The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade on 5th May 2021 has launched an online portal to enable suppliers/ bidders participating in government procurement to file complaints for alleged violation of the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017.
The Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 was issued to promote goods manufactured in India and with a view to enhance business income and employment and it was intended to boost MSMEs and other businesses’ participation in the public procurement process.
The stakeholders can lodge grievances for alleged violation of the order and the department can refer those to procuring entities/ministries/departments concerned through the portal on real-time basis for examination, necessary corrective action.
Further, the companies can register themselves on the portal and generate user ID/password for filing their online grievances and the portal will be effective from 1st July, 2021.
