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- 1Since 1858, the Tamil Nadu Public Works Department has served as the State Government’s premier engineering organisationப.6
PWD dates from 1858 - the same year as Survey and Settlement. It was the State's original engineering arm for buildings, roads, bridges, irrigation, water supply and power.
- 2various functions of the Public Works Department have been progressively reorganised into dedicated Departments, Boards, and Corporationsப.6
Highways, Water Resources and TWAD all began inside PWD and were hived off. That is why today's PWD is essentially a buildings department.
- 3Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030ப.8
PWD aligns its buildings to the Sendai Framework 2015-2030 - resource efficiency, climate mitigation and disaster resilience. A rare Sendai citation in a State policy note.
- 4comprising 4 Regions, Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Coimbatore, 13 Circles and 43 Divisionsப.9
The Construction and Maintenance Wing is the primary execution arm: 4 regions, 13 circles, 43 divisions. Learn the four regional headquarters.
- 5The Architect wing of the Public Works Department functions under the control of the Chief Architectப.11
The Architect Wing under the Chief Architect designs Government buildings, with emphasis on environmental sensitivity, universal accessibility and user comfort.
- 6Structural Stability Certificate to the Public Buildings which are more than 50 years oldப.14
Any public building over 50 years old needs a Structural Stability Certificate from the Planning and Design Circle after site inspection.
- 7Quality Control Wing functions with regional divisions located at Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai and Coimbatoreப.15
Quality Control has four regional divisions and tests hardened concrete by Non-Destructive Testing against Bureau of Indian Standards provisions.
- 8The Electrical Wing functions with 13 Electrical Divisionsப.17
13 Electrical Divisions execute electrical works under the Electricity Act, 2003 and the Central Electricity Authority (Measures Relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2023.
- 9the Boilers Act, 2025 and the Indianப.18
The Director of Boilers works under the Boilers Act, 2025 and the Indian Boiler Regulations - a brand-new central Act worth noting.
- 10Boiler Operation Engineers Rules, 2025 and the Boiler Attendants Rules, 2025ப.19
The Director of Boilers chairs the Board of Examiners certifying Boiler Operation Engineers and Boiler Attendants under the 2025 Rules.
- 11580 boilers have been inspected during manufacture and certified, and 5,836 boilers have been inspectedப.19
Boiler inspections in 2025-26: 580 certified during manufacture and 5,836 for operation in industry, earning ₹8.56 crore in revenue.
- 12Office of the Commissioner of Geology and Mining at Guindy, Chennai, has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.23.10 croreப.23
A new Geology and Mining commissionerate at Guindy, ₹23.10 crore, commissioned for use.
- 13Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) storage warehouses are being established at Ranipet, Tirupathur, Tenkasi, Kallakurichi, Mayiladuthurai and Chengalpattuப.25
EVM storage warehouses in six districts at ₹36.38 crore - the newer districts that lacked one. Learn the six.
- 14Vaigai Tamil Nadu House Redevelopment Project at Chanakyapuriப.26
Tamil Nadu House at Chanakyapuri, New Delhi is being rebuilt as three blocks - VVIP, Guest House and Staff Quarters - at ₹257 crore, named Vaigai.
- 15construction of the “Unity Mall” at the Co-optex campus, Egmore, Chennaiப.26
A Unity Mall at the Co-optex campus, Egmore, at ₹227 crore under the Special Assistance Scheme - the Centre's one-district-one-product retail push.
- 16975 building works at an estimated cost of Rs.1,279.42 crore have been completedஅட்டவணைப.29
The largest single client is School Education: 975 works completed at ₹1,279.42 crore, with 836 more in progress at ₹1,950.37 crore.
- 17247 building works at an estimated cost of Rs.2,989.96 crore have been completedப.21
Health and Family Welfare is the biggest by value - ₹2,989.96 crore completed and ₹2,315.73 crore in progress.
- 188 building works for additional Law College buildings and hostel buildings at an estimated cost of Rs.315.13 croreப.24
₹315.13 crore of Law College and hostel buildings completed - PWD is the builder for the Law Department's expansion.
- 19Residential quarters for the Department of Stationery and Printing have been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.34.49 croreப.31
Even Stationery and Printing gets its quarters through PWD - the department builds for the whole Government.
- 20Co-operative Arts and Science College in Athur Taluk at Dindigul Districtப.33
A Cooperative Arts and Science College at Athur, Dindigul, ₹75.75 crore - PWD executing for the Cooperation Department.
- 21an amount of Rs.188.67 crore is allocated towards maintenance and repair worksப.34
₹188.67 crore maintains Ministers' Government Houses, Inspection Bungalows, Circuit Houses, PWD offices and staff quarters.
- 22Rs.1,916.52 crore in the Public Works Department – Demand No.39ப.34
Total outlay for 2026-27 is ₹1,916.52 crore under Demand No.39.
- 231 Capital Account (a) Capital Works 1,226.53அட்டவணைப.34
The outlay splits into Capital Works ₹1,226.53 crore, Accounts Transfer ₹167.55 crore, Maintenance ₹188.67 crore, Establishment ₹332.95 crore and Loan ₹0.80 crore.