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- Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) convened inaugural meeting of National Council for Public Works (NCPW) at Sankalp Bhawan, New Delhi
- Meeting chaired by Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, who serves as Chairman to the Council
- Council established as national-level institutional platform to strengthen coordination, promote innovation, encourage standardisation and enhance capacity building
- Council brings together stakeholders from Central and State Governments, Urban Local Bodies, Public Sector Undertakings, academic institutions, research organisations, construction industry, consultants, and domain experts
- Council will function under the aegis of MoHUA, with CPWD acting as the coordinating agency
- Headquarters established at National CPWD Academy, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
- Delhi office will function from India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
- Formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) framework will be signed with State Governments for nomination of representatives
- Thematic working groups proposed on: technology & innovation, sustainability & green construction, contract management & dispute resolution, training & capacity building, research & standards development, project planning, asset management, and management of large public events
- Suggestions received on areas including: adoption of advanced construction technologies, green infrastructure, construction waste recycling, dispute resolution mechanisms, standardisation of practices, strengthening research collaboration, supply chain resilience, public health engineering and professional capacity building
Relevance Assessment: Relevant - contains information about institutional framework for infrastructure development and public works policy that affects construction sector and urban development projects.