The ministry of urban development has decided to appoint independent quality monitors for projects sanctioned under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
The proposed quality monitors will be professional engineers of the rank of retired superintendent engineers and above. Those appointed will carry random inspection of infrastructure development projects being implemented in selected cities to check the quality. Feedback will be provided directly to the mission directorate in the ministry of urban development.
Their comments and inputs will be taken into consideration while processing the cases for the release of subsequent installments of central support. The empanelment of independent quality monitors will be done with the help of all the state governments but the monitors will not carry out inspections in the state where they have served.
The reports of quality monitors will be filed online with the details of their visit on the JNNRUM website. The system is expected to help maintain the quality and timely completion of projects. |