Centre Transfers IFS Officer from Jammu Kashmir to Chandigarh | Kashmir Life

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has transferred 2020-batch AGMUT cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Satyendra Maurya from Jammu and Kashmir to Chandigarh with immediate effect.

According to an official order, Maurya, who was serving as Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), has been directed to report to his new place of posting immediately and submit his joining report to the Ministry.

An AGMUT cadre officer of the 2020 batch, Maurya has served in several key assignments within the Forest Department in Jammu and Kashmir.

He was posted as Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Nowshera, in March 2023, where he oversaw afforestation initiatives, infrastructure-related forest clearances and land inspections.

Maurya also served as DFO, Jhelum Valley Division, Baramulla, where he led plantation drives and community-based forestry initiatives, including the establishment of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras aimed at supporting tribal livelihoods.

In July 2025, he was transferred as DFO, Udhampur, where he was responsible for forest governance and conservation activities in the district.