Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 17: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir today issued instructions for procurement of Goods and Services from local manufacturers through Government e-Market (GeM) place.
A circular in this regard was issued today by the Finance Department, according to which all the administrative Secretaries have been asked to direct their subordinate officers to use local filters/MSME filters upto Rs 5 lakhs and additional terms and conditions clause (ATC) for bidding process on GeM for ensuring participation of local manufacturers in the procurement process.
The circular also advised the department to ensure on boarding of their suppliers on the GeM platform as it is mandatory for every supplier to have GeM ID, for participation in any procurement process of the Government.
As per Rule 149 of GFR-2017, procurement of Goods and Services through GeM has been made mandatory for all Government departments and in order to give boost to the local manufacturers, local filters have become operational with effect from February 25, 2021 enabling the department to procure Goods and Services from local manufacturers.
Local filters and MSME filters shall be used together for procurement from local manufacturers upto Rs 5 lakh from the Govt GeM as per procedure laid down while for purchase above Rs 5 lakhs, additional terms and conditions clause (ATC) shall be invoked by the departments for restricting procurement within a geographical limit, through the process of bidding on GeM, in appropriate cases.
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