One of the main reasons for the poor infrastructure in the country is the poor quality of large number of engineering professionals being produced and the second main reasons is the poor quality of contracting agencies and an absoloute lack of regulations for both.
While both are linked they can be managed seperatly and in an easy manner.
In respect of contracting agencies if a national register can be created and maintained it will not only help in improving the general quality of construction but also help eliminate a large number of ills from the system
The beginning of the register can be done by simply compiling the lists of registered agencies with various departments/bodies such as the CPWD, Railways, State PWDs, PSUs etc. and put up the list on line. The data base can have, in the first phase, basic information like their names, addresses, experience, PAN NUmbers, TIN Numbers, Mail ID, Mobile Numbers etc. so that the list can be analysed and categorised. The entities on the list can be allowed to access their data and make changes such as the experience, machinary and T&P available etc. With current level of IT it should not pose such a problem and given political will it should be possible to have the first list ready within six months.
The advantage of this data base will be that those on the list can also aspire to tender for works abroad based on the category in which they get slotted and the foreign agencies wanting to work in India will also have to register in this list before they can be permitted to tender for Indian contracts.
Once such a list is in place agencies working in the private domain can be asked to get them self registered online.
Slowely, say with in aperiod of nine months it can be promulgated that contracts worth more than a certain base value, say INR 10 million, will only be got executed through agencies listed on the national register. It can also be mandated that cement suppliers and distributions will record the enlistment number of agency to whom cement is sold. This will help monitor the works and ensure accountability.
In next steps the IT department could, in due course, monitor payments made etc.
The same database could also be used for other related actions
If I recall it was a mandate of the GATS under WTO, to have a single point of contact for all related information. This could also become that point
The website that will have to be developed could also have enough useful information available freely for the professionals working in the field. This could have technical information, regulatory information etc. Once all the details are available under one umbrella it may become easier to identify unreasonable regulatory requirements being adopted by various statutory bodies.
Once a process is started the sky becomes the limit. All the transparency will help in reduction of unaccounted monies floating around in this sector.
Is it so difficult to do this??
While both are linked they can be managed seperatly and in an easy manner.
In respect of contracting agencies if a national register can be created and maintained it will not only help in improving the general quality of construction but also help eliminate a large number of ills from the system
The beginning of the register can be done by simply compiling the lists of registered agencies with various departments/bodies such as the CPWD, Railways, State PWDs, PSUs etc. and put up the list on line. The data base can have, in the first phase, basic information like their names, addresses, experience, PAN NUmbers, TIN Numbers, Mail ID, Mobile Numbers etc. so that the list can be analysed and categorised. The entities on the list can be allowed to access their data and make changes such as the experience, machinary and T&P available etc. With current level of IT it should not pose such a problem and given political will it should be possible to have the first list ready within six months.
The advantage of this data base will be that those on the list can also aspire to tender for works abroad based on the category in which they get slotted and the foreign agencies wanting to work in India will also have to register in this list before they can be permitted to tender for Indian contracts.
Once such a list is in place agencies working in the private domain can be asked to get them self registered online.
Slowely, say with in aperiod of nine months it can be promulgated that contracts worth more than a certain base value, say INR 10 million, will only be got executed through agencies listed on the national register. It can also be mandated that cement suppliers and distributions will record the enlistment number of agency to whom cement is sold. This will help monitor the works and ensure accountability.
In next steps the IT department could, in due course, monitor payments made etc.
The same database could also be used for other related actions
If I recall it was a mandate of the GATS under WTO, to have a single point of contact for all related information. This could also become that point
The website that will have to be developed could also have enough useful information available freely for the professionals working in the field. This could have technical information, regulatory information etc. Once all the details are available under one umbrella it may become easier to identify unreasonable regulatory requirements being adopted by various statutory bodies.
Once a process is started the sky becomes the limit. All the transparency will help in reduction of unaccounted monies floating around in this sector.
Is it so difficult to do this??
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