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G.O.Ms.No.73 – Principal Chief Conservator of Forests – Cadre strength distribution (Presidential Order, 2025) – Allocation of Total Cadre Strength

G.O. number: G.O.Ms.No.73
Date: 31-07-2026
Department: Environment & Forests
Issued by: Finance
Pages (PDF): 14

Abstract

Public Services - Environment & Forests Department - Principal Chief Conservator of Forests - Determination and distribution of cadre strength among local cadres of District, Zone & Multi-zone as per the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2025 - Allocation of Total Cadre Strength - Orders - Issued.

Read the following

5.G.O.Ms.No.31, Finance (HR. I-Plg. &Policy) Department, Dated 26.02.2022. G.O.Ms.No.40, EFS&T (Sec.V) Department, dated.04.08.2022. G.O.Ms.No.19, EFS&T (Sec.V) Department, dated.14.03.2024. G.O.Ms..No.26, General Administration (Ser.B) Department, dated.12.03.2024. Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2025 notified by Government of India vide Notification S.O.5777(E), Dated:15.12.2025.
6.G.O. Ms. No. 45, General Administration (SPF&MC) Department, Dated: 20.04. 2026.
7.G.O. Ms. No. 54, General Administration (SPF&MC) Department, Dated: 14.05. 2026.
8.G.O.Ms.No.46, Finance (HR.I-Plg & Policy) Department, Dated :06.07.2026.
9.G.O.Ms.No.96, General Administration (SPF&MC) Department, Dated:15.07. 2026.
10.G.O.Ms.No.97, General Administration (SPF&MC) Department, Dated:15.07. 2026.
11.The Document No. EFS02-01, dt.22.07.2026 received in Nidhi portal from the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests through Environment & Forests Department.

Order

In the Government Order 1st read above, detailed guidelines were issued for fixation of cadre strength in the District and Divisional Offices and for the provisional allocation of personnel to the restructured 26 districts on an ‘order-to-serve’ basis. Accordingly, vide reference 2nd and 3rd read above, orders were issued for provisional allocation of the cadre strength duly reorganising the division offices amongst restructured districts under the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests.

2. In the reference 5th read above, the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the “Presidential Order, 2025”) was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(ii), dated 15.12.2025. The said Order came into force with effect from 15.12.2025, superseding the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 1975. In the reference 6th read above, the Government republished the Presidential Order, 2025 in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette for information and strict compliance by all Departments and authorities concerned.

(P.T.O.)

3. In the Government Order 7th read above, orders were issued under Paragraph 3 of the Presidential Order, 2025 specifying the organization of civil posts in the State into various local cadres, namely District Cadres, Contiguous District Cadres, Zonal Cadres, Contiguous Zonal Cadres and Multi-Zonal Cadres, for different Departments.

4. Consequent upon the issuance of orders by the General Administration (SPF & MC) Department organizing civil posts into District, Contiguous District, Zonal, Contiguous Zonal and Multi-Zonal Cadres in accordance with Paragraph 3 of the Presidential Order, 2025, it becomes necessary to determine the cadre strength for each category of local cadre and distribute the same among the erstwhile, and newly constituted local cadres.

5. Keeping in view the need for organization of civil posts into various local cadres under the Presidential Order, 2025, guidelines were issued vide reference 8th read above, for determination of the Cadre Strength and Working Strength in respect of categories of posts organized into District Cadres, Contiguous District Cadres, Zonal Cadres, Contiguous Zonal Cadres and Multi-Zonal Cadres. In view of the changes effected in the local areas under the Presidential Order, 2025, the cadre strength of various categories of posts in each Department shall be determined and distributed among the respective local cadres in the manner specified in the said orders.

6. In the reference 9th read above, the General Administration Department has issued orders on organisation of posts in the new local cadres as per Presidential Order, 2025 in all applicable offices of the department. In the reference 10th read above, the General Administration Department has issued orders considering continuation of the local cadre of the post of ‘Forest Section Officer’ as ‘District’ on administrative necessities for the purpose of unit of appointment, recruitment, discharge, seniority, promotion, transfer and other service matters as per the service rules governing the said post. However, the extent of reservation to the local candidates in the matter of direct recruitment to the said posts to be filled by direct recruitment shall be as specified in the Presidential Order, 2025. In compliance of these orders, the Head of the Department has submitted a proposal for approval of the Government for allocation of total cadre strength through Nidhi portal vide reference 11th cited.

7. Accordingly, Government, after careful examination and in supersession of all the orders issued so far, determines and distributes the cadre strength of all the categories of posts under the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in the local cadres of District, Contiguous districts, Zone, Contiguous zones and Multi-zone as per the Presidential Orders, 2025 in the Annexures as shown below:

Sl.No.	Annexure	Details
1	Annexure -I	Determination of Total Cadre Strength in the local cadres of District, Contiguous Districts, Zone, Contiguous Zones and Multizone as per the Presidential Order, 2025.
2	Annexure-II	Distribution of Total Cadre Strength - Local cadre of ‘District’.
3	Annexure-III	Distribution of Total Cadre Strength - Local cadre of ‘Contiguous Districts’.
4	Annexure-IV	Distribution of Total Cadre Strength - Local cadre of ‘Zone’.
5	Annexure-V	Distribution of Total Cadre Strength - Local cadre of ‘Contiguous Zones’.
6	Annexure-VI	Distribution of Total Cadre Strength - Local cadre of ‘Multi- zone’.
7	Annexure-VII	Total Cadre Strength in the Supervisory offices.

8. In case of establishments/offices which are exempted from Presidential Orders, 2025, as per reference 5th read above and those not subject to allocation as per the orders in the reference 9th read above, the total cadre strength will remain as current sanctioned strength in such establishments/offices, subject to relocation of any vacant posts to the supervisory offices mentioned in the Annexure-VII to this order.

9. In the reference 4th read above, Government has, inter-alia, issued orders amending the AP Ministerial Service Rules,1998 and changed the Nomenclature of ‘Junior Assistant/Typist’ and ‘Senior Assistant’ posts as ‘Junior Office Assistant’ and ‘Senior Office Assistant’ respectively. The categories of posts which are proposed by the Department, wherever applicable, with the old nomenclature are included under the nomenclature of Junior Office Assistant and Senior Office Assistant.

10. The DTA, A.P and the CEO, APCFSS are instructed to affect required changes in CFMS and Nidhi pay roll accordingly.

11. A copy of this order is available in the website “www. https://goir.ap.gov.in”.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

PEEYUSH KUMAR

PRINCIPAL SECRETATY TO GOVERNMENT

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
Environment & Forests Department

The .

The .P. Secretariat, Velagapudi.

All District Collectors & Magistrates.

The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, A.P.

The CEO, APCFSS, A.P.

The Accountant General (A&E), A.P.

The Accountant General (Audit), A.P.

Copy to:

The P.S. to Special Chief Secretary to Chief Minister.

The OSD to Hon’ble Minister for Finance.

The P.S. to Chief Secretary to Government.

The P.S. to Principal Secretary to Govt., Finance Department.

The P.S to Secretary (HR), Finance Department.

SF/SCs (3352302).

//FORWARDED :: BY ORDER //

SECTION OFFICER

G.O. Ms. No.73, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 31.07.2026

ANNEXURE - I

Determination of Cadre Strength in the Local Cadres as per Presidential Order 2025

Name & Code of the Secretariat Department		Environment & Forests Secretariat - EFS01
Name & Code of the HoD		Principal Chief Conservator of Forests - EFS02
Sl.No	Category of Post	Local Cadre		Cadre Strength
1	Assistant Beat Officer	District		1465
2	Bungalow Watcher	District		55
3	Depot Watcher	District		7
4	Driver (Light Vehicle)	District		97
5	Forest Beat Officer	District		2323
6	Forest Section Officer	District		1002
7	Junior Office Assistant	District		301
8	Office Subordinate	District		338
9	Thanedar	District		69
10	Watcher-Cum-Worker	District		33
11	Watchman	District		37
12	Office Watcher/Night	District		59
12	Watchman / Tappal Watcher	District		59
13	Cook	District		1
14	Mali/Malan	District		9
15	Plantation Watcher	District		2
16	Boat Sarang	District		6
17	Lower Division Steno	District		19
18	Record Assistant	District		2
19	Zoo Sergeant	District		1
20	Boat Driver	District		1
21	Research Tech. Asst. Lab	District		1
22	Animal Keeper	District		26
23	Gate Keeper	District		2
24	Administrative Officer	Zone		74
25	Assistant Curator (FRO)	Zone		4
26	Deputy Range Officer	Zone		195
27	Fitter	Zone		1
28	Forest Range Officer	Zone		282
29	Senior Office Assistant	Zone		217
29	/Accountant	Zone		217
30	Technical Assistant	Zone		32
31	Technical Officer	Zone		27
32	Draughtsman Grade I	Zone		5
33	Park Supervisor	Zone		1
34	Draughtsman Grade II	Zone		1
35	Accounts Officer	Multi-Zone		7
36	Assistant Conservator of	Multi-Zone	2
36	Forest		2
37	Assistant Conservator of Forest	Multi-Zone	1
37	(DFO)		1
38	Assistant State Silviculturist	Multi-Zone	2
38	(ACF Cadre)		2
39	Curator (ACF)	Multi-Zone		1
40	Divisional Forest Officer (ACF	Multi-Zone	8
40	Cadre)		8
41	Sub-Divisional Forest Officer	Multi-Zone	31
41	(ACF Cadre)		31
42	Assistant Conservator of Forest,	Multi-Zone	1
42	Biodiversity		1
43	Assistant Conservator of Forest,	Multi-Zone	1
43	SVZP		1
44	Agriculture Officer	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		2
44	Agriculture Officer	by the Lending Department		2
45	Assistant Director (Agriculture)	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		1
45	Assistant Director (Agriculture)	by the Lending Department		1
46	Assistant Engineer	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		2
46	Assistant Engineer	by the Lending Department		2
47	Copyist	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		2
47	Copyist	by the Lending Department		2
48	Examiner	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		2
48	Examiner	by the Lending Department		2
49	Field Assistant (Amins)	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		6
49	Field Assistant (Amins)	by the Lending Department		6
50	Junior Veterinary Officer	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		1
50	Junior Veterinary Officer	by the Lending Department		1
51	Live Stock Inspector	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		1
51	Live Stock Inspector	by the Lending Department		1
52	Process Server	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		8
52	Process Server	by the Lending Department		8
53	Research Assistant	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		2
53	Research Assistant	by the Lending Department		2
54	Stenographer/Personal Assistant	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		1
54	Stenographer/Personal Assistant	by the Lending Department		1
55	Sub Assistant Grade-I	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		9
55	Sub Assistant Grade-I	by the Lending Department		9
56	Superintendent (Head Clerk)	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		2
56	Superintendent (Head Clerk)	by the Lending Department		2
57	Superintendent (Translator)	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		1
57	Superintendent (Translator)	by the Lending Department		1
58	Veterinary Assistant Surgeon	Deputation Post - Local Cadre to be decided		1
58	Veterinary Assistant Surgeon	by the Lending Department		1
	Grand Total			6790

SECTION OFFICER

G.O. Ms. No.73, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 31.07.2026

ANNEXURE - II

Distribution of Total Cadre Strength

Local Cadre - "District"

Name & Code of the Secretariat Department		Environment & Forests Secretariat - EFS01
Name & Code of the HoD		Principal Chief Conservator of Forests - EFS02
		Cadre Strength
Sl. No.	Post Name	Srikakulam	Vizianagaram		Parvathipuram	Visakhapatnam		Anakapalli
Sl. No.	Post Name	Srikakulam	Vizianagaram		Manyam	Visakhapatnam		Anakapalli
1	Assistant Beat Officer	34	14	48		9		34
2	Bungalow Watcher	1	0	0		1		1
3	Driver (Light Vehicle)	2	1	2		5		2
4	Forest Beat Officer	45	22	62		13		50
5	Forest Section Officer	27	18	27		17		29
6	Junior Office Assistant	7	2	6		15		8
7	Office Subordinate	7	5	9		13		13
8	Thanedar	0	0	2		0		6
9	Watcher-Cum-Worker	0	0	0		22		0
10	Watchman	0	0	1		7		0
11	Office Watcher/Night Watchman/Tappal Watcher	0	0	0		1		0
12	Lower Division Steno	0	1	0		3		0
13	Animal Keeper	0	0	0		25		0
14	Gate Keeper	0	0	0		2		0
Sl. No.	Post Name	Alluri Sitarama Raju	East Godavari	Kakinada			Dr.B.R.
							Ambedkar
							Konaseema
1	Assistant Beat Officer	250	8	22		8
2	Bungalow Watcher	4	1	0		0
3	Depot Watcher	3	0	0		0
4	Driver (Light Vehicle)	9	4	4		2
5	Forest Beat Officer	420	19	33		6
6	Forest Section Officer	173	22	18		6
7	Junior Office Assistant	32	14	9		2
8	Office Subordinate	43	16	10		3
9	Thanedar	7	4	11		0
10	Watcher-Cum-Worker	2	0	0		0
11	Watchman	5	2	0		0

Office Watcher/Night

Watchman/Tappal Watcher

Alluri Sitarama

Raju

12		Office Watcher/Night	0	1	1	2
		Watchman/Tappal Watcher
13	Mali/Malan		0	2	0	0
14	Boat Sarang		0	0	1	0
15	Lower Division Steno		0	2	1	1
16	Boat Driver		0	0	1	0
Sl. No.	Post Name		West Godavari	Eluru	NTR	Krishna
1	Assistant Beat Officer		0	86	27	1
2	Bungalow Watcher		0	2	1	0
3	Driver (Light Vehicle)		1	7	2	1
4	Forest Beat Officer		2	110	36	4
5	Forest Section Officer		4	66	14	3
6	Junior Office Assistant		1	14	5	1
7	Office Subordinate		1	16	6	3
8	Watchman		0	5	1	0
9	Boat Sarang		0	3	0	0
10	Lower Division Steno		0	1	1	0
Sl. No.	Post Name		Guntur	Palnadu	Bapatla	Prakasam		Sri Potti
								Sriramulu
								Nellore
1	Assistant Beat Officer		4	50	10	144	77
2	Bungalow Watcher		1	1	0	2	3
3	Driver (Light Vehicle)		3	1	0	7	3
4	Forest Beat Officer		9	73	12	238	144
5	Forest Section Officer		7	19	5	76	46
6	Junior Office Assistant		11	3	2	24	13
7	Office Subordinate		8	4	3	22	12
8	Thanedar		0	0	0	3	3
9	Watchman		2	0	0	0	0
10		Office Watcher/Night	0	3	1	10	5
		Watchman/Tappal Watcher
11	Lower Division Steno		1	0	1	1	1
12	Animal Keeper		0	1	0	0	0
Sl. No.	Post Name		Tirupati	Chittoor	Annamayya	YSR Kadapa
1	Assistant Beat Officer		138	87	96	109
2	Bungalow Watcher		6	3	9	5
3	Depot Watcher		0	1	1	0
4	Driver (Light Vehicle)		13	4	3	5
5	Forest Beat Officer		221	122	167	193

6	Forest Section Officer		108	46	63	75
7	Junior Office Assistant		46	11	10	14
8	Office Subordinate		41	11	14	20
9	Thanedar		2	12	7	5
10	Watcher-Cum-Worker		0	0	0	9
11	Watchman		6	4	0	0
12		Office Watcher/Night	9	0	8	2
12		Watchman/Tappal Watcher	9	0	8	2
13	Cook		0	0	1	0
14	Mali/Malan		4	0	3	0
15	Plantation Watcher		0	0	2	0
16	Boat Sarang		2	0	0	0
17	Lower Division Steno		3	0	0	1
18	Record Assistant		2	0	0	0
19	Zoo Sergeant		1	0	0	0
Sl. No.	Post Name		Kurnool	Nandyal	Ananthapuramu	Sri Sathya Sai
1	Assistant Beat Officer		20	107	33	49
2	Bungalow Watcher		1	9	2	2
3	Depot Watcher		0	2	0	0
4	Driver (Light Vehicle)		3	9	3	1
5	Forest Beat Officer		28	183	46	65
6	Forest Section Officer		11	74	23	25
7	Junior Office Assistant		10	27	10	4
8	Office Subordinate		12	29	10	7
9	Thanedar		0	7	0	0
10	Watchman		0	0	4	0
11		Office Watcher/Night	5	8	1	2
11		Watchman/Tappal Watcher	5	8	1	2
12	Lower Division Steno		0	1	0	0
13	Research Tech. Asst. Lab		0	1	0	0

	Total Cadre Strength (District Level)
	Sl.No		Post Name		Cadre Strength
1		Assistant Beat Officer		1465
2		Bungalow Watcher		55
3		Depot Watcher		7
4		Driver (Light Vehicle)		97
5		Forest Beat Officer		2323
6		Forest Section Officer		1002
7		Junior Office Assistant		301
8		Office Subordinate		338
9		Thanedar		69
10		Watcher-Cum-Worker		33
11		Watchman		37
12		Office Watcher/Night Watchman/Tappal Watcher		59
13		Cook		1
14		Mali/Malan		9
15		Plantation Watcher		2
16		Boat Sarang		6
17		Lower Division Steno		19
18		Record Assistant		2
19		Zoo Sergeant		1
20		Boat Driver		1
21		Research Tech. Asst. Lab		1
22		Animal Keeper		26
23		Gate Keeper		2
			Grand Total		5856

SECTION OFFICER

G.O. Ms. No.73, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 31.07.2026

ANNEXURE - III

Distribution of Total Cadre Strength

Local Cadre - "Contiguous Districts"

Name & Code of the Secretariat Department	Environment & Forests Secretariat - EFS01
Name & Code of the HoD	Principal Chief Conservator of Forests - EFS02

-*--NIL--*-

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G.O. Ms. No.73, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 31.07.2026

ANNEXURE - IV

Distribution of Total Cadre Strength

Local Cadre - "Zone"

Name & Code of the Secretariat Department		Environment & Forests Secretariat - EFS01
Name & Code of the HoD		Principal Chief Conservator of Forests - EFS02
		Cadre Strength
Sl. No.	Post Name	Cadre Strength
Sl. No.	Post Name	Zone-I	Zone-II	Zone-III	Zone-IV	Zone-V	Zone-VI
		Zone-I	Zone-II	Zone-III	Zone-IV	Zone-V	Zone-VI
1	Administrative Officer	10	14	7	14	14	15
2	Assistant Curator (FRO)	2	0	0	0	2	0
3	Deputy Range Officer	12	37	28	54	44	20
4	Fitter	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	Forest Range Officer	35	54	29	48	74	42
	Senior Office Assistant
6	Senior Office Assistant	28	37	23	36	51	42
6	/Accountant	28	37	23	36	51	42
	/Accountant
7	Technical Assistant	2	7	2	7	9	5
8	Technical Officer	7	4	3	4	4	5
9	Draughtsman Grade I	0	1	1	2	1	0
10	Park Supervisor	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	Draughtsman Grade II	0	0	0	0	0	1

Total Cadre Strength (Zonal Level)

Sl.No	Post Name	Cadre Strength
1	Administrative Officer	74
2	Assistant Curator (FRO)	4
3	Deputy Range Officer	195
4	Fitter	1
5	Forest Range Officer	282
6	Senior Office Assistant	217
6	/Accountant	217
7	Technical Assistant	32
8	Technical Officer	27
9	Draughtsman Grade I	5
10	Park Supervisor	1
11	Draughtsman Grade II	1
	Grand Total	839

SECTION OFFICER

G.O. Ms. No.73, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 31.07.2026

ANNEXURE - V

Distribution of Total Cadre Strength

Local Cadre - "Contiguous Zones"

Name & Code of the Secretariat Department	Environment & Forests Secretariat - EFS01
Name & Code of the HoD	Principal Chief Conservator of Forests - EFS02

-*--NIL--*-

SECTION OFFICER

G.O. Ms. No.73, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 31.07.2026

ANNEXURE - VI

Distribution of Total Cadre Strength

Local Cadre - "Multi-Zone"

Name & Code of the Secretariat Department		Environment & Forests Secretariat - EFS01
Name & Code of the HoD		Principal Chief Conservator of Forests - EFS02
Sl.		Cadre Strength
Sl.	Post Name	Cadre Strength
No.	Post Name	Multi-Zone-I	Multi-Zone-II
No.		Multi-Zone-I	Multi-Zone-II
1	Accounts Officer	2	5
2	Assistant Conservator of Forest	0	2

3	Assistant Conservator of Forest (DFO)	0	1


4	Assistant State Silviculturist (ACF Cadre)	1	1

5	Curator (ACF)	1	0

6	Divisional Forest Officer (ACF Cadre)	2	6


7	Sub-Divisional Forest Officer (ACF Cadre)	16	15


8	Assistant Conservator of Forest, Biodiversity	0	1


9	Assistant Conservator of Forest, SVZP	0	1

Total Cadre Strength (Multi-Zone Level)
Total Cadre Strength (Multi-Zone Level)			Sl.No	Post Name	Cadre Strength
1	Accounts Officer	7
2	Assistant Conservator of Forest	2
3	Assistant Conservator of Forest (DFO)	1
4	Assistant State Silviculturist (ACF Cadre)	2
5	Curator (ACF)	1
6	Divisional Forest Officer (ACF Cadre)	8
7	Sub-Divisional Forest Officer (ACF Cadre)	31
8	Assistant Conservator of Forest, Biodiversity	1
9	Assistant Conservator of Forest, SVZP	1
	Grand Total	54

SECTION OFFICER

G.O. Ms. No.73, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 31.07.2026

ANNEXURE - VII

Total Cadre Strength in the Supervisory Offices subjected to Allocation

Name & Code of the Secretariat Department	Environment & Forests Secretariat - EFS01
Name & Code of the HoD	Principal Chief Conservator of Forests - EFS02

-*--NIL--*-

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