(a) whether there is a provision for convening general meeting of the Cantonment Board once in a month as per section 37 of the Cantonment Act;
(b) if so, the number of general meetings of the Cantonment Nasirabad organised since September, 1997 till date; and
(c) the persons found responsible for not convening compulsory general meeting every month as per the above provision and the action taken against them?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI
GEORGE FERNANDES)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) & (c): Between September, 1997 and July, 2000,
nine (one ordinary and eight special) meetings were
held.
The schedule of holding one meeting every month
has not been possible to follow due to the President
Cantonment Board, who is also the Station/Brigade
Commander, being preoccupied with military commitments,
and being frequently away from the duty Station.