Rajnath Singh approves new Defence Estates Circle for Uttarakhand

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday accepted the proposal for the creation of a brand new Defence Estates Circle completely for Uttarakhand on Might 26, 2022. In view of the difficulties confronted in managing massive tracts of defence land within the state and the demand of cantonment residents in Uttrakhand, the MoD will set up an unbiased workplace of Defence Estates at Dehradun and a sub-office at Ranikhet.

The establishment of the new Defence Estates Circle for Uttarakhand is a huge step forward in bringing the government closer to the people in keeping with the objective of ‘ease of living and ‘ease of doing business.

About the Defence Estates Circle:

The creation of a new Defence Estates Circle at Dehradun exclusively for Uttarakhand will facilitate the residents/ organisations in getting timely and quick access to various services of defence land management.

In order to further decentralize the governance structure, Raksha Mantri has also approved the establishment of a sub-office at Ranikhet under the administrative jurisdiction of Defence Estates Dehradun to deal exclusively with six districts of the Kumaon region of the state. Earlier, the entire defence land and cantonments in Uttrakhand were covered under two distinct Defence Estates Circles headquartered at Meerut and Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.