Public Works Department

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The Public Works Department was a government department that was responsible for buildings, roads, irrigation and railways.

  • The Military Works branch detatched from the PWD and became the Military Works Service under the Indian Army in 1899.
  • Europeans employed on State Railways were usually on the strength of the PWD and therefore a civil servant (eligible for pension etc). NB in this context, if your ancestor turns up on a railway in India and the record contains "PWD" in the note or description, then this does not refer to "Permanent Way Department" (as it would in a UK context) but to the Public Works Department!

Records

The following India Office Records held at the British Library may help researchers:

  • PWD Civil Lists 1861-1940 [IOR: V/13]


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