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BBIA criticizes Govt purchases through GeM portal 12/17/2019 10:35:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 17: Bari Brahmana Industries Association (BBIA) has alleged that the state government policy of making purchases through GeM Portal would prove death nail to the small scale units of Jammu. A meeting of BBIA was held under the President ship of Lalit Mahajan in the presence of Tarun Singla, Sr. Vice President, Ajay Langer Vice President, Viraaj Malhotra General Secretary, Rajesh Jain Secretary and Vivek Singhal Treasurer BBIA. During the course of discussions, the members raised serious concern in respect of Circular issued by Finance Department vide Endorsement No. A/21(03)-I-Part File -II-927 dated 17-09-2019 by the virtue of which the directions issued to all the Departments for the Purchase shall be made through GeM Portal. It is pertinent to mention here as per the State Govt. Policy in existence it is mandatory for the Govt. departments to purchase the requisite material from the local SSI units with the price preference of 20% on the landed cost of lowest offer received from outside the State with the provision of Items purchased through SICOP for the items reserved duly manufactured by the Local SSI units keeping in mind the Locational disadvantage, land lock State and additional cost of the raw materials and limited market within the State as it is not possible for the SSI Units to sold their products in the Interstate Sale. It is worthwhile to mention here that the Local SSI Units already working with 30 to 40% capacity utilization are not in a position to compete with the outside suppliers and if the purchases to be made through GeM Portal, the Local Unit Holders have no option but to close down their units with the Retracement of Lacs of Industrial Workers and also it will put an adverse impact on the working of the SICOP who is the Nodal Agency for providing Marketing Support to Local SSI Units having an turnover of Rs. approx 800 Crores, the press note reads. The position is also more serious for the SSI Units of the State in the context of Govt. Order No. 460-PW(Hyd) of 2019 dated 06-12-2019 in respect of Tendering Reforms Process in the PHE/I&FC Department by the virtue of which all the new Projects/Scheme henceforth shall be executed on Turnkey Basis inclusive of all the Components resulting Procurement Division not able to take the supply of Materials directly from the SSI Units. They requested Lt. Governor to intervene in to the matter and save the local SSI from clousure.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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