e-Procurement and Purchase Matters
-Dr. Lalit Kumar Setia*
The
procurement process in Public Sector Undertakings and Departments is under
transition phase. Earlier everything in the process had been performed manually
but with the progress in information technology; the whole store management and
procurement have been changed. The procurement is now e-Procurement and the
purchase is now through Government e-Marketplace
(GeM). Even the tendering has been transformed to e-Tendering.
The
role of Drawing and Disbursing Officers, Head of Departments, Accounting people
and Supervisors have become totally challenging. There is need to develop the
capacity and sharpen their skills to perform their operations with more
sincerity without committing economic offenses.
The
training programme on eProcurement, Purchase Matters and Inventory Management
will definitely boost the morale and build confidence of officers to deal and
function with the new emerging technologies.
During
the course, the officers will be provided an exposure to the demonstrations of
e-Procurement and Government e-Marketplace; the physical
verification and condemnation of un-serviceable articles will provide an
exposure to the process of store management and auction with following proper
mechanisms. This is provided by Sh. Norang Lal. Further issues of Purchase
Matters and Audit concerns in procurement are thoroughly interacted by Sh.
Ram Avtar Kaushik. In last sessions, frequently asked questions are discussed by group discussions and thrust areas of the participants will again
be touched.
The training programme is designed
and organized at regular intervals at Haryana Institute of
Public Administration, Gurugram
(Delhi-NCR).
*Copyright © 2018 Dr. Lalit Kumar. All rights reserved.
