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A cantonment board consists of eight elected members, three nominated military members, three ex-officio members (station commander, garrison engineer and senior executive medical officer), and one representative of the district magistrate. There are 62 Cantonment Boards in India, managed by Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE). [4]
The Service traces its origin to 16 December 1926 and has been constantly evolving since then. The service was initially known as the Military Lands and Cantonment Service (1926-1983), and then Defence Lands and Cantonment Service (1983-1985). In 1985, it was renamed as the Indian Defence Estates Service.
This expansion of the Cantonment Board's jurisdiction is made possible by an amendment to Section 2 of the 1924 Cantonment Act. [ 3 ] According to the Cantonment Act of 2023, a new body known as the Directorate of Military Land and Cantonment is set to be formed.
A cantonment (/ k æ n ˈ t ɒ n m ən t /, / k æ n ˈ t oʊ n m ən t /, or UK: / k æ n ˈ t uː n m ən t /) is a military quarters. [1] In India and other parts of South Asia , a cantonment refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British Raj ). [ 1 ]
The DOO(C&S) earlier known as Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), consisting of the Indian Ordnance Factories. In 2021, Government having corporatise the functions of the 41 Indian Ordnance Factories into 7 Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) , the Government is merging them again in 2024, as the output of one factory serves as the input of ...
The infrastructure management and administration of the civilian areas in the cantonment are looked after by the Board. As per the Cantonment Act of 2006, Secunderabad cantonment is classified as a Class-I cantonment. The General-Officer-Commanding or Deputy GOC of the Indian Army's Telangana & Andhra Sub Area acts as the President of the Board.
As per the Cantonment Act 2006, the Garrison Engineer shall be ex-officio Member of the Cantonment Boards. [ citation needed ] Accordingly, he attends the meetings of the board. The first Indian to become an officiating Garrison Engineer was Rai Bahadur Pandit Ram Prasad Tewari, who served in the Military Engineer Services from 1880 to 1920. [ 1 ]
Postogola Cantonment [a] [b] is a cantonment in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [6] At least 2 riverine battalions are situated in the cantonment. ... Riverview Cantonment Board ...