CPWD Work Order Stands at Rs 1,50,000 Crore

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New Delhi : Union HRD MInister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” conferred on “Distinguished Alumnus Award” of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, to Prabhakar Singh, Director General, CPWD, at a Convocation Ceremony at IIT Kharagpur for his outstanding and exemplary service to the Nation as a Distinguished Technocrat.

With 37 years of service in CPWD in different capacities, Singh has made exemplary and outstanding contributions in every aspect of Engineering profession encompassing planning, estimation, structural design, project management, contract management, finance management, arbitration, quality assurance, vigilance besides administration. He is a Mechanical Engineering Graduate from IIT, Kharagpur, and Man BA from one of the Premier Management Institute of the Country. 

Since he took over the reins of department, increase in workload of the Department has been phenomenal and unprecedented compared to  previous years. Order booked including works in progress and in pipeline, have grown to the tune of all time high of Rs. 1,50,000 crores. Over 1,100 construction works worth Rs 6,500 crores have been completed. Over 2,000 projects worth over Rs. 40,000 crore of more than 600 Departments and Ministries are presently being executed by the CPWD. I