With Delhi Government increasing the Delhi Scheduled Rate (DSR) for capital project, the cost of all development projects will increase by 20-30 per cent in future. Delhi Government has decided to adopt Delhi Schedule of Rates 2014 (DSR-2014) which will replace Delhi Schedule of Rates 2012 (DSR-2012).
These new Schedule of Rates under DSR-2014 have been approved for all types of work such as civil and electrical by Delhi lieutenant Governor. This is the first time that electrical works have been included in the DSR-2014.
As per DSR-2014, the current rates have been provided for estimation of capital projects. In other words, the cost of all capital projects announced in the Delhi Budget will be increased with the revision of Delhi Scheduled Rate 2014. Three Municipal Corporations of Delhi were in favour of enhancing the rates as contractors are not showing any interest in its several projects.
The Schedule Rates 2014 (Civil and Electrical) will be applicable in PWD, Irrigation Flood Control, Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation limited (DSIIDC), Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC), Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) and local bodies for the work to be executed by them such as construction of buildings, development works on roads and side drains and electrical works.
The adoption of DSR-2014, DPAR-2014 for civil works and DSR-2014 (Electrical) for electrical works will be applicable only for estimation and sanction of new projects.
The work, which has already been sanctioned or being executed or is in the process of tender on the basis of estimation prepared on earlier DSRs, shall not be reviewed with reference to this order.
As per new rates, consultancy charges wherever necessary will be fixed lump sum subject to a maximum of 3 per cent of original project cost for work costing above Rs30 crore whereas consultancy work should not be outsourced for project costing up to Rs30 crore.
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