The Cantonments Act 2006

Cantonment Boards are Local Self Government bodies created to administera delimited area wherein Civil population and the armed forcesco-exist and jointly administer the civil needs of the community. There are62 Cantonments in India located in 17 states and the National capitalterritory of Delhi. For the sake of convenience of the employees workingfor Cantonment Board and their facilitated referencing, the relevant provisionsof Cantonment Act 2006, Circulars, Rules made under the CantonmentAct 2006, Letters/Directions from Dte General, Principal Dte, Min.of Defence, Clarifications, JCM proceedings and Parliament questionspertains to the functioning of Cantonment Boards in India etc. are compliedhere.

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