During late seventies a need was felt to have a central agency in MES to coordinate design activities of various Zonal CEs, maintain data bank, undertake specialist design assignments and to offer consultancy as specialist on design aspects.

• Sanctioned by MoD as CE (D&C)                                          -     Jun 1981
• Raised at CME, Pune                                                           -    Aug 1981
• Upgraded to ADG (D&C)                                                        -    Oct 2000  
• KLP Sanctioned                                                                   -    Sep 2002
• Office accn sanctioned                                                          -    Mar 2004
• Office accn constructed at  Kirkee & occupied                        -    Nov 2007
• The post of ADG suppressed And office headed by CE            -    Apr 2018