Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests is an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service. He is responsible for managing the Forests, Environment and Wild-Life related issues of a state of India. It is the highest rank of an officer of the Indian Forest Service in a State. He reports to the Special / Additional Secretary of the concerned ministry in the State Government. At times the states may have more than one posts of PCCF and in that case, one of them is designated as the Head of Forestry Force. HOFF is in the pay scale of ₹2,25,000 fix. HOFF/PCCF is supported by APCCFs, Chief Conservator of Forests, Conservator of Forests and field level functionaries, such as DFOs and Range Forest officers in his work.
