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New Delhi: On 8 july 2024 Indian Defence Estates Service meet was held at New Delhi.
Defence Estates Organization, under the Ministry of Defence, is responsible for municipal administration of 61 notified cantonments and it renders required advice to the Ministry of Defence on the management of about 18 lakh acres of Defence land in the Country.
Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) is a Group ‘A’ Central Civil Service, recruitment to which is done through the Civil Services Examination conducted by the UPSC.
During this meet Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar praises Dr. Tanu Jain, IDES officer for her handling litigation in Punjab and Himachal.
He said that she is a person who tackles challenges head on both at ground and office work. Her unwavering efforts are truly commendable.
Adapting to changing needs, a Military Land & Cantonments Service, which was an amalgam of the Lands Branch and the Cantonment Executive Officers Service, was created after Independence.
It was subsequently renamed as the ‘Defence Lands & Cantonments Service’ in 1977 and the Indian Defence Estates Service in 1985 to reflect the increase in its functional domain.
