Public Works Department is the premier agency of Govt. of Delhi engaged in planning, designing, construction and maintenance of Government assets in the field of built environment and infrastructure development. Assets in built environment include Hospitals, Schools, Colleges, Technical Institutes, Police Buildings, Prisons, Courts etc; assets in infrastructure development include Roads, Bridges, Flyovers, Footpaths, Subways etc.
All post of PWD, Delhi are encadred posts of CPWD and are controlled by Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation, Govt. of India.