Describe in brief about Cantonment Board.

1. A Cantonment Board is a local level body under the Ministry of Defence. It comprises of nominated and elected members from the Cantonment area

2. There are several ex-officio and nominated members in the Board eg. Garrison engineer, station commander, representative of district magistrate etc.

3. The Cantonment Board provides basic facilities like water, sanitation, primary education etc. however, it does not levy any taxes on the people

4. These are usually limited in number and set up in areas with high military concentration and concerns.