Chief Minister Raman Singh on Monday launched an integrated e-registration facility here at New Circuit House for contractors of the State. With the launch of this system, the contractors executing works under State Public Works Department and Boards and Corporations can now get themselves registered with the Government online.
This comes less than five months after the Chief Minister and his Council of Ministers announced that the Government would provide integrated registration facility for the contractors. The BJP Government had decided on September 12 last year that all the contractors would be registered online. As a part of the decision the State Government had developed the new system.
launching the platform the Chief Minister said his Government was in favour of developing systems that would bring transparency and efficiency in the official works and people face less difficulties. The integrated e-registration system for contractors was part of that initiative, the Chief Minister said congratulating the State Chief Secretary and officials of the public works departments for the work.
Emphasising the need for timely completion of works, Singh said public exchequer suffered if any work get delayed and advised officials to be trained properly so that they could handle the system. Speaking on the occasion, Public Works department Minister Rajesh Munat said better coordination between different departments was required for the successful implementation of the system. He also said the Government would work further to improve it.
Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar hoped the e-registration would bring efficiency in the entire process and added that similar systems should be introduced in other departments who deal with construction.