CPWD poised for management shake-up: All in favour of exterior candidate for chief’s issue

NEW DELHI: In a chief, the

Central Public Works Department

(CPWD) could well pick its chief from over two dozen engineering services, starting from avenue and railway sectors to defence and border roads. Till now, handiest CPWD engineers were eligible for the publish of director classic (DG).
The housing and concrete affairs ministry has accumulate a draft notification on the proposed changes in recruitment suggestions and sought response from stakeholders.

The proposed alternate in suggestions for recruitment of DG is being seen as a dash to induct talent from initiate air the group. As per the proposal, a range committee comprising Niti Aayog CEO, secretaries of personnel division and housing ministry, and an infamous expert nominated by housing minister will prepare a panel of candidates after their evaluation, interview and multi-supply feedback for the appointments committee of the cupboard, headed by the high minister, to resolve the candidate.
The draft notification says that civil engineers within the inaccurate of particular secretaries and further secretaries from services including Border Roads Engineering, Indian Skill Sort, GSI Engineering, Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance and Central Architectural services can observe for the publish. The applicant wants to be of now not greater than 58 years at the time of submitting application. While the profitable candidate will live DG for two years, the carrier could well furthermore be extended.

CPWD executes main projects, including govt place of work and residential buildings, roads and fencing along borders. It is furthermore executing the Central Vista revamp project. Recordsdata accessible on its net issue demonstrate that CPWD had work orders price Rs 18,418 crore in 2021-22.