepers, collecting seeds of important trees, preparing nurseries, making petty repairs to plantation and nursery fences without special orders;
(i) keep the Forest Rest Houses and Range Inspection Huts in his charge together with the compound in repairs, clean and tidy and protect them from damage;
(j) submit first report in the prescribed form within 24 hours to his Beat Officer on discovery of a forest offence, try to trace the offender and give necessary help to his superior officers in conducting the enquiry. When a person is arrested, he should be produced before the Range Officer immediately. If the Range Officer is not available, the person should be produced before the nearest police station or magistrate.
(i) Prevent any encroachment or cultivation within the forest.
(ii) He shall see that rights and privileges existing if any, in the forest are not infringed by the villagers.
(iii) (a) He shall maintain a daily diary book supplied from the Divisional Office. He will keep the list of forests in his charge with the forest areas and the number of house holds and the extent of rights in the forests etc. A list of Rights holders, coupes and Contractors coupes with the area and period of lease etc. should also be maintained in the diary book.
(b) The diary should always be kept on his person and presented for check by any of his superior Officers. Any instruction given to the sub-beat Officer should be written on the diary book.
(c) All offences and important matters along with number of mazdoors engaged over a particular work should also be noted in the diary for the day.
Chapter III
Establishment
Indian Forest Service
Indian Forest Service
3.1. Appointment Promotion etc.
3.2. Seniority, Pay, Promotion etc. (Government of India Home Ministry No. D/ 122/67-AIS (IV) dated the 1st February, 1967).
3.3. Sanctioned cadre (Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs No. 16016/29/75 AIS (IV) dated the 5th Oct, 1977).
1.
Senior posts under the State Government.
57
Chief Conservator of Forests
1
Additional Chief Conservator of Forests
1
Conservator of Forests
4
Conservator of Forests, Development Circle
1
Conservator of Forests, Department Working Circle
1
Conservator of Forests, Kendu Plan & Research Circle
1
Conservator of Forests, Wild Life Circle
1
Deputy Conservator of Forests
27
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Departmental Working
Hazaribag and Monghyr Division
2
Deputy Conservator of Forests
Forest Resources Survey Division
1
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Planning Cell
1
Extension Division Purnea
1
Deputy Conservator of Forests
Director Biological Park, Patna
1
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Research
1
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Utilisation
1
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Working Plan
4
57
2.
Senior Posts under the Central Government
11
68
3.
Post to be filled by promotion in accordance with Rule 8 of
the Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1966
22
4.
Posts to be filled by direct recruitment
46
5.
Deputation reserve @ 15% of 4 above
20
6.
Leave reserve @ 11% of 4 above
5
7.
Junior Posts @ 22% of 4 above
9
8.
Training Reserve @ 10% of above
5
Direct recruitment posts
85
Promotion Posts
22
107
Total Authorised Strength
Total Authorised Strength
3.4.
Bihar Forest Service
Bihar Forest Service
3.5.
Assistant Conservator of forests:
88
Section 9 • Bihar Forest Rules
9. Remarks.
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"content": "(iii) The Divisional Forest Officers will receive progress report from Range Officers accompanied by diaries in such from as the Divisional Forest Officer may direct. Reports and diaries will also be submitted by such other subordinates as the Divisional Officer may direct.\n(iv) The Divisional Forest Officer will also be responsible for the maintenance of discipline and good behaviour of the subordinates under him.\n(v) A schedule of the powers delegated to the Divisional Forest Officer is given in Appendix IV .\n2.5. Relation between the Divisional Forest Officers and the District Officers (Revenue Department No. C/11-1502/58-1969 R dated 9.5.1958).\n2.6. Duties of Subordinate Officers-Appointment Department Letter No. 1/ C1-12/55A (part) 652 dated 16.9.1955.\n(i) (a) \"Range Officer\" who is a forest officer in charge of a range.\n(b) \"Beat-Officer\" in charge of a beat, and\n(c) \"Sub-beat Officer\" the forest guard in charge of a sub-beat.\n(ii) \"Technical Officer\" such as Surveyor, Amin, Marking Officer, Felling Officers, Depot Officer, Coupe Muharrir, Mines Muharrir, Naka Guard etc.\n(2) The Officers of above description, in general, shall.\n(ii) discharge their duties in conformity with the Manuals, Acts, Rules and standing orders that have been or may be enforced from time to time relating to the Forest Department;\n(iii) Visit all forests within their respective charges and keep a strict watch on the proper conservancy of the forest;\n(iv) see that the boundary marks are in proper condition;\n(v) report promptly any occurrence affecting the welfare of trees, people and animals;\n(vi) make enquiries and take suitable action in accordance with the Rules in force in the event of any forest offence being committed, keeping in view of the provisions of Section 61 of the Indian Forest Act for wrongful seizure;\n(vii) keep strict watch that the forests in their respective charges are not injured by fire;\n(viii) see that cattle do not trespass in closed forest areas and graze in any open area without fees paid in accordance with the Rules in force;\n(ix) exercise proper supervision on the removal of forest produce by Government agency, consumers, free grantees and by privileged or right holders.\n(3) Special to Range Officers.\n(ii) The Range Officer will be responsibly for the correct and judicious expenditure in his Range.\n(iii) The Range Officer will maintain a daily diary in the prescribed form in the diary books issued from the Divisional Officer in which full but concise details of work done or inspected with the results of inspection must be given. The original copy of the diary will be submitted to the Divisional Forest Officer every month by the 5th of the following month to which it relates, retaining the duplicate copy in the book which will be returned to the Divisional Officer before another one is issued.\n(iv) The Range Officer will keep the felling series compartment histories and plantation journals up-to-date. He will record his observations and results of inspection in the form prescribed. The notes to be made should refer to growing stock including regeneration, factors influencing the crop, growth study in plantation (diameter and ht, growth measurement) casual; suitability of species, the results of operations carried out, etc.\n(v) Any forest offence case reported to him by Beat Officer or detected by him personally shall be enquired into by him expeditiously and the complete offence report submitted to the Divisional Forest Officer within thirty days of the receipt of the report by the Range Officer.\nChapter X\n(vi) When an arrested person is produced before him, he will, depending upon the gravity of the offence, either release the person on bond (if the Range Officer is a Forest Ranger) or forward him to the nearest police station or magistrate without any loss of time.\n(vii) It will be his duty to ensure that no produce from the coupes is removed without payment of due instalments or in excess of the value of the amount already paid.\n(4) Special to Beat Officers.\n(ii) The duties of the sub beat Officers in para (5) below are also applicable to Beat Officers.\n(iii) The Beat Officer will also maintain daily diary as prescribed for Range Officers in para 3 (ii) above and submit monthly through Range Officer by the 5th of the following month.\n(iv) Any forest offence case reported to him by the sub-beat officer or detected by him personally shall be enquired into by him expeditiously and the complete offence report submitted by him to his Range Officer within a fortnight from the date of detection. A special report however should be submitted to the Range Officer within 24 hours in case of serious offences.\n(v) It will be his duty to ensure that no produce from the coupes is removed without payment of due instalments or in excess of the value of the amount already paid.\n(5) Special to Sub-beat Officers.\n(i) (a) protect all forests in his sub-beat;\n(b) repair and paint forest boundary pillars, compartment and coupe signboards and also keep the boundary lines, coupe lines, compartment lines clear;\n(c) prevent illicit cutting of trees by constantly patrolling the sub-beat;\n(d) see that cattle are not grazed in closed and fenced areas;\n(e) frequently visit fire watch tower and keep look out for fires in fire season burn fire lines in good time collect villagers and put out forest fires in the event of their occurrence and prevent kindling or leaving burning of fire upon public or private way in forests;\n(f) detect and report illicit shooting and fishing;\n(g) see that no forest produce is removed without authority;\n(h) carry out silvicultural works, such as sowing seeds, planting and other cultural operations as ordered, cutting creepers, collecting seeds of important trees, preparing nurseries, making petty repairs to plantation and nursery fences without special orders;\n(i) keep the Forest Rest Houses and Range Inspection Huts in his charge together with the compound in repairs, clean and tidy and protect them from damage;\n(j) submit first report in the prescribed form within 24 hours to his Beat Officer on discovery of a forest offence, try to trace the offender and give necessary help to his superior officers in conducting the enquiry. When a person is arrested, he should be produced before the Range Officer immediately. If the Range Officer is not available, the person should be produced before the nearest police station or magistrate.\n(i) Prevent any encroachment or cultivation within the forest.\n(ii) He shall see that rights and privileges existing if any, in the forest are not infringed by the villagers.\n(iii) (a) He shall maintain a daily diary book supplied from the Divisional Office. He will keep the list of forests in his charge with the forest areas and the number of house holds and the extent of rights in the forests etc. A list of Rights holders, coupes and Contractors coupes with the area and period of lease etc. should also be maintained in the diary book.\n(b) The diary should always be kept on his person and presented for check by any of his superior Officers. Any instruction given to the sub-beat Officer should be written on the diary book.\n(c) All offences and important matters along with number of mazdoors engaged over a particular work should also be noted in the diary for the day.\nChapter III\nEstablishment\nIndian Forest Service\nIndian Forest Service\n3.1. Appointment Promotion etc.\n3.2. Seniority, Pay, Promotion etc. (Government of India Home Ministry No. D/ 122/67-AIS (IV) dated the 1st February, 1967).\n3.3. Sanctioned cadre (Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs No. 16016/29/75 AIS (IV) dated the 5th Oct, 1977).\n1.\nSenior posts under the State Government.\n57\nChief Conservator of Forests\n1\nAdditional Chief Conservator of Forests\n1\nConservator of Forests\n4\nConservator of Forests, Development Circle\n1\nConservator of Forests, Department Working Circle\n1\nConservator of Forests, Kendu Plan & Research Circle\n1\nConservator of Forests, Wild Life Circle\n1\nDeputy Conservator of Forests\n27\nDeputy Conservator of Forests, Departmental Working\nHazaribag and Monghyr Division\n2\nDeputy Conservator of Forests\nForest Resources Survey Division\n1\nDeputy Conservator of Forests, Planning Cell\n1\nExtension Division Purnea\n1\nDeputy Conservator of Forests\nDirector Biological Park, Patna\n1\nDeputy Conservator of Forests, Research\n1\nDeputy Conservator of Forests, Utilisation\n1\nDeputy Conservator of Forests, Working Plan\n4\n57\n2.\nSenior Posts under the Central Government\n11\n68\n3.\nPost to be filled by promotion in accordance with Rule 8 of\n\t\t\t\tthe Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1966\n22\n4.\nPosts to be filled by direct recruitment\n46\n5.\nDeputation reserve @ 15% of 4 above\n20\n6.\nLeave reserve @ 11% of 4 above\n5\n7.\nJunior Posts @ 22% of 4 above\n9\n8.\nTraining Reserve @ 10% of above\n5\nDirect recruitment posts\n85\nPromotion Posts\n22\n107\nTotal Authorised Strength\nTotal Authorised Strength\n3.4.\nBihar Forest Service\nBihar Forest Service\n3.5.\nAssistant Conservator of forests:\n88",
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