The Public Works Department has a glorious history in the development of the state since pre independence. The department is mainly entrusted with construction and maintenance of Roads, Bridges and Govt. buildings. The department also acts as Technical Advisor to the State Government in these matters. Initially, Irrigation, Public Health engineering were units of PWD. Subsequently these units were given separate entities to handle increased scope of work in the respective field. Since the inception of the Department, it has strived through its continuous quest for excellence and putting milestones in the feat of Engineering. Here in the PWD web and mobile based Integrated GIS Enabled Workflow Management System.
Total road length being maintained by the department is more than 201064 KM. The Department also maintains State buildings all over Rajasthan & outside. The current annual budget allocation to the department for construction & maintenance activities is over Rs 1000 Crores.