The Public Works Department of Tamil Nadu is a state government owned authority, and is in charge of public sector works in the State of Tamil Nadu. It is part of the Ministry of Public Works Department, and is entrusted with the construction and maintenance of buildings for most of the government departments and public undertakings, and the construction of bridges, roads, and infrastructure.
The Public Works Department (PWD) is the oldest department in
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
, and was founded during British Raj in the 1800s. It became a government body in 1858.
Objective and functions
The Public Works Department functions under the control of Secretary to
Government and deals with policy making on all matters concerning the Building organisations and Water Resources Organisation of the State
History
* This Department is one of the largest Departments in the Tamil Nadu Secretariat. Public Works Department is in-charge of implementing irrigation schemes and constructing buildings for State Government Departments and Government agencies including maintenance of irrigation systems and public buildings.
* For effective implementations of Tamil Nadu Water Resources consolidation Project and to achieve functional specialization, the Public Works Department has been bifurcated as Water Resources Organisation and Building Organisation on 01.10.95
Sub - Departments
Undertakings and bodies
Present Ministers for Public Works
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E. V. Velu
Former Ministers for Public Works
See also
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Government of Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu is the subnational government for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at Fort St George, Chennai. The legislature of Tamil Nadu was bicameral until 1986, when it was replaced by a unicameral legislature, lik ...
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Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
The following are Government of Tamil Nadu Departments
Introduction
This a List of Government of Tamil Nadu's:
* Departments headed by Principal Secretary (India) to the Government
* Departments headed by Director (or) Commissioner of the Go ...
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India)
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is a Government of India ministry. It is responsible for welfare, social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalised sections of society, including scheduled castes (SC), Other Backwa ...
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Department of Finance (Kerala)
The Department of Finance is a key ministry that manages the state finances and economy of the State of Kerala. The department is headed by a senior minister who has cabinet ranking as per Indian Cabinet Protocol Laws. The state assembly rules o ...
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Central Public Works Department, India
References
* http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/pwd.html
* http://www.tn.gov.in (Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu)
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Tamil Nadu state government departments
Government agencies established in 1858
Buildings and structures in Tamil Nadu
State Public Works Departments of India
1858 establishments in India