CPWD decides not to take up any renovation, maintenance work this year

The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has decided not to take up any renovation and maintenance work of government accommodation this year. The CPWD said it was because of the “meagre amount of budget” allocation for the purpose, besides the “situation has further become serious” owing to the pending liabilities of the previous year. It asked officials to closely monitor expenditure and reduce it to a “bare minimum”. For new accommodation allotted by the CPWD, it said, it would not approve any construction that increased the plinth area and that there should be minimum changes to the existing walls and