Delhi PWD to Get Independent Engineering Cadre with 3,214 Posts After Centre's Nod

Key facts

• The Centre has approved the Delhi government's proposal to create a separate engineering cadre for the Public Works Department (PWD), taking 3,214 sanctioned engineering posts out of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) cadre.
• The posts, spread across 36 categories, will now function under an independent Delhi PWD engineering cadre.
• The Delhi cabinet had earlier approved the proposal in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who said the issue had remained pending for nearly three decades.
• PWD minister Parvesh Verma said the cadre would help accelerate infrastructure projects and improve transparency in the execution of public works.
• The Delhi government plans infrastructure projects including a new Secretariat and mini-secretariats in all 11 districts, besides strengthening mandis, sports grounds, roads and bridges.