Pune Cantt, also known as Camp, is a military cantonment located in the city of

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...

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. It was established in 1817 for accommodating troops of the

Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...

. The cantonment houses many military establishments. It is also known for its shopping locations, MG Road and East Street. The headquarters of

's Southern Command is located in Pune Cantonment. The

National War Memorial Southern Command The National War Memorial Southern Command is a war memorial in the city of Pune, India, dedicated to post-Independence war martyrs. This is the only war memorial in South Asia which has been erected by citizens' contributions. The memorial wa ...

which commemorates the sacrifice of soldiers of the

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is also situated in the cantonment.

History

The British Indian Army already had a small encampment west of the Mula River in Khadki. As more troops were required to be accommodated, a larger area was occupied to the west of the Mutha River, leading to the establishment of the

Cantonment in 1817 for accommodating troops of the British Indian Army. The villages of Mali, Munjeri, Wanowrie and Ghorpuri (Ghorpadi) were selected for this purpose. Initially, a garrison for 4,620 troops was planned for the cantonment. This included two European regiments, a mountain battery, a native cavalry and three native regiments. A central belt of was designated for training and drills. The firing ranges were located at Golibar Maidan. Soon a large number of civilians began settling in the area. This was encouraged since civilians provided services to troops garrisoned in the cantonment. Sam Manekshaw's statue in Pune Cantonment

Sam Manekshaw's statue in Pune Cantonment

The limits of the cantonment were extended in 1822. In 1963, Ghorpuri village (Ghorpadi) and Fatima Nagar were merged into the cantonment area. The limit of the cantonment was again extended in the same year when Mundhwa village was included in the cantonment.

Government and politics

Pune Cantonment is a part of the

Pune Lok Sabha constituency Pune (पुणे, formerly spelt Poona) Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. Vidhan Sabha segments The six vidhan sabha seats covered by Pune (पुणे) co ...

. Pune Cantonment is a separate constituency of the

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 me ...

(

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). The currently elected

Member of Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. ...

from Pune Cantonment constituency is Sunil Kamble.

Civic administration

The

Pune Cantonment Board Pune Cantonment Board is the administrative body for the region of Camp Cantonment in the city of Pune, India. It was established in the year 1817. This cantonment is a Class I Cantonment as per the Cantonments Act, 2006 by the Government of I ...

is responsible for the civic administration of the cantonment. Pune Cantonment is not a part of Pune Municipal Corporation, instead, the Chairman, Cantonment Board is the head of the civic administration within the Cantonment Board area. The Lashkar Police Station is responsible for maintaining law and order in Pune Cantonment. The cantonment comes under Zone II of the

Pune Police Pune City Police Department (PCPD) is the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over 790 km2 in the city of Pune, India. The city police is division of Maharashtra Police, i.e state police department of Maharashtra. The current Pune C ...

Transport

Pune Cantonment is connected by public transport buses operated by the

Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML) is the public transport bus service provider for the city of Pune, India. It operates 486 routes around the Pune Metropolitan Region including 51 Rainbow BRT routes that partially ply on the 4 bu ...

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s are easily available in the cantonment. The NH-65 which connects Pune to

Machilipatnam Machilipatnam (), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar, is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the mandal headquarte ...

via

Solapur Solapur () is a city located in the south-western region of the Indian state of Maharashtra, close to its border with Karnataka. Solapur is located on major highway, rail routes between Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, with a branch lin ...

and

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passes through the cantonment. The nearest rail link to the cantonment is the

Pune Railway Station Pune Junction railway station (station code: PUNE) is the main railway junction of the city of Pune, India. It is one of the major railway junctions in Maharashtra. Pune Junction consists of 6 platforms. It also has a suburban train network. ...

. The nearest airport is the

Pune International Airport Pune Airport is a customs airport located approximately northeast of the historic centre of Pune in the state of Maharashtra, India. The airport is a civil enclave operated by the Airports Authority of India at the western side of Lohagaon ...

Utility services

The Pune Municipal Corporation supplies water to the residents of Pune Cantonment. The Pune Cantonment Board has also set up public water posts for usage by economically backward sections. Electricity is distributed by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited.

Education

The Pune Cantonment Board runs one ITI college, three high schools and six primary schools in the cantonment area. In addition to these, there are many other private schools and colleges in Pune Cantonment. The

Armed Forces Medical College upright=1.1, AFMC main building The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) is a leading medical training institute in Pune, India, in the state of Maharashtra. The college is managed by the Indian Armed Forces. Established in May 1948 as a post ...

, a prominent landmark, is also located here. Azam Campus is one of the biggest college campuses in the cantonment area for students, with more than eight colleges like dental, business, hotel management, pharmacy, senior college, junior college for girls and 5 schools.

Health

The Pune Cantonment Board runs the Cantonment General Hospital, a 100 bedded hospital on the Solapur Road. It also runs 3 dispensaries in the Cantonment. A military hospital is also located in the cantonment. Additionally, Ruby Hall Clinic, Jehangir Hospital (both privately operated) and the

Sassoon Hospital Sassoon General Hospital ( mr, ससून सर्वोपचार रुग्णालय) is a large state-run hospital in Pune, India with over 1500 beds. The B. J. Medical College, Pune and a Nurses training School is attached to it. ...

(state operated) are located in the vicinity of the cantonment.

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