Public Works Department Ujjain – Photo: Amar Ujala Expansion By the way, many development works are to be done in the coming days by the Public Works Department, Electrical and Mechanical in Ujjain. But these days no contractor is ready to do the new construction works of the department, due to which the development work of the department has come to a standstill. The reason behind the stoppage of the development work is being told that the contractors are not being paid for the works done for almost four months. The contractors are making rounds of the department for the payment of these pending bills, but even then the contractors are upset due to non-payment of works worth lakhs of rupees. The contractors said that the Public Works Department, Electrical and Mechanical, called for quotations through zonal tenders and awarded many electricity related works to them. The works were got done, whose bills were presented in the office in the month of September itself. But even after lapse of four months, these bills have not been paid yet. The contractors are upset due to non-payment of bills, who say that if they do not get the payment for the work done even within this time limit, then how will they be able to do the new work. He said responsible …

When discussed with MS Panwar, Executive Engineer of Public Works Department, Electrical Engineering, on non-payment of contractors’ bills, he said that the government Whatever allocation is received from us for payment. The bills of the contractors are being paid from it. He said, the head in which the allocation of funds is made, the bills are paid from the same head. When Panwar was told about the letters given to the department regarding non-payment of bills within the time limit, he said that even though the lump sum amount is not being paid to the contractors. But the process of making payments is going on in the entire division. ,