Shahjahanpur Cantonment Board Recruitment 2026 - Sarkari Naukri

Shahjahanpur Cantonment Board is a local government body that manages the day-to-day administration of the Shahjahanpur Cantonment, which is a military cantonment in the Shahjahanpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Cantonment Boards are responsible for the provision of various civic amenities and services in the area under their jurisdiction such as providing water supply, sewage disposal, street lighting, and solid waste management, maintaining roads and other public infrastructure, providing primary healthcare and education, issuing trade licenses and enforcing building regulations.

The Cantonment Board is headed by a President, who is appointed by the central government and is usually a senior military officer. The Board is also composed of other elected and nominated members, including representatives of the local community, and military officials. The cantonment board has its own fund for the management and maintenance of the amenities and services provided by the Board, which is mainly funded by the properties taxes, charges for services and other fees collected from the residents of the Cantonment area.