<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Central Public Works Department of India (Hindi: केंद्रीय लोक निर्माण विभाग), commonly referred to as the CPWD, is a central government owned authority in charge of public sector works . The Central Public Works Department, under the Ministry of Urban Development Now MoHUA (Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs), builds and maintains public buildings . CPWD came into existence in July 1854 when Lord Dalhousie established a central agency for execution of public works and set up Ajmer Provincial Division . It has now grown into a comprehensive construction management department, which provides services from project concept to completion, and maintenance management . </P> <P> It is headed by the Director General (DG) who is also the Principal Technical Advisor to the Government of India . The incumbent DG is Mr. Abhai Sinha. 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 Chief Engineers . Now A Days, a new post of Chief Project Manager (CPM) has been created to head major prestigious projects of CPWD . CPMs are equivalent to the rank of Chief Engineers in CPWD . 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 . </P>

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