IFS officer Sameer Rastogi becomes head of Forest Department, government issued notification

The Himachal government has appointed IFS Sameer Rastogi as Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF (Head of Forest Force) in the Forest Department. Currently, he has the additional charge of PCCF. The government had given the additional charge of PCCF to 1988 batch IFS Sameer Rastogi in January 2025 itself.

The state government has today appointed him as regular PCCF at the apex scale. Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena has issued orders regarding this today.

Sameer Rastogi will retire in July 2025. Till then, he will serve as the head of the Forest Department. He originally hails from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He has served in various positions in Himachal Pradesh.