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The Forest Department State Head Quarters is situated at Aranya Bhavan, 18th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore-560 003.

The Administrative head of the Department is the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, who is a technical and professional adviser of the Government on forest matters. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Evaluation, Working Plan, Research and Training (EWPRT) is incharge of the Working Plan, Research and Training wing of the department. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild life) is the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state. He is responsible for the management of National Parks and Sanctuaries and all the wildlife matters of the state. For Territorial Administrative purpose of the Department, the State is divided into thirteen Territorial Circles, besides three Functional Circles namely Forest Research and Utilization Circle, Field Director (Project Tiger) and Training & Eco-Tourism

 
     
 
Sl.No.
Designation

No. of posts

1
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests

3

2
Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests

3

3
Chief Conservator of Forests

5

4
Conservator of Forests

20

5
Deputy Conservator of Forests

112

6
Asst. Conservator of Forests

189

7
Range Forest Officers

758

8
Forester

2237

9
Forest Guard

4139

10
Chief Accounts Officer

2

11
Administrative Officer

5

12
Administrative Assistant

11

13
Manager

64

14
Asst. Director for Statistics

2

15
Forest Settlement Officer

3

16
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon

5

17
Superintendent

172

18
First Division Assistant

619

19
Second Division Assistant

413

20
Asst. Statistical Officer

7

21
Statistical Inspector

10

22
Draftsman/Surveyor

31

23
Stenographer

28

24
Typists

127

25
Driver

244

26
Forest Watcher/Mali

1130

27
D group Employees

1069

28
Supernumerary Posts/MREs

1159

29
Daily Wagers

5537

30
Motivators

1166

31
Asst. Director Veterinary

1

32
Junior Engineer

2

33
Asst. Librarian

1

34
Physical Training Instructor

2

35
Film Project Operator

7

36
Crane Operator

2

37
Police Constable

9

38
Civil Judge

1

39
Accounts Superintendent

10

40
First Division Surveyor

18

41
Second Division Surveyor

61

42
Elephant Jamedar

4

43
Elephant Mahout

97

44
Elephant Kotwal

97

45
Deputy Director Forest Survey (Demarcation & Mapping)

1

46
Special Tahsildhar

1

47
Asst. Director F.S.Div

1

48
Superintendent (Executive)

8

0
Total

19593

 
 

 

 
   
 
 

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