Report No. 7 of 2025, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Report of the Comptroller and Auditor Ge…

This performance audit examined the development of roads in Madhya Pradesh by the Public Works Department (PWD) for the period from 2018-19 to 2022-23. It evaluated financial management, planning, tendering, execution, monitoring, and quality control of road projects.

Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD), specifically the Buildings and Roads (B&R) wing.

• Average delay of 424 days in completing road works.
• Only one of 10 National Development Bank (NDB)-funded projects met its deadline.
• ₹ 12.21 crore of the ₹ 26 crore allocated for capacity building under NDB projects remained unutilised (only ₹ 13.79 crore was used).
• ₹ 5.12 crore rendered infructuous in Satna due to premature upgradation of the Amarpatan–Rampur Road.
• ₹ 15.02 crore spent on the Pichore–Dinara Road in Shivpuri, which was left incomplete and abandoned after irregular inclusion of a forest stretch.
• ₹ 7.39 crore excess liability in Ratlam Division due to incorrect bid evaluation in NDB-funded projects.
• ₹ 6.43 crore excess payments made for sub-standard work (compressive strength below specifications) without penalty deductions.
• ₹ 2.87 crore potential savings identified in NDB projects due to non-compliance with itemised costing guidelines.
• Blacklisted contractors were irregularly awarded contracts in multiple instances.
• 59 of 61 tenders above ₹ 5 crore were published in only one newspaper, violating publicity guidelines.
• Recommendations include developing a 10-year Master Plan, updating the MP Works Manual, and implementing digital project monitoring.

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