Public Works Department provides infrastructural support for both original and repair works to all the departments directly under the Govt. of West Bengal.
Governor is pleased to introduce the facility for submission of Annual Declaration of Assets through on-line mode starting with the year 2024 i.e. Declaration of Assets as stood on 01.01.2025.
Application for permission for road cutting/ road crossing by PHED to PWD and request for shifting of pipelines by PWD to PHED are to be placed before the concerned Superintending Engineer of the concerned Department.
The consumption of fuel shall be restricted to 8 litres per day per vehicle and 5 litres per day per vehicle for operational and non-operational vehicle respectively.
Maximum financial powers for sanctioning any extra item or items, substituted item or items, and deviation in quantity or quantities at a time or one or two of it.
Tender Committee was required to evaluate the tender in respect of work estimated to cost more than Rs. 50 lac (enhanced limit) on the cost of which may exceed the estimated amount by 3%.
A security deposit of 12.5 lakhs was necessary for exemption of earnest money deposit while participating in tender. Such provision from Public Works Code is deleted.
Estimated cost shall be based on PWD’s Schedule of Rates for the scheduled items of work and market rate as approved by the Head of Engineering wing of the Agency/Organisation for the non-scheduled items of work.
A permanent recruitment committee is being set up to conduct the examination process for appointment to Group-C posts under die-in harness category in Public Works Department.
A number of proposals for awarding different service benefits to the employees of the Government of West Bengal and reorganizing the cadre of different Services of Government of West Bengal through creation of some posts were under consideration of the Government for sometime past.
A status report on submission of ‘Declaration of Assets’ statement for the last three years may please be sent to the Vigilance Commission within a month.