Early Times Report
CHANDIGARH, Jan 19: Under the directions of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, the Quality Assurance Authority (QAA)-Haryana is working with a comprehensive mandate to strengthen quality, transparency and accountability in engineering infrastructure projects across the state. Chairman, QAA, Rajeev Arora (Retd. IAS) stated that in accordance with the Chief Minister's directions, the QAA has conducted detailed technical audits of major infrastructure projects across multiple departments in two phases, covering 25 large projects. These audits focused on design adequacy, adherence to Detailed Project Report (DPR) provisions, construction quality, contract management, safety aspects and long-term sustainability. Based on these audits, Detailed Technical Audit Reports have been prepared and circulated to the concerned Administrative Departments and Executing Agencies for compliance and corrective action. The QAA has also been tasked with preparing a comprehensive consolidated presentation by 16th February, 2026, incorporating ATRs received from departments along with QAA's independent observations, comments and recommendations. This presentation will also include suggestions for action against officers or officials wherever required, and additional measures necessary to ensure timely completion and high quality of projects. As per directions, all audit reports prepared by QAA shall be linked with the Haryana Engineering Works Portal and the Chief Minister's Dashboard at the earliest, with the Public Health Engineering Department acting as the nodal department for immediate implementation. |
