The headquarters of Indian Army's Southern Command is located in Pune Cantonment.

The National War Memorial Southern Command which commemorates the sacrifice of soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces is also situated in the cantonment.

The British Indian Army already had a small encampment west of the Mula River in Khadki.

In 1963, Ghorpuri village (Ghorpadi) and Fatima Nagar were merged into the cantonment area.

Pune Cantonment is a separate constituency of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha).

The currently elected Member of Legislative Assembly from Pune Cantonment constituency is Sunil Kamble.

The Lashkar Police Station is responsible for maintaining law and order in Pune Cantonment.

[4] The Pune Cantonment Board has also set up public water posts for usage by economically backward sections.