Bhopal News: Samita Rajora Is The New Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Wildlife

Bhopal News: Samita Rajora Is The New Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Wildlife

Senior IFS officer Vibhash Kumar Thakur, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, research and expansion, has been appointed chief executive officer of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Good Governance and Policy Analysis Institution. This is perhaps the first time that a forest officer has been made CEO of aforesaid institution.

Staff ReporterUpdated: Wednesday, April 01, 2026, 09:54 PM IST
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Samita Rajora, the Indian Forest Service Officer of 1992 batch, was appointed Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (wildlife) on Wednesday. Samita Rajora was managing director of State Minor Forest Produce Federation before her new appointment.

The PCCF (wildlife) post was lying vacant after Shubhranjan Sen was appointed Head of Forest Force (HoFF). For the time being, Sen was holding the additional charge of the post.

Senior IFS officer Vibhash Kumar Thakur, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, research and expansion, has been appointed chief executive officer of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Good Governance and Policy Analysis Institution. This is perhaps the first time that a forest officer has been made CEO of aforesaid institution.

Archana Shukla, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Forest Development Corporation, has moved as Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, research and expansion.

Komalika Mohanta, additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Administration 2) has been made managing director of Madhya Pradesh State Minor Forest Produce Federation. It is for the first time that additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest has been made MD, Minor Forest Produce Federation.