Department of Public Works (West Bengal)

Ministry of Public Works
	Seal of West Bengal
Department overview
Jurisdiction	Government of West Bengal
Headquarters	Writers' Building, Kolkata
Minister responsible	Aroop Biswas, Minister for Public Works;
Department executive	Engineer in Chief;

The Ministry of Public Works of West Bengal commonly known as PWD is a Bengal government ministry.[1] It is a ministry mainly responsible for providing adequate infrastructural support both original and repair works to all the departments directly under the Government of West Bengal as well as different semi-Government / Government Undertakings etc. so that they can successfully deliver their assigned services by the joint venture of engineers Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Architectural Wings. It includes buildings, roads, bridges, electrification, sanitary plumbing, air-conditioning, fire-fighting & detection, lifts, water supply, Generators, EPABX, Information Technology etc. divided into civil wing, electrical wing, ang it wing, under control of electrical wing. [1]

Ministerial Team

The ministerial team is headed by the Cabinet Minister for Public Works, who may or may not be supported by Ministers of State. Civil servants are assigned to them to manage the ministers' office and ministry.[1]

The current head of the ministry is Aroop Biswas. [1]

References

Official Departmental Website of the Ministry of Public Works Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Government of West Bengal (2011-05-25)

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[WBGOV.com-1] Official Departmental Website of the Ministry of Public Works Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Government of West Bengal (2011-05-25)