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Modules5 December 2024 · 8 min readLatest

Project Management Module: Complete Guide to Construction Project Success

Master project planning, task tracking, Gantt charts, and milestone management with ProjectSathi's Project Management module.

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Modules4 Dec 2024 · 6 min read

User Profiles & Roles Module: Secure Access Control for Construction Teams

Learn how to set up role-based access, manage permissions, and maintain security with the User Profiles module.

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Modules3 Dec 2024 · 5 min read

Site Details Module: Complete Site Information Management System

Track site specifications, contractor information, progress photos, and daily activities with the Site Details module.

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Modules2 Dec 2024 · 7 min read

Employee Management Module: Streamline Your Construction Workforce

Complete guide to attendance tracking, performance management, and compliance with the Employee Management module.

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Modules1 Dec 2024 · 6 min read

ETS Module: Email Tracking System for Construction Document Management

Master inward/outward mail tracking, approval workflows, and document management with the ETS module.

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Modules30 Nov 2024 · 5 min read

Vehicle Monitoring Module: GPS Tracking and Fleet Management for Construction

Track vehicles, monitor fuel consumption, and optimize fleet operations with the Vehicle Monitoring module.

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Modules29 Nov 2024 · 6 min read

Site Inventory Module: Material Management and Stock Control for Construction

Manage materials, track stock levels, and prevent wastage with the Site Inventory module.

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Modules28 Nov 2024 · 7 min read

BOQ & Invoicing Module: Automated Bill of Quantities and Invoice Management

Create accurate BOQs, generate invoices automatically, and track payments with the BOQ & Invoicing module.

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Modules27 Nov 2024 · 6 min read

Payroll Management Module: Automated Salary Processing for Construction Teams

Automate salary calculations, statutory compliance, and payment processing with the Payroll Management module.

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Modules26 Nov 2024 · 5 min read

Imprest & Expense Management Module: Control Site Expenses Effectively

Manage petty cash, track expenses, and maintain financial control with the Expense Management module.

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Project Management20 Aug 2026 · 9 min read

How to Manage a Construction Site Day to Day: A Practical Playbook

The daily rhythm that keeps an Indian construction site on schedule — morning muster to evening review — plus a checklist you can adopt tomorrow.

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Project Management27 Aug 2026 · 10 min read

Daily Progress Reports (DPR) in Construction: What to Track and How to Automate It

What a construction DPR must contain, a sample structure you can adopt this week, and how daily records become RA-bill and EOT-claim evidence.

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Finance2 Sept 2026 · 10 min read

Where Construction Projects Leak Money: 7 Day-to-Day Gaps and How to Close Them

Ghost labour, pilferage, unbilled work, fuel leakage, idle plant, delayed RA bills, statutory penalties — the cause of each leak and its fix, with real ₹ numbers.

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Finance3 Sept 2026 · 10 min read

RA Bills in Construction: Format, Workflow, and Common Mistakes

The RA bill format for construction explained — components, certification chain, GST treatment, common rejection reasons, and how digital MBs speed payment.

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Finance4 Sept 2026 · 10 min read

GST on Works Contracts: What Every Indian Contractor Must Get Right

GST on works contracts explained for contractors — the 18% rate, ITC rules under Section 17(5), SAC 9954 on RA bills, GST TDS, and common GSTR mismatches.

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Technology5 Sept 2026 · 10 min read

Digitising the Measurement Book: From Billing Bottleneck to Billing Engine

Why paper measurement books stall construction billing, and how photo-evidenced digital measurements with engineer sign-off trails speed RA bill certification.

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Project Management6 Sept 2026 · 10 min read

Monsoon Site Management: Protecting Progress and Building Your EOT Claim

A monsoon playbook for Indian contractors — site preparation, rain-day documentation, hindrance registers, and turning weather logs into EOT claim evidence.

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Finance7 Sept 2026 · 10 min read

Stopping Diesel Leakage in Construction Fleets: Benchmarks, Logs, and Accountability

How diesel leaks from construction fleets — fuel log gaps, litres-per-hour and ₹/km benchmarks by machine type, and a driver accountability system that works.

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Project Management8 Sept 2026 · 9 min read

The Site Engineer's Daily Checklist: From Morning Muster to Evening DPR

A practical daily checklist for construction site engineers in India — muster, material issues, measurements, quality holds, approvals, and the evening DPR.

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Project Management9 Sept 2026 · 10 min read

Reducing Cement and Steel Wastage on Site: Norms, Numbers, and Reconciliation

Typical cement and steel wastage percentages on Indian sites, where the material actually goes, and how BOQ consumption norms and daily reconciliation stop it.

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Finance10 Sept 2026 · 10 min read

PF, ESI and CLRA Compliance for Construction Contract Labour: What Inspectors Actually Check

Registration thresholds, contractor vs principal-employer duties, and the exact registers PF, ESI and labour inspectors ask for on Indian sites.

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Project Management11 Sept 2026 · 10 min read

How to Win Government Tenders on GeM and State Portals: A Working Guide for Contractors

Eligibility documents, EMD rules, the disqualification traps that reject good bids, and the pricing discipline that separates winners from casualties.

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Finance12 Sept 2026 · 9 min read

Retention Money and Bank Guarantees Explained: The Contractor's Guide to Locked-Up Capital

How retention, DLP release, PBG and ABG actually work in Indian contracts — and how to track the crores of recoverables most contractors quietly forget.

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Project Management13 Sept 2026 · 10 min read

Managing Subcontractors Without Losing Margin: Scope, Back-to-Back Terms and Measured Payments

Airtight work-order scope, back-to-back terms that actually protect you, and measurement-linked payments — the system that keeps subcontracting profitable.

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Technology14 Sept 2026 · 9 min read

Running Projects on WhatsApp Groups vs Project Software: An Honest Comparison

Where WhatsApp genuinely works on site, the three places it breaks — search, accountability, evidence — and what to keep on WhatsApp even after you switch.

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Finance15 Sept 2026 · 10 min read

Cash Flow Management for Civil Contractors: Billing Cycles, WIP and Ageing Receivables

Profitable contractors go broke through timing, not losses. Billing cadence, unbilled WIP, imprest discipline and receivables ageing — the four controls.

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Project Management16 Sept 2026 · 10 min read

Store and Godown Management for Construction Sites: GRN Discipline, Issue Slips and Stock-Takes

The site store is where 60% of project cost passes through. GRN discipline, task-linked issue slips, min-max levels and quarterly stock-takes that hold.

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Project Management10 Sept 2026 · 9 min read

How to Read an NIT and Decide Whether to Bid

The eight clauses that decide whether a tender is worth your EMD — and the go/no-go test that stops you from winning work you cannot deliver profitably.

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Finance10 Sept 2026 · 9 min read

Why RA Bills Get Rejected by CPWD and PWD Engineers — and How to Avoid It

The measurement, documentation and arithmetic errors that send running account bills back, and the billing discipline that gets them certified first time.

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Project Management10 Sept 2026 · 9 min read

EOT Claims: What Documentation Actually Holds Up

Extension of time claims are won on records made at the time, not arguments made later. What to record daily, what notice periods bind you, and how claims fail.

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Finance10 Sept 2026 · 9 min read

Multi-State Contracting: Managing GST and Payroll Across States

Separate GST registrations, state-wise professional tax, differing labour welfare cess and minimum wages — what changes the moment your second state opens.

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Technology10 Sept 2026 · 9 min read

Moving a Construction Business Off Excel: A Migration Guide That Assumes You Are Busy

What to migrate first, what to leave behind, how to run parallel without doubling the work, and the sequence that gets a site live in a fortnight.

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