Military Lands and Cantonments Department

Military Lands and Cantonments Department
Formation	Cantonment Act 1924 and 2023
Type	Government Department
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Administration of cantonment boards and military land nationwide
Headquarters	Rawalpindi or Islamabad, Pakistan
Region served	Nationwide
Director General	Major General Irfan Ahmed Malik HI (M)
Main organ	Directorate of Military Land and Cantonment
Website	mlc.gov.pk

The Military Lands and Cantonments Department (ML&C) is an executive department of the Ministry of Defense in Pakistan. Its mission is to ensure pro-people, effective local governance in cantonments and effective defense land management. Across Pakistan, there are 11 Military Estate (ME) circles and 44 cantonments covering 306,341 acres of land. According to the 2017 census, about 4.7 million people live in cantonments.^[2]

^ https://mlc.gov.pk/about-us/senior-management
^ "Military Lands and Cantonments E-governance Initiatives". The Nation. September 10, 2023.

[1] ttps://mlc.gov.pk/about-us/senior-management

[2] "Military Lands and Cantonments E-governance Initiatives". The Nation. September 10, 2023.

[1]

[2]