A Garrison Engineer is a central government officer in the
Military Engineer Services of
India
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. He or she is responsible for the whole infrastructure of the
Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Armed Forces are the armed forces, military forces of the India, Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force.—— Additionally, the Indian Ar ...
and has the rank of Executive Engineer or Executive Engineer (Selection Grade) from the
Indian Defence Service of Engineers (IDSE). Garrison Engineer is a designation which is held either by a civilian officer of M.E.S. from the IDSE Cadre or by a military officer of the rank of Major/Lt Col from the
Corps of Engineers. The Garrison Engineer's staff consists of at least three Assistant Garrison Engineers, a Barrack Stores Officer, an Accounts Officer, and Junior Engineers. Responsibility of the position is to maintain and improve the infrastructure of the Indian Armed Forces. As per the
Cantonment Act 2006, the Garrison Engineer shall be ex-officio Member of the
Cantonment Boards. Accordingly, he attends the meetings of the board.
The first
Indian to become an officiating Garrison Engineer was
Rai Bahadur
Rai Bahadur (in North India) and Rao Bahadur (in South India), R.B., was a title of honour bestowed during British rule in India to individuals for outstanding service or acts of public welfare to the Empire. From 1911, the title was accompani ...
Pandit Ram Prasad Tewari, who served in the Military Engineer Services from 1880 to 1920. He had constructed the
St. Paul's Church, Rawalpindi.
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Military of India