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CHAPTER II

FUNCTION AND SCOPE

SECTION I

Function

The Central P.W.D. is the premier agency of the Central Government

operating throughout the country for construction, maintenance and repairs of all

works and buildings financed from civil works, budget, except few departments who

have their own Engineering Units or may get the works executed through private

agencies.

General Financial Rule 136 provides:

All Central Works, other than the works of Railways and Defence

Department, irrespective of cost, shall primarily be executed by the Central Public

Works Department. Prior concurrence of the Department of the Central Government

in administrative charge of Public Works shall be necessary for entrusting works to an

agency other than the Central P.W.D. Such concurrence may be given by general or

special orders.

Provided that the Department of the Central Government in administrative

charge of Public Works may for administrative or economic reasons entrust execution

of original works and special repairs costing up to Rs.10,000 and all ordinary repairs

irrespective of their cost in respect of buildings under their administrative control to

any other civil department. Provision for expenditure on such works shall be made in

the budget for 2059 Public Works Maintenance and Repairs Petty

Construction and Repairs by Civil Department to Heads of Civil Department carrying

out the works and while full budgetary and financial control in respect of such works

shall remain with Central Public Works Department, the charges incurred by Civil

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Departments may be drawn under the Rules and procedure governing contingent

expenditure.

In general, the functions of the CPWD are as follows:-

(a)Designing, construction and maintenance of Central Government non-residential buildings other than those for Railways, Communications,

Atomic Energy, Defense Services, All India Radio, Doordarshan, and

Airports (IAAI & NAA).

(b)Construction and maintenance of residential accommodation meant forCentral Government Employees.

(c)Construction works for Central Police Organizations i.e. all works forCRPF and CISF and works costing above 6 lakhs for BSF & ITBP and

maintenance works for CRPF and CISF.

(d)Construction works for forces under the Cabinet Secretariat i.e. SSB, SIBetc.

(e)Construction works for some public sector undertakings not having theirengineering organization, some Government Organisations and for some

on Government Organisations as deposit work.

Deposit Works are such works, which are undertaken at the

discretion of the Ministry of Urban Development, for which the outlay

is provided wholly or in part from

(i) Funds of a public nature but not included in the financialestimates and accounts of the Union of India.

(ii) Contributions from the public.

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(f) Provision of consultancy services in planning, designing and

construction of civil engineering projects, if and when required by

public undertaking and other autonomous bodies.

(g) Construction abroad, of Embassy and other buildings / projects at the

request of Ministry of External Affairs and other Ministries.

(h) Defence/Security related works, and other works as assigned byGovernment of India from time to time.

(i) Construction and maintenance of NHIA form Pathankot to Jammu. Fundsfor the work are provided by the BRDB through DGBR.

Apart from the above, work of construction and maintenance of National

Highways and maintenance of roads financed from the Central Road Funds

(excluding those under Municipal Corporation) are being executed by the Public

Works Department of Delhi Administration encadred with CPWD.

Most of the States, which do not have their own Public Works Department

cadre, and various Departments of the Government of India and Public Sector

Undertakings look up to the Central PWD for the services of engineering personnel

from time to time. There are a number of CPWD Officers working on deputation in

other Departments and Public Undertakings, autonomous bodies etc.

Consultation & Advisory functions

The Director General of Works functions as Consulting Engineer to the

Government of India and is consulted in various technical matters relating to

construction and maintenance matters. The Ministry of External Affairs with regard

to construction and maintenance of the Embassy buildings abroad also consults the

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Department. As Consulting Engineer to the Government of India, the Director

General of Works or his nominee officer is associated with various technical bodies

and / or Standing Committee of various Institutions and Organisations the more

important ones being:-

1. Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee.2. Hindustan Prefab Limited in Delhi.3. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.4. Indian National Group of the International Association for Bridges &

Structural Engineering.

5. Indian National Society of Soil Mechanics and FoundationEngineering.

6. Indian Roads Congress.7. Bureau of Indian Standards.8. Indian Institute of Public Administration.9. Indian Council for Foresting Research Education.10. National Buildings Organisation.11. National Productivity Council.12. National Defence Academy, Khadakvasala