The ADGs are in-charge of their respective divisions i.e. Cantonments & Co-ord., Acquisition and Hiring, Administration, and Lands.

National Institute of Defence Estates Management (NIDEM) is an autonomous body directly reporting to DGDE.

The land and building requirement of Ministry of Defence is fulfilled by the Directorate General through acquisitions, requisition or hiring.

[9] The lands situated in the cantonments are to be monetised as per the Cantonments Act 2020, a part of National Land Monetisation scheme, under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), which will use the proceeds to fund the modernisation of the Indian Armed Forces, to procure critical arms and ammunition, as a large amount of funds is used to maintain these cantonments.

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.

NIDEM is an autonomous body directly reporting to the Director General of Defence Estates.

After being selected in the UPSC exam, candidates undergo training at National Institute of Defence Estates Management at New Delhi.The following table is salary structure of the Group A Officers (6th Pay Scale).

Archival Unit and Resource Centre[14] is the latest addition to the IT based facilities used by DGDE.

Old records pertaining to Cantonment Board meeting, Survey of Defence lands etc.