Cantonment board
Topic: Urban Local Government: Municipalities and Cities · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
A cantonment board is the civic body for civilians living in a cantonment, which is an area set aside for the army. It works under the Cantonments Act 2006 and is run by the Ministry of Defence, not the state government. The station commander, the army officer in charge of the area, is its president. Some members are elected and some are nominated.
Example
India had 62 cantonments in 2023. That year, the government decided to remove civil areas from cantonments and merge them with nearby municipalities. Khas Yol in Himachal Pradesh was de-notified on 27 April 2023.
Don't confuse with
- Municipality: a municipality is fully elected under Part IXA and supervised by the state. A cantonment board is under the Ministry of Defence and headed by a military officer.