The Legislative Assembly of Telangana has approved the University of Forestry (UOF) bill 2022 on September 13. The ‘University of Forestry (UOF) will be the first of its kind in the country.
- With only Russia and China having forest universities in the world, globally, this will be the third university of forestry.
- Telangana Government has decided to expand Forest College and Research Institute (FCRI) in Hyderabad into a full-fledged university.
- Once the FCRI is upgraded to University, it is proposed to start additional 18 programmes including PhD, diploma, and certificate courses in Urban Forestry, Nursery Management, Agro-Forestry, Tribal livelihood enhancement, Forest entrepreneurship, Climate-smart Forestry & Forest Parks Management.
