Odisha’s Works Dept. gets prestigious NITI Ayog Viswakarma Award – 2025

Bhubaneswar: In deep appreciation of uncommon designs made in challenging conditions for some government buildings constructed in Odisha, the NITI Ayog has honoured the Works Dept of Odisha Government with the Prestigious Viswakarma Awards 2025.
The Principal Secretary of the Works Dept. VV Yadav received the Awards for four such buildings completed by the Department, in a ceremony held at Dr BR Ambedkar international Center in New Delhi.
Viswakarma Award is the highest civilian award in the construction sector, which is given by NITI Ayog every year to leading and innovative structures and personalities. The buildings are Farmers Technology Demonstration Center (Krishi Sikhya Sadan) at OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Habisyali Bhawan at Puri, Cancer Hospital at Bargarh, and Trauma Care Hospital at Panikoili.
Construction Industries Development Council (CIDC) under NITI Ayog has selected the above buildings for its uncommon designs made in challenging conditions. Earlier a team of CIDC had visited a number of buildings of Odisha, discussed with executing authorities, users and finally selected the above buildings for this prestigious award.
Challenges in design, Construction and operation & maintenance, site constraints, innovative technology, skilled manpower in construction, efficient contract system were major criteria for selection of suitable entries by Jury panel.
Krishi Sikhya Sadan at OUAT is Odisha’s largest lecture theater of 1000 capacity with allied facilities and Trauma Care Hospital at Panikoili is largest comprehensive Trauma care facility in Eastern India catering comprehensive treatment of trauma and burn injuries.
Similarly The Habisyali Bhawan is the largest accommodation facility created by Works Dept. to accommodate about 1700 Habisyalis in the Holy Month of Kartik. Cancer hospital at Bargarh is an innovative compact structure accommodating comprehensive cancer care facilities like radiation bunkers and Nuclear Medicine Dept.
CIDC and NITI Ayog lauded the effort of Odisha Govt bringing out extraordinary infrastructure in specialized Health care facilities in the state.