Formed 1858 | ||
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Minister responsible Edappadi K.Palanisamy, Minister for Public Works Department Agency executive S. K. Prabakar, IAS, Principal Secretary to Government Parent agency |
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.
Contents
- Objective Functions of the Department
- History
- Present Ministers for Public Works
- Former Ministers for Public Works
- References
The Public Works Department (PWD) is the oldest department in Tamil Nadu, and was founded during British Raj during 1800. It became a government body in 1858.
Objective & Functions of the Department
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