The demand for a subsidised canteen facilities for the field staff of the Forest Department has got further traction with the proposal moving to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force (PCCF-HoFF).
It was submitted by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF-Wildlife) Subhash K. Malkhede who described it as a welfare measure for field staff below the rank of Range Forest Officers.
Mr.Malkhede said it was still in the proposal form and it has to go before other decision-making bodies before being approved by the Finance Department. “We want to replicate the Tamil Nadu model wherein the Forest Department staff can avail of their purchases through the police canteens,” he said This, he said, will minimise expenditure of establishing fresh infrastructure and logistic cost as well.
