IIFM is a registered society under Societies Registration Act at Bhopal. The Hon'ble Minister for Forests and Environment, Government of India is the President of the society. The members of the society consist of State Forest Departments, State Forest Development Corporations, Ministries of Human Resource Development, Finance, Forest and Environment, Rural Development at the centre, and Forest-based Industries. Besides these, Chief Secretary Government of Madhya Pradesh, Director General Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE),Director General Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Inspector General of Forests are society members. At present the society has 45 members.

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