Formulation of a National Competition Policy is under consideration of the Government. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of Corporate Affairs, Shri Sachin Pilot, said that the Government has introduced a Public Procurement Bill, 2012 in Lok Sabha in May, 2012. The Bill seeks to regulate public… Read More
Tags: Central Government, Companies Act, Corporate Affairs Ministry, Government Procurement, LokSabha, National Competition Policy, Sachin Pilot, The Bill
The Government introduced Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Order, 2012 which is notified under MSMED Act 2006. The Public Procurement Policy mandates every Central Ministries/Departments/CPSUs to set an annual goal for procurement from the MSE sector from the 1st April 2012 with objective of achieving an overall procurement of minimum 20% of… Read More
Tags: Audit and Purchasing, Contract, Economy, Government, Government Procurement, MSE, Procurement, Public sector
The Government of India is negotiating a bilateral Broad Based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) with the European Union (EU) and negotiations were launched in Brussels on 28-29 June, 2007 based on the recommendations of the High Level Trade Group at the 7th India-EU Summit in October, 2006 in Helsinki. Negotiations across a number of… Read More
Tags: Brussels, European Union, Free Trade Agreement, Government, Government Procurement, India, Information Technology Act 2000, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Technical Barriers to Trade, Trade Facilitation