Centre constitutes 5-member oversight committee to oversee Central Vista

New Delhi, Nov 27 (UNI) Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has constituted a five-member Central Vista Oversight Committee for a period of two years or till further orders, whichever is earlier, the directorate of estates under MoHUA said in an order.

The committee will oversee the Rs 20,000 crore of the Central Vista project.
“Competent authority has approved the constitution of a Central Vista Oversight Committee for a period of two years or till further orders whichever is earlier,” the order said.

According to the order, former finance secretary Ratan P Watal has been appointed the chairman of the five-member Central Vista Oversight Committee, while former Deputy CAG PK Tiwari, former director of L&T Shailendra Roy and Professor Mausam from IIT Delhi are selected as the member of the committee.

Joint Secretary MoHUA will be convenor of the committee, it said.
The committee has been directed to ensure multi-agency, multi-stakeholder coordination for seamless integration of different project works, and continuous monitoring of the pace of execution of various projects of Central Vista with respect to targeted milestones to ensure their timely completion, according to the order.
“It shall also ensure the available resources are being used optimally during the project execution and necessary due diligence regarding costing is done during procurement and high standards in quality of work are maintained,” it said.
The Union Ministry also said that the committee members will be provided office accommodation and secretarial requirements.
The Centre had announced the Central Vista project in 2019 with an aim to complete it by August 2022 when India will celebrate 75 years of its independence.
The common Central Secretariat is likely to be built by 2024 under the project that covers a 3-km stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate in Delhi.
The project will house new Parliament and will have a seating capacity for 900 to 1,200 MPs,