Q. How are contractor payments made in CPWD? (Asked in CPWD Department Examination for Junior Engineer/Section Officer (Hort.) June 2025)
Ans:┬аContractor payments in CPWD are generally made through Running Account Bills, Advance Payments, Secured Advances and Final Payments, based on work done, measurements recorded in Measurement Books (MB), and verification by competent authorities. Payments are passed and paid as per prescribed CPWD accounting procedure and contract conditions.
Vide Rule 2.1.1(3), (25), (30), (40), (49), (50) and Para 10.2.20 & 10.2.23 of Central Public Works Accounts Code
CPWD рдореЗрдВ Contractor Payments рдХреИрд╕реЗ рдХрд┐рдП рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ?
CPWD рдореЗрдВ contractor рдХреЛ payment generally different types of bills рдФрд░ prescribed accounting procedure рдХреЗ basis рдкрд░ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИред Payment рд╣рдореЗрд╢рд╛ actual work done, recorded measurements рдФрд░ verification рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╣реА release рдХреА рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИред
Contractor payments рдореБрдЦреНрдп рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рдирд┐рдореНрди forms рдореЗрдВ рдХрд┐рдП рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ:
Running Account Bills (RA Bills)
Advance Payments
Secured Advances
Final Payments
Running Account Bills (RA Bills)
рдЬрдм work ongoing рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рддрдм contractor рдХреЛ time-to-time payment рджреЗрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП Running Account Bills prepare рдХрд┐рдП рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВред рдпрд╣ payment рдЙрд╕ work quantity рдХреЗ basis рдкрд░ рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИ рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХреА measurement Measurement Book (MB) рдореЗрдВ properly record рдХреА рдЧрдИ рд╣реЛред
Measurement Book (MB) рдХрд╛ Role
Measurement Book рдпрд╛рдиреА MB, CPWD works accounting рдХрд╛ рдмрд╣реБрдд important document рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЗрд╕рдореЗрдВ executed work рдХреА measurements record рдХреА рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИрдВред Contractor payment рдХрд╛ main basis рдпрд╣реА measurements рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИрдВред
Without proper measurement and verification, payment normally pass рдирд╣реАрдВ рдХреА рдЬрд╛рддреАред
Advance Payments
рдХреБрдЫ special situations рдореЗрдВ contractor рдХреЛ advance payment рднреА рджреА рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХрддреА рд╣реИ, subject to contract conditions рдФрд░ prescribed procedureред
Secured Advance
рдЬрдм contractor site рдкрд░ material рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдЖрддрд╛ рд╣реИ, рддрдм certain conditions fulfill рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рдкрд░ рдЙрд╕ material against secured advance allow рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХрддрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ purpose contractor рдХреЛ temporary financial support рджреЗрдирд╛ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИред
Final Payment
рдЬрдм рдкреВрд░рд╛ work complete рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ final measurements рддрдерд╛ verification рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИ, рддрдм Final Bill prepare рдХрд░рдХреЗ рдЕрдВрддрд┐рдо payment рдХреА рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИред
Verification and Approval
рд╣рд░ payment competent authorities рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ check, verify рдФрд░ pass рдХреА рдЬрд╛рддреА рд╣реИред Payments CPWD accounting procedure, contract conditions рдФрд░ prescribed provisions рдХреЗ рдЕрдиреБрд╕рд╛рд░ рд╣реА release рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИрдВред
рдЗрд╕ рдкреВрд░реА process рдХрд╛ рдЙрджреНрджреЗрд╢реНрдп рдпрд╣ рд╕реБрдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрд┐рдд рдХрд░рдирд╛ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐:
payment рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ actual executed work рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд╣реЛ,
measurements properly recorded рд╣реЛрдВ,
Government funds рдХрд╛ proper control рдмрдирд╛ рд░рд╣реЗ,
рдФрд░ transparency рддрдерд╛ accountability maintain рд╣реЛред
Vide Para:
Central Public Works Accounts Code
Para 2.1.1(3), (25), (30), (40), (49), (50)
Para 10.2.20
Para 10.2.23
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