SME Times News Bureau | 16 Mar, 2018
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern at the restrictive and
discriminatory clauses being imposed against domestic manufacturers
and suppliers in tender documents for public procurement.
These
observations were made during the course of review of the
implementation of the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in
India) (PPP-MII) Order, 2017.
While
the Government of India is committed to ensuring that both quality
and price considerations are not compromised, this should not lead to
imposing conditions that result in unreasonable exclusion of domestic
suppliers, said an official release.
Government
had issued the PPP-MII Order, 2017 on 15th June, 2017 to
promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India
with a view to enhancing income and employment.
The
Order directed all Central Government Departments, their attached or
subordinate offices and autonomous bodies controlled by the
Government of India to ensure purchase preference be given to
domestic suppliers in Government procurements.
The
Order also provides 20% margin of purchase preference, while the
minimum local content required shall ordinarily be 50%.
In
the review meeting, directions were given to ensure strict compliance
of the PPP-MII Order in letter and spirit.
Further,
all nodal Ministries were directed to ensure notification of
local content in the next 10 days, whereafter the Cabinet Secretary
would be reviewing each individual nodal Ministry.