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.