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Contractors Lock Jaipur PWD Office Over Pending Payments Involving IAS Praveen Gupta
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News18•14-10-2026, 15:54
Contractors Lock Jaipur PWD Office Over Pending Payments Involving IAS Praveen Gupta
- •Angry contractors locked the main gate of the Public Works Department headquarters in Jaipur, trapping senior officers and employees inside.
- •Protesters alleged that their dues have been pending for months because payment files are stuck at the level of senior IAS officer Praveen Gupta.
- •Contractors wore T-shirts bearing posters with the slogan Remove Praveen Gupta Save PWD and raised slogans against the official.
- •Praveen Gupta is a 1995-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre currently serving as the Additional Chief Secretary in the PWD.
- •Gupta has previously served as the Chief Electoral Officer of Rajasthan District Collector for Jaipur Jhalawar and Bharatpur and Special Secretary in the CMO.
Key Questions Answered
Contractors locked the main gate of the Public Works Department headquarters because their dues had been unpaid for months, alleging that payment files were stuck at the level of senior IAS officer Praveen Gupta.
Praveen Gupta is a 1995-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre who currently serves as the Additional Chief Secretary in the Public Works Department of the Government of Rajasthan.
During his administrative career, Praveen Gupta has shouldered responsibilities as the District Collector and District Magistrate for Jaipur, Jhalawar, and Bharatpur.
