The Research and Training Division handles

A. the administrative, financial and other matters of

1. the autonomous organizations of the MoEF i.e.,

i. Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun

ii. Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal

iii. Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI), Bangalore

2. sub-ordinate offices i.e.,

i. Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun

                      ii. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun

iii. Directorate of Forest Education (DFE), Dehradun

B. In-Service Training of Indian Forest Service Officers

C. Other specific Assignments

i. Scrutiny of forestry research projects

D. Other miscellaneous matters concerning Forestry Research and Training

Administrative set-up

The work of Research and Training (RT) Division is being handled by AIGF (RT) and DIGF (RT). The DIGF (RT) reports to Inspector General of Forests (EAP) who further reports to the Director General of Forests and Special Secretary.

RTNews (Not an official document)

A monthly news letter to apprise the interested persons about the latest developments/ activities in the RT Division of the Ministry.

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