A Forest Range Officer(FRO) is an officer belonging to a state forest service in the Government of India. In some states he is also termed as "Range Forest Officer"(RFO. )He is responsible for managing the forests, environment and wildlife related issues of a forest range of a state or a union territory of India. He is assisted by other state forest officials including subordinate forest beat officers( also known as Forest Guard) and forest section officers(also known as Forester/Round Officer). In most of the states the FRO is a Gazetted Officer. He wears a prescribed Khakhi Uniform. FROs are invariably trained in Forestry and allied subjects in Forest Academies or Forest Rangers Colleges run by the Government of India or the State Government as the case may be.
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