The Government has sanctioned residential and office accommodation in the State of Chattisgarh for Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) including Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA).
The construction work related to office and residential accommodation for CRPF personnel at Bilaspur (Chattisgarh) has been allotted to Central Public Works Department (CPWD), which is a Government organization. The construction work of CoBRA at Jagdalpur has been allotted to National Building Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC), in consultation with MoUD under the provisions of General Financial Rules 126(4). NBCC is a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD). A Memorandum of Understanding has been executed by CRPF with NBCC which has a provision for penalty in case of delays.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Mullappally Ramachandran in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today