Rajasthan Government will create 85 new posts in ‘Special Tiger Protection Force’ (STPF) being run under Ranthambore National Park, said a press release.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday approved the proposal of creating new posts according to forest pattern instead of police pattern. Under this proposal, there will be one post of Assistant Forest Conservator, three posts of Regional Forest Officer and 81 posts of Forest Guard, which will be created and filled. Apart from that, 27 forest watchers will also be enrolled on a contract basis as per Rajasthan Transparency in Public Procurement Act (RTPP) which will cost Rs 3.6 crore annually to the state government.