Archive · 30 Sep 2025
IGNFA to Appoint First Woman Director in 38 Years
The Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) in Dehradun will have its first woman director.
Bharti, from the 1992 Indian Forest Service, will take over on October 1, 2025, replacing Dr. Jagmohan Sharma.
IGNFA is the main place where Indian Forest Service officers are trained.
This is a historic event.
The IGNFA was founded in 1938 and renamed in 1987.
With this appointment, all top forest research and education institutions will be led by women.
IGNFA is set to appoint its first female director in 38 years.
Bharti, a 1992-batch officer, will take office on October 1, 2025.
Bharti is currently Principal Secretary in the Government of Sikkim.
Dr. Jagmohan Sharma is the current director and will retire on September 30, 2025.
All four key central government institutions for forest research will be led by women.
- Who
- Bharti, a 1992-batch Indian Forest Service officer.
- What
- Appointment of first woman director of IGNFA.
- When
- Bharti will assume office on October 1, 2025.
- Where
- Dehradun, India, at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA).
- Why
- IGNFA will be headed by a woman for the first time in its 38-year history.
- Organization
- Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA)
- New Director
- Bharti
- Batch
- 1992
- Assumes Office
- October 1, 2025
- Predecessor
- Dr. Jagmohan Sharma
- Location
- Dehradun