Parliament Question: Status of South Zone Building Works

O.I.H. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 781 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 23, 2026 STATUS OF SOUTH ZONE BUILDING WORKS NO. 781 SHRI SUNIL KUMAR: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the reasons for delay in the release of payments by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for South Zone building works; and (b) whether any concrete plan has been formulated to ensure that all these projects are completed within a stipulated timeframe and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU) (a): There is no delay in the release of payments in general to the agencies involved in the execution of CPWD projects. However, due to some unforeseen reasons such as incomplete/non-submission of bills by the agencies, delay in release of payments to them, takes place. Every effort is made by the CPWD to assist the agencies in making up the deficiency in their bills to CPWD in order to get released their payments. (b): Every project of CPWD has the elements of completion of work in a definitive time-frame, and CPWD keeps a strict monitoring over it so as to ensure that the work is completed within the set time-limit. *****