(1) There shall be four different authorities for counseling of the forest officers and other officials in the department. The list of authorities and their composition shall be as indicated in Appendix – II.
(2) Jurisdiction of each Authority shall be as specified in Appendix –III.
(3) The Apex Authority shall be competent to counsel, transfer and posting of Group A and B officers to suitable posts across the state.
(4) The State Authority shall be competent to post Group C and D of forest officials to specific posts within the Head Office and to the functional wings located elsewhere in Bengaluru. It shall also be competent to counsel, transfer and post Group C and D forest officials to specific posts across the forest circles.
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(5) The circle authorities shall be competent to counsel, transfer and posting of Group C and D officials to specific posts in the circle office and also across all the divisions including functional divisions within the jurisdiction of the territorial forest circle.
(6) Divisional Authorities shall be competent only to territorial and wildlife divisions. They shall be competent to counsel, transfer and posting of Group C and D forest officials within the jurisdiction of their respective divisions.