An Officer of the Service is posted as Cantonment Executive Officer in each Cantonment. A Senior Officer, Principal Director/Director, DE of the level of Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary, at the Centre, is posted at the Headquarter of each Army Command, who apart from being advisor to the GOC-in-C, is answerable to the Director General Defence Estates and through him to the Ministry of Defence . The Cantonment Boards are functioning efficiently and discharging their duties to the extent their funds permit.