A Right to Information query reveals Nagaland has 2,351 registered Public Works Department contractors, including 2,115 in Class-I category.
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KOHIMA — Nagaland has a total of 2,351 registered contractors with the engineer-in-chief, Public Works department (PWD).
According to information furnished by the public information officer (PIO) of the engineer-in-chief, PWD office to Eastern Mirror under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the registered contractors comprise 2,115 Class-I contractors, 159 Class-II contractors and 77 Class-III contractors, taking the total to 2,351.
Meanwhile, the Works and Housing department (Works Branch), Nagaland, Kohima, approved 19 new Class-I contractor registrations on June 16, 2025, in accordance with Rule 4(b) of the Nagaland PWD Registration of Contractors Rules, 1966.
For Class-I registration, an amount of INR 500 is required as Treasury Challan under the Head of PWD 0059, along with a refundable security deposit of INR 50,000 in favour of the engineer-in-chief, PWD.
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According to a notification dated March 26, 1990, issued by the engineer-in-chief, PWD Nagaland, the Nagaland PWD Registration of Contractors Rules, 1966, were amended.
Under the amended rules, the tender value for Class-I contractors remains without limit. For Class-II contractors, the tender value was enhanced from INR 2 lakh to INR 4 lakh, and for Class-III contractors from INR 1 lakh to INR 3 lakh.
The tender values for Class-IV and Class-V contractors were enhanced from INR 50,000 to INR 1 lakh and remain INR 5,000 respectively.
The enhanced application fee is INR 500 for Class-I, INR 300 for Class-II, INR 200 for Class-III, and INR 100 for Class-IV.
Similarly, the fixed earnest money for Class-I (local) contractors was enhanced from INR 20,000 to INR 50,000, while for non-local contractors it was enhanced from INR 30,000 to INR 75,000.
For Class-II contractors, the amount was enhanced from INR 10,000 to INR 20,000 for locals and from INR 15,000 to INR 30,000 for non-locals.
For Class-III contractors, it was enhanced from INR 5,000 to INR 10,000, while for Class-IV and Class-V contractors it stands at INR 5,000 and INR 3,000 respectively.
According to the RTI records, the list of enlisted contractors includes both locals and non-locals, with locals forming a majority.
The records also include registrations held in the names of incumbent legislators and government officials, or under their proprietorships.