CPWD marks 172nd Annual Day with release of publications and digital initiatives; focus on e-NIRMIT, transparency and sustainable construction
CPWD used its 172nd Annual Day to launch e-NIRMIT ERP modules, publications and reform messages on digital project management and sustainable construction.
AI generated- The Central Public Works Department is a Government of India engineering organisation under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- The Central Public Works Department celebrated its 172nd Annual Day on 12 July 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs released the newly developed e-NIRMIT ERP Modules during the CPWD Annual Day event.
- Shri Srinivas Katikithala said a National Council for Public Works could support excellence, innovation, knowledge sharing, capacity building and standardisation.
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) marked its 172nd Annual Day on 12 July 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The event was used to project CPWD’s transition toward digital project management, transparency, sustainable construction and capacity building in public works.
What happened
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said Shri Manohar Lal, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, attended as Chief Guest, along with Shri Srinivas Katikithala, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Shri Satinder Pal Singh, Director General, CPWD; Shri Mohd. Kamal Ahmad, Director General (Training), CPWD; and Shri Pradeep Kumar Jha, Joint Secretary (Works & Central Vista), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, were also present.
UPSC may frame CPWD’s adoption of ERP modules, capacity building and transparency as an example of how a public engineering organisation improves delivery, accountability and standardisation in infrastructure projects. The issue also links to questions on institutional reform, use of technology in governance and environmentally sustainable construction.
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