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'''Meenakshi Negi''' is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer from the [[Uttarakhand]] cadre. A 1997-batch IAS officer, she has held various posts in state and central governments before her current appointment. She was appointed [[Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife)|Principal Chief Conservator of Forests]] (PCCF) & Head of Forest Force (HoFF) for [[Karnataka]] in July 2024, making her the first woman to head the state's forest department.<ref name="PCCF">{{cite news |title=In a first, woman officer to head state's forest force |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-ktaka-forest-force/articleshow/118427632.cms |work=The Times of India |date=31 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="DH">{{cite news |title=Meenakshi Negi to head Karnataka forest department |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/...i-to-head-karnataka-forest-department-3414967 |work=Deccan Herald |date=31 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="BM">{{cite news |title=State has new Principal Chief Conservator of Forests |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes....servator-of-forests/articleshow/118427236.cms |work=Bangalore Mirror |date=31 July 2024}}</ref> She previously worked as a member of the [[National Commission for Women]] (NCW).<ref name="Appointment">{{cite news |title=Manisha Saxena appointed Director-General of Tourism, Meenakshi Negi named Member-Secretary, NCW |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...amed-member-secretary-ncw/article66580450.ece |work=The Hindu |date=16 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="AppointmentPrint">{{cite news |title=Manisha Saxena appointed Director-General of Tourism, Meenakshi Negi named Member-Secretary, NCW |url=https://theprint.in/india/manisha-s...kshi-negi-named-member-secretary-ncw/1418474/ |work=The Print |date=16 June 2023}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Indian Administrative Service ===
Negi joined the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) in 1997 and belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre.<ref name="Appointment" /><ref name="AppointmentPrint" />
=== National Commission for Women (2023β2024) ===
Negi joined the NCW as a member in June 2023.<ref name="Appointment" /><ref name="AppointmentPrint" />
During her tenure, she investigated and addressed several issues:
* She examined the situation of women affected by the violence in [[Manipur violence|Manipur]].<ref name="Manipur">{{cite news |title=Women's Commission doing its best on Manipur: Meenakshi Negi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...on-manipur-meenakshi-negi/article67202352.ece |work=The Hindu |date=10 August 2023}}</ref>
* She investigated patterns of human trafficking involving girls from South India being taken to [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Trafficking">{{cite news |title=Most of the girls taken to Kashmir are from South |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...hmir-are-from-south/articleshow/102796414.cms |work=The Times of India |date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
* She visited [[Pune]] to investigate the murder of a [[Business process outsourcing|BPO]] employee.<ref name="Pune">{{cite news |title=BPO staffer murder: NCW committee visits crime scene, meets police chief |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-meets-police-chief/articleshow/117276902.cms |work=The Times of India |date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
* She addressed the importance of public opinion in tackling women's issues.<ref name="PublicOpinion">{{cite news |title=Public opinion formation crucial: Women's panel |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/th...n-formation-crucial-womens-panel-2605960.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=17 August 2023}}</ref>
* She was involved in launching entrepreneurship awareness programmes for women, including the NCW's collaboration with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) to organize 100 Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes across the country.<ref name="EAP">{{cite news |title=MP: NCW, EDII collaborate to launch entrepreneurship awareness programmes for women |url=https://theprint.in/india/mp-ncw-ed...rship-awareness-programmes-for-women/1608444/ |work=The Print |agency=PTI |date=2 June 2023}}</ref>
=== Head of Forest Force, Karnataka (2024βpresent) ===
Negi took over as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) & Head of Forest Force for Karnataka in July 2024, replacing retired IFS officer Rajiv Ranjan.<ref name="BM" /><ref name="DH" /> She became the first woman to head the state's forest department.<ref name="PCCF" /> The department she now leads has been dealing with staff shortages, with half of the frontline positions currently empty.<ref name="Staffing">{{cite news |title=50% of frontline staff posts lying vacant in forest dept |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/...aff-posts-lying-vacant-in-forest-dept-3624950 |work=Deccan Herald |date=8 September 2024}}</ref>
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== References ==
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'''Meenakshi Negi''' is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer from the [[Uttarakhand]] cadre. A 1997-batch IAS officer, she has held various posts in state and central governments before her current appointment. She was appointed [[Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife)|Principal Chief Conservator of Forests]] (PCCF) & Head of Forest Force (HoFF) for [[Karnataka]] in July 2024, making her the first woman to head the state's forest department.<ref name="PCCF">{{cite news |title=In a first, woman officer to head state's forest force |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-ktaka-forest-force/articleshow/118427632.cms |work=The Times of India |date=31 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="DH">{{cite news |title=Meenakshi Negi to head Karnataka forest department |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/...i-to-head-karnataka-forest-department-3414967 |work=Deccan Herald |date=31 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="BM">{{cite news |title=State has new Principal Chief Conservator of Forests |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes....servator-of-forests/articleshow/118427236.cms |work=Bangalore Mirror |date=31 July 2024}}</ref> She previously worked as a member of the [[National Commission for Women]] (NCW).<ref name="Appointment">{{cite news |title=Manisha Saxena appointed Director-General of Tourism, Meenakshi Negi named Member-Secretary, NCW |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...amed-member-secretary-ncw/article66580450.ece |work=The Hindu |date=16 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="AppointmentPrint">{{cite news |title=Manisha Saxena appointed Director-General of Tourism, Meenakshi Negi named Member-Secretary, NCW |url=https://theprint.in/india/manisha-s...kshi-negi-named-member-secretary-ncw/1418474/ |work=The Print |date=16 June 2023}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Indian Administrative Service ===
Negi joined the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) in 1997 and belongs to the Uttarakhand cadre.<ref name="Appointment" /><ref name="AppointmentPrint" />
=== National Commission for Women (2023β2024) ===
Negi joined the NCW as a member in June 2023.<ref name="Appointment" /><ref name="AppointmentPrint" />
During her tenure, she investigated and addressed several issues:
* She examined the situation of women affected by the violence in [[Manipur violence|Manipur]].<ref name="Manipur">{{cite news |title=Women's Commission doing its best on Manipur: Meenakshi Negi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...on-manipur-meenakshi-negi/article67202352.ece |work=The Hindu |date=10 August 2023}}</ref>
* She investigated patterns of human trafficking involving girls from South India being taken to [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="Trafficking">{{cite news |title=Most of the girls taken to Kashmir are from South |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...hmir-are-from-south/articleshow/102796414.cms |work=The Times of India |date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
* She visited [[Pune]] to investigate the murder of a [[Business process outsourcing|BPO]] employee.<ref name="Pune">{{cite news |title=BPO staffer murder: NCW committee visits crime scene, meets police chief |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...-meets-police-chief/articleshow/117276902.cms |work=The Times of India |date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
* She addressed the importance of public opinion in tackling women's issues.<ref name="PublicOpinion">{{cite news |title=Public opinion formation crucial: Women's panel |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/th...n-formation-crucial-womens-panel-2605960.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=17 August 2023}}</ref>
* She was involved in launching entrepreneurship awareness programmes for women, including the NCW's collaboration with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) to organize 100 Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes across the country.<ref name="EAP">{{cite news |title=MP: NCW, EDII collaborate to launch entrepreneurship awareness programmes for women |url=https://theprint.in/india/mp-ncw-ed...rship-awareness-programmes-for-women/1608444/ |work=The Print |agency=PTI |date=2 June 2023}}</ref>
=== Head of Forest Force, Karnataka (2024βpresent) ===
Negi took over as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) & Head of Forest Force for Karnataka in July 2024, replacing retired IFS officer Rajiv Ranjan.<ref name="BM" /><ref name="DH" /> She became the first woman to head the state's forest department.<ref name="PCCF" /> The department she now leads has been dealing with staff shortages, with half of the frontline positions currently empty.<ref name="Staffing">{{cite news |title=50% of frontline staff posts lying vacant in forest dept |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/...aff-posts-lying-vacant-in-forest-dept-3624950 |work=Deccan Herald |date=8 September 2024}}</ref>
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[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:National Commission for Women members]]
[[Category:Indian civil servants]]
[[Category:Indian women civil servants]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
== References ==
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