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The '''Rajasthan Forest Service''' (RFS)<ref>{{cite news|title=RFS Officer - Transfer/Posting & Orders/Circulars|url=https://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/forest/forest-department/en/about-us/rfs-officer.html#|newspaper=Website of Forest Department, Government of Rajasthan|access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref> is one of the [[state services]] of the [[Government of Rajasthan]], the prominent two being the [[Rajasthan Administrative Service]] (RAS) and the [[Rajasthan Police Service]] (RPS). The officers of Rajasthan Forest Service are governed by the provisions of The Rajasthan Forest Service Rules, 1962.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Rajasthan Forest Service Rules, 1962.pdf|url=https://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/forest/ForestDepartment/PDFs/The%20Rajasthan%20Forest%20Service%20Rules%201962.pdf|newspaper=Website of Forest Department, Government of Rajasthan|access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref>

==Cadre composition==
Officers of the service are classified into two different wings: 1. Forestry wing 2. Wild Life wing 
The service rules states that the officers of both wings shall not be interchangeable with each other and will be eligible for promotion in each wing separately.

==Posts==
RFS officers start service as Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) (Hindi: सहायक वन संरक्षक) and Forest Range Officer (FRO) (Hindi: वन रेंज अधिकारी) in training period. The senior position among these is the ACF, which after considerable time, gets promoted to Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) (Hindi: उप वन संरक्षक). There are five salary-scales in RFS<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajasthan Cabinet clears proposal for promotion of forest officers|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Rajasthan-Cabinet-clears-proposal-for-promotion-of-forest-officers/article14548374.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 August 2016|access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref>

==Recruitment==
Officers are recruited through an open competitive examination conducted by the [[Rajasthan Public Service Commission|RPSC]].<ref>{{cite news|title=आरपीएससी ACF & फारेस्ट रेंज ऑफिसर भर्ती परीक्षा की नई तारीख घोषित|url=https://www.abplive.com/education/rpsc-acf-and-forest-range-officer-new-exam-date-released-check-1649536|newspaper=ABP News|date=23 November 2020|access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref> A separate competitive exam is conducted for recruitment of following officers of the service - 1. ''Assistant Conservator of Forest'' (ACF)<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajasthan: Congress Govt Protests Against NEET, JEE But Greenlights State-Level Exams|url=https://thewire.in/health/rajasthan-congress-govt-protests-against-neet-jee-but-greenlights-state-level-exams|newspaper=The Wire|date=28 August 2020|access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref> 2. ''Forest Range Officer'' (FRO).<ref>{{cite news|title=सहायक वन संरक्षक (ACF) और फॉरेस्ट रेंज ऑफिसर की परीक्षा तिथि जारी, पढ़ें डिटेल|url=https://www.jagran.com/news/education-rpsc-exam-date-2020-exam-date-of-assistant-forest-conservator-acf-and-forest-range-officer-released-20646957.html|newspaper=Dainik Jagran|date=20 August 2020|access-date=30 November 2020}}</ref>
 
Recently, the Government of Rajasthan has given "out of turn" appointment to 29 sports medallists to different state services, including appointment of 5 sports medallists as Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) in RFS.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajasthan to appoint 29 sports medallists to govt services on out-of-turn basis|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajasthan-to-appoint-29-sports-medallists-to-govt-services-on-out-of-turn-basis/story-WieE6E0Kjnoe6QqHeEjRbM_amp.html|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=26 October 2020|access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:State forest departments of India]]
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Rajasthan Forest Service - Revision history

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