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Kanchan Devi was appointed as director general of Dehradun-based Indian Council ofForestry Research and Education (ICFRE) in December 2023. Which of t

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Kanchan Devi was appointed as director general of Dehradun-based Indian Council of
Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) in December 2023. Which of the following
statement is correct about Kanchan Devi?
I. Kanchan Devi is an IFS officer from the 1991 batch of the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
II. Before assuming this posting, Devi served as deputy director general (education)
for the past four years at ICFRE.

Neither I nor II

Only II

Only I

Both I and II

Solution

Correct option is D

The correct answer is: (d) Both I and II

Explanation:
Statement I : Kanchan Devi is a 1991-batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Statement II: Prior to her appointment as Director General of ICFRE in December 2023, she served as Deputy Director General (Education) at ICFRE for four years.

Information Booster

• Kanchan Devi became the first woman Director General of ICFRE in December 2023.
• ICFRE is the apex body in India for forestry research and education under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
• Her contributions include establishing the Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management and implementing the World Bank-funded Ecosystem Services Improvement Project (ESIP) at ICFRE.
• ICFRE’s focus includes climate resilience, forest productivity, and tribal livelihoods.