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= indian defence estates service = The Indian Defence Estates Service (abbreviated as IDES) (bhartiya raksha sampada seva) is a highly sought after civil service in the Government of India. The Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) is an organised Group A Central Service under Government of India in the Ministry of defence. recruitment to the service is on the basis of the Civil Services Examination conducted annually by the union public service commission (UPSC). the department came into existence on 16th december, 1926. the history of ides is closely related to the history of india. the service was initially known as the military lands and cantonment service, and then defence lands and cantonment service, in 1985, the service came to be formally known as the Indian Defence Estates Service. The recruitment to the service, as provided under the Indian Defence Estates Service (group A) rules, 2013, is 75% by the direct recruitment and 25% by promotion.

organisation structure
The structure of the service is 3 tiered, at the apex level is the directorate general, located at delhi cantt. the officers manning the directorate general are members of the ides. the directorate general is headed by the director general, who is in the apex scale (₨ 80000/- fixed). there is one senior additional director general (hag) and 04 additional director generals who are in charge of specific divisions. the directorate general advises ministry of defence and services headquarters on all cantonment and land matters. it supervises the implementation of the cantonments act 2006, rules and regulations, government policies and executive instructions. the directorate general also addresses the land and building requirements of user services through aquisitions, requisition or hiring.

the middle level comprises the directorates as regional headquarters supervising the field offices. there are 6 directorates, co-located with the 6 indian army commands. these are located at lucknow, pune, jammu, kolkata,chandigarh and the youngest command, the southwestern command established in 2006 at jaipur. the directorates are headed by the principal directors (hag) assisted by directors (sag) and other staff officers, all from the ides.

at the field level, there are chief executive officers in the 62 cantonments boards and defence estates officers in 37 defence estates circles and 04 assistant defence estates offices, all located at the cutting edge of administration. the chief executive officer (ceo)is the executive head of the cantonment and responsible for the day to day administration. the defence estates officer (deo) is an agent of the central government in the domain of land management. both ceos and deos are ides officers

the national institute of defence estates management (nidem) is the training institute of the department and provides induction training to probationers and in service training to officers and staff of the department. it is headed by the director (sag) and assisted by 02 joint directors (jag).

Recruitment
Recruitment to the Indian Defence Estates Service is done through an extremely competitive examination called the "Civil Services Examination", organised by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). In 2014, over 9,60,000 candidates applied for this exam from which only 25 were recruited into the Indian defenceestates Service, indicating the extreme competition. The number of vacancies vary every year. Every year Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India, elucidates the number of vacancies after consulting the cadre controlling authority i.e. ministry of defence.

Allocation and placement
After being selected in the UPSC EXAM, candidates undergo training at national institute of defence estates management at new delhi. the oficers are confirmed to the service after successful completion of the probation period of two years. besides, there is provision for traiing of ides officers across their entire service span. the officers are also sent to other training institues for attending specific courses.

designation held by ides officers during field postings is either that of chief executive officer (for cantonment boards) or defence estates officer (for defence estates cirles)

appointment of ides officers in other organisation/bodies
the ides officers can be appointed on deputation to central government, state governments, autonomous organisation/ subordinate organisations, psus and under central staffing scheme.

promotion
in the career span, an ides officer raises in salary and promotions on the basis of performance appraisal reports, vigilance clearance and scrutiny of overall record of the officer concerned by a committee of senior civil servants from directoarate general of defence estates, ministry of defence and upsc. the apex post is that of director general of defence estates, which is a secretary level post in government of india.

service profile
defence estates organisation manages and administers civil affairs of cantonments through cantonment boards. these boards are local autonomous bodies of self governance, with statutory status. the ides officers are posted to these boards as chief executive officers. in this acpacity, they have the opportunity to act like'fountain of inspiration' for others and become catalyst for substantial changes in the socio-economic lives of local residents. the cantonment boards are mandated to maintain schools, hospital, basic infrastructure (viz. roads, street lights, water supply etc.), wholesome environment and social security system in cantonments.

all 62 cantonments of the country reflect harmonious relationship between armed forces and local population. most of the cantonments also contain rich legacy of the past as may be witnessed inter alia in its layout, sprawling old grant bugalows, various land tenures, important monuments, rich documentation and folklores. in other words, cantonments are spatial representation of glittering historical events, spread all across the space.

ministry of defence is the biggest land holder among all the ministries of government of india. the area of defence land, measuring approximately 17.57 lakh acres, is placed with various land users, such as army, navy, air force and other organisation, like ordnance factoryis boards, drdo, dgqa and cgda etc. the defence estates organisation endeavours to ensure optimum utilisation of defence land. it alsosecures the proprietary, occupancy, tenenancy, and other legal rights of ministry of defence, through 37 defence estates offices located in different psrts of the country. these defence estates offices are also heade by ides officers.

Functions of ides officers

 * management of defence lands measuring about 17,57 lakh acres;
 * administration of 62 cantonment boards- the institutions of local self government- in as many cantonments notified under cantonments act, 2006;
 * develop cantonments as modern townships including provision of quality school education for all children, health care for all residents, social care system for the aged, differently abled and disadvantaged sections of the society;
 * acquisition, hiring, requisitioning of immovable properties for defence purposes;
 * regular survey of defence land;
 * regular audit of defence lands inter alia to optimise its utilisation;
 * maintenance of accurate, digitised record of lands, including restoration and preservation of old/damaged paper records, and their conversion into durable forms;
 * prevent encroachments and unauthorised constructions from defence lands, including their removal, placed under its management;
 * disposal of defence land;
 * handling of litigation arising out of land acquisition for defence purposes;
 * handling of itigatio, regarding ownership of defence land;
 * exercise of quasi-judicial functions conferred under special laws like the cantonments act, 2006, the public premises (eviction of unauthorised occupants) act, 1971, the arbitration act, the rent control act etc.