Raipur: In a decisive step towards transparency and accountability, Chhattisgarh has formed a 'District construction committee'To prevent corruption in development projects in Maoist affected areas of the state. The committee has been established to facilitate better implementation, monitoring and evaluation of construction works, in which the District Collector is serving as its chairman.
The state government has approved the formation of 'District Construction Committee' to ensure transparency and accountability in construction projects in Naxal-affected districts of Sukma, Bijapur and Narayanpur.
CM Vishnu Dev Sai has made it clear that corruption will not be tolerated at any level. Ensure quality and transparency of public-funded projects Naxalite affected area The biggest priority of the government is. In this regard, the General Administration Department has issued an order for the formation of the District Construction Committee.
The committee has been established to facilitate better implementation, monitoring and evaluation of construction works, in which the District Collector is serving as its chairman. Other members will include Superintendent of Police, CEO of District Panchayat, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Public Works Department (PWD) Executive Engineer (PWD), District Treasury Officer and heads of concerned departments involved in construction projects.
The jurisdiction of the District Construction Committee will cover the entire revenue district. Administrative approval for projects will be provided by the competent authority under existing rules. The District Collector will determine the projects to be conducted through the committee. If no contractor is available even after three rounds of online tendering, necessary and unavoidable construction projects will be executed through the District Construction Committee.
However, in blocks that are not severely affected by Naxal activities, whenever possible, the usage of the committee will be avoided for project execution.
Under local fund-based projects, such as DMF (District Mineral Foundation) and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), should ideally be implemented by standard execution agencies such as PWD, RES or PMGSY. Officials said that when these agencies fail to execute a project after three unsuccessful tenders, the District Construction Committee will be nominated as an agency executed for such projects.
The committee can execute the construction projects up to Rs 10 crore. Tender for necessary and immediate construction works will be invited through e-tending. A single project can be divided into two or more parts for ease of execution. For example, if a road construction project includes bridges and culverts, separate contractors can be appointed for roadwork and bridge construction.
In cases where the project area is widespread, separate contractors can be assigned to different road classes or specific bridge structures.
When dividing the projects into sections, the committee must ensure frequent quality and cost equity in all parts. The cost should not exceed the rates of similar projects executed in the district in the last three years.
Project inspection, supervision and evaluation will be conducted by a technically competent officer nominated by PWD or District Collector.
The authority responsible for accepting the tenders will assess the fairness of the rates quoted before approval. The assessment will be mainly based on market rates for labor, materials and transport. The approval authority will also compare recent dialects for similar projects in the last three months to ensure continuity.
Under the leadership of CM Sai, this initiative is scheduled to increase administrative efficiency, accelerate development in Naxal -affected areas and curb corruption.
Raipur: In a decisive step towards transparency and accountability, Chhattisgarh has formed a 'District Construction Committee' to prevent corruption in development projects in Maoist affected areas of the state. The committee has been established to facilitate better implementation, monitoring and evaluation of construction works, in which the District Collector is serving as its chairman.
The state government has approved the formation of 'District Construction Committee' to ensure transparency and accountability in construction projects in Naxal-affected districts of Sukma, Bijapur and Narayanpur.
CM Vishnu Dev Sai has made it clear that corruption will not be tolerated at any level. Ensuring quality and transparency of public-funded projects in Naxal-affected areas is the most important priority of the government. In this regard, the General Administration Department has issued an order for the formation of the District Construction Committee.
The committee has been established to facilitate better implementation, monitoring and evaluation of construction works, in which the District Collector is serving as its chairman. Other members will include Superintendent of Police, CEO of District Panchayat, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Public Works Department (PWD) Executive Engineer (PWD), District Treasury Officer and heads of concerned departments involved in construction projects.
The jurisdiction of the District Construction Committee will cover the entire revenue district. Administrative approval for projects will be provided by the competent authority under existing rules. The District Collector will determine the projects to be conducted through the committee. If no contractor is available even after three rounds of online tendering, necessary and unavoidable construction projects will be executed through the District Construction Committee.
However, in blocks that are not severely affected by Naxal activities, whenever possible, the usage of the committee will be avoided for project execution.
Under local fund-based projects, such as DMF (District Mineral Foundation) and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), should ideally be implemented by standard execution agencies such as PWD, RES or PMGSY. Officials said that when these agencies fail to execute a project after three unsuccessful tenders, the District Construction Committee will be nominated as an agency executed for such projects.
The committee can execute the construction projects up to Rs 10 crore. Tender for necessary and immediate construction works will be invited through e-tending. A single project can be divided into two or more parts for ease of execution. For example, if a road construction project includes bridges and culverts, separate contractors can be appointed for roadwork and bridge construction.
In cases where the project area is widespread, separate contractors can be assigned to different road classes or specific bridge structures.
When dividing the projects into sections, the committee must ensure frequent quality and cost equity in all parts. The cost should not exceed the rates of similar projects executed in the district in the last three years.
Project inspection, supervision and evaluation will be conducted by a technically competent officer nominated by PWD or District Collector.
The authority responsible for accepting the tenders will assess the fairness of the rates quoted before approval. The assessment will be mainly based on market rates for labor, materials and transport. The approval authority will also compare recent dialects for similar projects in the last three months to ensure continuity.
Under the leadership of CM Sai, this initiative is scheduled to increase administrative efficiency, accelerate development in Naxal -affected areas and curb corruption.
