3. 1 THE INDIAN FOREST SERVICE (RECRUITMENT) RULES, 1966 — All-India Services Act, 1951

3. 1 THE INDIAN FOREST SERVICE (RECRUITMENT) RULES, 1966 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the AllIndia Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951), the Central Government, after consultation with the Governments of the States concerned. hereby makes the following rules, namely:- Short title and commencement. - 2 (1) These rules may be called the Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1966. They shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 1st July, 1966. Definitions. -In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires. – 2(a) "Commission" means the Union Public Service Commission; 3 2(aa) "Direct Recruit" means a person appointed to the service after recruitment under clause (a) of sub-rule (2) of rule 4 ; 2(b) "Scheduled Castes" means such castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within such castes, races or tribes as are deemed under article 341 of the Constitution to be Scheduled Castes for the purposes of the Constitutions; 2(c) "Scheduled Tribes" means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under article 342 of the Constitution to be Scheduled Tribes for the purposes of the Constitutions; 2(d) "Service" means the Indian Forest Service; 2(e) "State" means a State specified in the First Schedule to the Constitution and includes a Union Territory. ; 2(f) "State Cadre" and "Joint Cadre" have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Indian Forest Service (Cadre) Rules, 1966 ; 2(g) "State Forest Service" means:- (i) 5 any such service in a State or Union Territory, being a service connected with forestry and the members thereof having gazetted status, as the Central Government may, in consultation with the State Government or Union territory