Cantonments are areas that comprise both military and civilian populations. The Cantonment Board is one of the civil administration bodies in India under the control of _______.

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  1. Ministry of Defence
  2. President of India
  3. Ministry of Human Resource Development
  4. Ministry of Home Affairs

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Option 1 : Ministry of Defence
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The Correct Answer is Ministry of Defence.

 Key Points

  • A cantonment board is created as well as administered by the union government.
  • A cantonment board functions under the administrative control of the Union Defence Ministry.
  • There are 62 cantonment boards in India.
  • 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.

 Additional Information

Eight types of urban local governments function in India
  1. Municipal corporation
  2. Municipality
  3. Notified area committee
  4. Town area committee
  5. Cantonment board
  6. Township
  7. Port trust
  8. Special purpose agency
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