CONTENTS - Central Public Works Department

76 SECTION 12
SECTION 12
GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL CHARGES
12.1 General
No departmental charges are to be levied for Government works and those of autonomous bodies
fully funded by Central Government. For works done by CPWD other than above, departmental charges
are to levied. It should be ascertained whether an Autonomous Body is fully funded or not by Central
Govt. by obtaining a letter from the head of such an undertaking or from the head of finance department of
the undertaking that it is fully funded by the Govt. No departmental charges shall be levied by the Central
PWD in respect of work in connection with the celebration of the two National Days, viz. Independence
Day and Republic Day. The expenditure incurred by the Central PWD in this connection shall be debited
to the Revenue Head 2059 Public Works. The different component of charges, to be levied for different
works executed by CPWD are tabulated as below.
Departmental charges on percentage basis
Type of work Establishment Tools and Pensionary Audit and Remarks
plants charges account
charges
All Central Govt. works or works Not to be Not to be Not to be Not to be
of Autonomous bodies fully recovered recovered recovered recovered
funded by Central Govt.
Works done on behalf of local To be To be Not to be Not to be
or private bodies when recovered recovered recovered recovered
expenditure is debited to ‘2059
PW-grants-in-aid’ or “2216
Housing grant-in-aid”.
Works executed on behalf of To be To be To be To be
Central commercial concerns recovered recovered recovered recovered
and non-Govt. bodies, or
individuals
Works executed on behalf of To be To be To be Not to be
other Government. recovered recovered recovered recovered
Establishment
charges should
correspond as far
as possible
to the average
percentage borne
by the
CPWD’s normal
establishment to
the normal works
program
which fully
occupy such
establishment
12.2 Rates of departmental charges
(1) The rates of departmental charges levied by the CPWD on works executed by them are revised
from time to time and are given along with their break up in Appendix-14. The expenditure on
purchase of vehicles/running and maintenance of jeeps shall be charged to the work concerned
direct instead of Machinery Equipment. The rates will not be applicable where specific rates of
Departmental charges have been prescribed by the competent authority for specific works.
(2) The basis of determining the slab for levying the departmental charges shall be the estimated cost
of the work, i.e. the amount of expenditure sanction in respect of original works, and the
administratively approved amount in the case of minor works where expenditure sanction is not
accorded. The estimated cost of repair works is the amount of technical sanction for such works.
12.3 Departmental charges for preparation of plans, design and estimates
(1) No recovery should be made from Civilian or Commercial Departments or State Governments for
preparation of designs or supply of copies of CPWD type designs. The above charges should,
however, be recovered from Commercial Departments, Autonomous Bodies and State
Governments if plans are specially prepared for them. If the plans are required for reference