Delay in Secunderabad Cantonment elections hurting governance, says former official

Former vice-president of Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB), Jampanna Pratap, gave a memorandum to the elder Defence Estate Officer C. Ravindra, raising concerns implicit the prolonged hold successful conducting elections to Cantonment Boards, stating that the lack of elected representatives has weakened antiauthoritarian governance and stalled developmental activities successful cantonment areas.

According to Mr. Pratap, proposals circulated by the Parliament Secretariat suggested that the predetermination of the vice-president and different committee members beryllium conducted connected enactment symbols, akin to municipal elections. Another connection progressive merging Cantonment Boards with adjacent municipality section bodies. A six-member committee was constituted to survey the merger connection and visited respective Cantonment Boards crossed the state earlier submitting its report. However, nary last determination has been taken truthful far.