In a move that will benefit thousands of Forest Department personnel, the State government is likely to extend the subsidiary canteen facilities of the Police Department to the Forest Department personnel as well.
This follows an appeal by conservation activist Giridhar Kulkarni who pointed out that such a precedent already exists in Tamil Nadu and the same model could be replicated in Karnataka which will enable the forest staff to procure essential items at a subsidised rate.
The appeal was made before the Minister for Forests Environment and Ecology Eshwar Khandre some time ago while a delegation of Forest Department staff met the Minister and made a similar appeal.
