Government tenders worth about ₹30,000 crore were cancelled because of discriminatory practices being followed, a top official said on Monday.
Restrictive and discriminative tender practices prevent participation of domestic companies in government procurement, hurting ‘Make in India’ initiatives.
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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) from time to time has intervened to change conditions in those tenders in order to promote ‘Made in India’ goods.
“Many of the restrictive and discriminative tender practices have been identified. Almost ₹30,000 crore (worth) of tenders have been cancelled because of discriminatory practices,” DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra said here at a function.
Source: livemint
