The Centre is to make e-publishing of tender enquiries and related details mandatory in its all organisations and departments from April this year. An official statement says the Government has identified e-Procurement as one of the Mission Mode Projects under the National e-Governance Plan.

The e-Procurement System will enable disclosure of information on procurements made across various government organisations.

It aims at transparency and non-discrimination amongst bidders, by allowing free access to tender documents, clarifications, secure online bid submission from any place through Internet.

On the recommendations of a Group of Ministers constituted to suggest measures to tackle corruption and ensure transparency, the Department of Expenditure has taken action for setting up a Central Public Procurement Portal through NIC and move towards e-Procurement in a phased manner.