TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Rajnath pitches for modernising Cantonment Boards
X X X X Extracts X X X X
X X X X Extracts X X X X
....ajnath pitches for modernising Cantonment Boards<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 19-9-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday pitched for developing Cantonment Boards ....
X X X X Extracts X X X X
X X X X Extracts X X X X
....across India into smart, green and sustainable urban ecosystems. Singh was delivering a keynote address at 'MANTHAN 2025', a two-day national conference organised by the Directorate General of Defen....
X X X X Extracts X X X X
X X X X Extracts X X X X
....ce Estates (DGDE). The defence minister called upon the Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) to work hard to modernise the Cantonment Boards. Singh appreciated IDES officers for successfully fulf....
X X X X Extracts X X X X
X X X X Extracts X X X X
....illing the dual responsibility of managing over 18 lakh acres of defence land and ensuring the welfare of civilians residing in 61 cantonments pan-India. He also stressed on the need to develop cant....
X X X X Extracts X X X X
X X X X Extracts X X X X
....onments like modern cities by continuously upgrading systems and processes. "We must increase digital services so that people can avail transparent and timely services from home," he said. "We mus....
X X X X Extracts X X X X
X X X X Extracts X X X X
....t increase citizen participation so that the residents become partners in the future planning of Cantonments. We must transform Cantonment Boards into modern, transparent, and accountable institutions....
X X X X Extracts X X X X
X X X X Extracts X X X X
.... that can deliver services that meet the demands of the times," he said. "It is our collective responsibility to ensure that Cantonment residents have the best civic amenities and a quick grievance ....
X X X X Extracts X X X X
X X X X Extracts X X X X
....redressal mechanism," he added. PTI MPB KVK KVK<BR> News - Press release - PIB....