In a bid to bring in transparency in awarding contracts and maintain quality in construction works, Kerala Government is introducing e-tendering and would bring in 'people's supervision', PWD Minister T M Thomas Issac today said.

The objective was to bring in efficiency in executing works and also to eliminate corruption in the Public Works Department, he told reporters here.

A mechanism with the cooperation of local people to monitor the quality of the construction work would be put in place, Issac said to a question.

Another major policy decision was stopping the practice of revising the work of contract amount through tender-excess, he said. The process of tender-excess was one of the main area for corrpution in the departmnet, he said.

Officials would be given permission to go for re-tendering in case of need for revision of contract amount, he said.

Referring to the plight of roads in the state, Issac said all roads including national highways would be maintained and resurfaced by August 15.

An amount of Rs.240 crore had been earmarked in the current year's budget for road maintenance, he added.