Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved establishment of 19 Integrated Regional Offices (IROs) of the MoEF&CC with a view to achieving outcomes related to the mandates of MoEF&CC in an improved, timely and effective manner, and for this purpose to further enhance its outreach to stakeholders, undertake coordinated action and optimize the utilization of available resources. These IROs will start functioning from October 1st, 2020.
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This has been done to achieve outcomes related to the mandates of Ministry in an improved manner and to further enhance its outreach to stakeholders.
These IROs of the MoEF&CC will start functioning from October 1st, 2020.
Each IRO shall have representation from existing Regional Office/Regional Centre of MoEF&CC, Forest Survey of India (FSI), National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Central Zoo Authority (CZA) and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) as available to them from time to time.
The head of each of the IRO will be called “Regional Officer” of MoEF&CC.
