Dr Ranjana Gupta becomes first woman Chief Wildlife Warden of NE
Dr Ranjana Gupta becomes first woman Chief Wildlife Warden of NE Image: Northeast Now

An IFS Officer  Dr. Ranjana  Gupta, of 1986 Batch of Assam has been posted as the Principal Chief  Conservator of  Forests (Wildlife) and  Chief  Wildlife Warden of Assam.

The first lady IFS Officer  of  Assam-Meghalaya  Cadre took charge of  the  post on February 11, 2019. She is the first lady Chief Wildlife Warden in the Northeast and  only second  in the  country.

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Dr Ranjana Gupta, a postgraduate in life-sciences and was  awarded Doctorate for her work on  community participation in forest management.

She represented the country in many International forums on forestry and rural development during her stint with the Ministry of Environment, Forests and  Climate Change and the Ministry of  Rural Development in the Central Government.

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