Back दिल्ली छावनी Bihari দিল্লী সেনানীবাস BPY Delhi Cantonment Danish Delhi Cantonment German Delhi Cantonment Spanish Cantonnement de Delhi French מחנה דלהי HE दिल्ली कैण्ट Hindi Delhi Cantonment Italian Delhi Cantonment Malagasy
Delhi Cantonment
Dillī Chāvanī Delhi Cantt | |
|---|---|
District Subdivision | |
 Seal | |
| Motto(s): Hamārā prayāsa bēhatara janajīvana Our effort for a better life | |
  Delhi Cantonment Location in Delhi, North India | |
| Coordinates: 28°35′53″N 77°07′24″E / 28.598091°N 77.1234069°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Delhi |
| District | New Delhi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | New Delhi |
| Legislative Assembly | Delhi Cantonment |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 110,351 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110010 |
| Telephone code | 91-011 |
| Website | Official website |
Delhi Cantonment (ISO: Dillī Chāvanī; popularly referred to as Delhi Cantt) is a Class I Cantonment Board established in 1914. The area of the Cantonment is 10,452 acres (42.30 km2) and the population of the Cantonment as per the 2011 census is 110,351.[1]
The Cantonment is governed by the Cantonments Act, 2006[2] while various policy letters and instructions from the Ministry of Defence pertaining to the area are issued from time to time. Although the board functions as a local municipal body, it remains under the administrative control of the Directorate General Defence Estates, New Delhi and Principal Director, Defence Estates, Western Command, Chandigarh.[3]
It is one of three local bodies in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the others being Municipal Corporation of Delhi and New Delhi Municipal Council.
- ^ a b c "About Us – DELHI CANTONMENT BOARD". delhi.cantt.gov.in. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Document, http://www.cbdelhi.in/Documents/ca2006.pdf Archived 31 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Delhi Cantonment Board, Ministry of Defence". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.