The Central government formed a five-member panel to monitor the development and timely completion of its Central Vista Redevelopment project.
The panel has been named Central Vista Oversight Committee and formed for two years or next order on the project, whichever is earlier.
The panel, headed by former finance secretary Ratan P Watal, will keep a tab on pace of work and its quality.
Other members of the panel are Deputy CAG PK Tiwari, former director of L&T Shailender Roy and IIT Delhi professor Mausam and the ministry’s joint secretary.
The Central Vista Oversight Committee shall ensure:
- Multi-agency, multi-stakeholder coordination for seamless integration of different project works
- Continuous monitoring of the pace of execution of various projects of Central Vista with respect to targeted milestones to ensure their timely completion
- The available resources are being used optimally during the project execution and necessary due diligence regarding costing is done during procurement
- High standards in quality of work are maintained
- Project follows the Green Building features for sustainable development.
- Project is executed as per the approved scope of work and prescribed standards and specifications.
The project was announced in 2019 and the foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2020.
