The Defence Ministry has formed a six-member panel to review Cantonment Boards’ finances, explore revenue reforms, and suggest measures for sustainability, raising concerns of possible mergers.
The Ministry of Defence has sanctioned Rs 304.62 crore as ‘Grant-in-Aid’ to 50 deficit Cantonment Boards across India, including Secunderabad Cantonment, which received Rs 2.82 crore. A local NGO criticised the allocation as unjustified, citing SCB’s large population
During the video conference, he asked the State government officials to expedite the process of excision of civil areas in the cantonment areas at the earliest as the union government was determined to abolish the Cantonment Boards, which were the legacies of the British rule in India.
‘e-Chhawani’ project, said to be a step towards smart governance to provide citizen-centric services to residents of Cantonment areas across the country
