Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that the government is eager to use Artificial Intelligence to improve the effectiveness of the Government e-Marketplace procurement process and has sought industry cooperation to do so.
The commerce and industry minister also urged the industry to share any harassment issues they were experiencing, emphasizing that these would be addressed openly.
Goyal stated that our TRP in public procurement is Trust, Reliability, and Prosperity. He stated that the government is eager to use Artificial Intelligence in the GeM procurement process to make it more efficient, and he requested industry cooperation to that end, the commerce ministry said in a statement.
Goyal urged the industry to act as a whistleblower in cases of incorrect declarations of indigenization of products listed on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM). According to the minister, this would increase transparency in the procurement process, which would encourage the production of domestic goods and services.
Recollecting one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five pledges in his Independence Day address, Goyal spoke regarding the elimination of the colonial mindset and stated that the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will work with industry to ensure the use of domestic standards in various sectors of manufacturing.
He was orating at the commencement of the “Conclave on Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017” in order to inform stakeholders about the order. In his address to the conclave, the minister expressed confidence in the local industry’s capabilities and congratulated them on their active participation in this growth journey.
The “Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 (PPP-MII Order, 2017)” was issued in accordance with Rule 153 (iii) of the General Financial Rules, 2017 as an authorizing provision to promote the local industry through preference in public procurement. The order applies to the following bodies:
- Central ministries/departments
- Their attached/subordinate offices
- Autonomous bodies controlled by the Centre, government organizations, joint ventures, and special purpose vehicles in the procurement of goods, services, and works.
