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Notification of Telecom Products, Services or Works under the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2017

Government has issued Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) [PPP-MII] Order 2017 vide the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Order No.P-45021/2/2017-B.E.-II dated 15.06.2017 and subsequent revisions vide Order No. 45021/2/2017-PP(BE-II) dated 28.05.2018, 29.05.2019, 04.06.2020 and 16.09.2020 to encourage ‘Make in India’ and to promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India with a view to enhancing income and employment. This Order is issued pursuant to Rule 153 (iii) of the General Financial Rules, 2017. The salient features of the aforesaid Order are as under:

• The Order is applicable for procurement by Ministry / Department / attached / subordinate office of, or autonomous body controlled by, the Government of India and includes Government companies as defined in the Companies Act.
• In procurement of all goods, services or works in respect of which the Nodal Ministry/ Department has communicated that there is sufficient local capacity and local competition, only 'Class-I local supplier', as defined under the Order, shall be eligible to bid irrespective of purchase value.
• Ministry of Communications is the Nodal Ministry for implementation of Telecom Products Notifications issued in furtherance of PPP-MII Order 2017.

 

Classes of Local Suppliers based on local content as per the revised PPP-MII Order dated 04.06.2020 issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) are as under:

Class-I Local supplier - a supplier or service provider, whose goods, services or works offered for procurement, has local content equal to or more than 50%.
Class-II Local supplier - a supplier or service provider, whose goods, services or works offered for procurement, has local content more than 20% but less than 50%.
Non-Local supplier - a supplier or service provider, whose goods, services or works offered for procurement, has local content less than or equal to 20%.
Only 'Class-I local supplier' and 'Class-II local supplier' shall be eligible to bid in procurement of all goods, services or works, and with estimated value of purchases less than Rs. 200 crore.