Governing Body (GB)
The overall administration of the Society shall vest in the Governing Body and the Governing Body shall have all the necessary powers for that purpose, including the powers necessary or proper for the achievement and the furtherance of the objectives specified in the Memorandum of the Society. The functions of the Governing Body shall, inter alia, include:
I. Monitoring the financial and physical progress of the programmes of the Society
II. Providing guidance and proposing initiatives and changes in policies, rules and regulation and other such aspects for better and efficient working of the Society
III. Approving plans, proposals etc. prepared and placed by PMU.
IV. Scrutinizing the agenda for meeting of the HPC
V. Any other functions as prescribed by the HPC.
The Governing Body comprises of the following members:
| Name | Designation |
| Addl Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary to Government of West Bengal, Department of Forests | Chairperson |
| Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Head of Forest Force, West Bengal | Member |
| Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Wildlife and Chief Wildlife Warden, West Bengal | Member |
| Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, General, West Bengal | Member |
| Special Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, Department of Finance | Member |
| Special Secretary to the Government of West Bengal, Department of Forests | Member |
| Managing Director West Bengal Forest Development Corporation Ltd. | Member |
| Managing Director West Bengal Wasteland Development Corporation Ltd. | Member |
| Addl Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Human Resource Development and Vigilance, West Bengal | Member |
| Principal Chief Conservator of Forests /Addl Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, - looking after Research & Training | Member |
| Project Director, WBFBC Project | Member-Secretary |