Central Public Works Department

Central Public Works Department
Service Overview
Abbreviation	CPWD
Formed	1854 (170 years ago)
Country	India
Group 'A' Services	Central Engineering Service (CES) ; Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (CEMES) ; Central Architects Service (CAS)
Training Ground	National CPWD Academy, Ghaziabad
Cadre Controlling Authority	Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Minister Responsible	Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India and Minister of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri
Legal personality	Governmental; Civil Service
Duties	Execution of Public Works for Government of India
Cadre strength	5400 approx
Mode of Selection	Indian Engineering Services Exam for Group 'A' Post UPSC Exam for Deputy Architect Group 'A' Post Staff Selection Commission JE Exam for Group 'B' Post
Associations	Central Engineering Service Group 'A' (Direct Recruit) Association; Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service Group 'A' (Direct Recruit) Association; Central Architect Service Association ; CPWD Engineers Association; CPWD Officers Wives Association
Notable Officers	Rajesh Kumar Kaushal (Director General); Manoj Joshi, IAS (Secretary MoHUA);
Website	www.cpwd.gov.in
Headquarter	A-Wing, Nirman Bhawan, Central Secretariat, New Delhi - 110011

The Central Public Works Department (CPWD, Hindi: केंद्रीय लोक निर्माण विभाग) is a department under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs of India and is in charge of public sector works. It serves as the builder, developer and manager of Central government properties. With time, its area of operations has also expanded to roadways and Bridge engineering.

It is headed by the Director General (DG), who is also the Principal Technical Advisor to the Government of India. The regions and sub-regions are headed by Special DGs and Additional DGs respectively, while the zones in all state capitals (except a few) are headed by the Chief Engineers. Nowadays, a Chief Project Manager (CPM) is also there to head major prestigious projects of CPWD. CPMs are equivalent to the rank of Chief Engineers in CPWD.The Chief Architect of CPWD also acts as chairman of local body to approve the Government Buildings. With country wide presence, the strength of CPWD is its ability to undertake construction of Complex Projects even in difficult terrains and maintenance in post construction stage.^[1]

CPWD consists of three wings in execution field – B&R (Buildings and Roads), E&M (Electrical and Mechanical) and horticulture.^{[citation needed]}

^ "CPWD WORKS MANUAL • 2012" (PDF).

[1] "CPWD WORKS MANUAL • 2012" (PDF).

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