Tamil Nadu Forest Uniformed Services Recruitment Committee (TNFUSRC)

Upto June 2012, direct recruitment of uniformed staff in

the post of Forester / Forest Guard / Forest Guard with Diving
License / Forest Watcher), who are backbone of Forest protection, was
done by obtaining list of eligible candidates from the Employment
Exchanges conducting tests and interview.

As the Employment

Exchanges, sponsor eligible candidates based upon their registration

seniority the sponsored candidates were found mostly over aged.
Such over aged personnel are not suitable for tough job assigned to
uniformed staff.

Forest service demands hard working, young,

energetic, mentally and physically tough personnel.

was

inordinate

delay

in

sponsoring

the

Further, there

candidates

through

Employment Exchanges which resulted in administrative problems.

Pursuant to announcement by Honble Chief Minister and
proposal of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest
Force), Government have ordered the formation of Tamil Nadu
Forest Uniformed Services Recruitment Committee (TNFUSRC)
for recruitment of suitable personnel against the vacancies arising in
above said posts in Tamil Nadu Forest Department
Forest

Corporation

namely

TAFCORN,

TANTEA

and the three

AND

ARC

in

G.O.Rt.No.157, Environment and Forest (FR-2) Department dated:

29.06.2013. The said committee started functioning with effect from
19.07.2012 at the following address.
No.1, Jeenis Road, Panagal Maaligai,
8th Floor, Saidapet, Chennai-600 015.
Telephone No.044-24364957

As per Government Order,

the

said

Committee is

functioning as a separate body with following as Chairman / Member.

1.

Additional Principal Chief Conservator of :

Forests (CAMPA @ FS)

Chairman

2.

Managing
Director
of
Corporations or his nominee

Member

3.

Chief Conservator of Forests (HRD)

Member

4.

Conservator of Forests (TAP II)

Member

respective :

The said Committee has since initiated action for direct

recruitment of Forester, Forest Guard, Forest Guard with Driving
License and Forest Watcher.