Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, who is known to have an eye for design and detail, is not pleased with the slapdash and sloppy finishing work seen in most government owned buildings and wants India to borrow from China where construction work is known for its flawlessness.

On Tuesday the Minister disapprovingly mentioned how little attention is paid to the “finishing” of the construction that consequently results in “building paint overlapping the woodwork and the polish on the woodwork getting on to the paint”.