<span style="color: #222222;">Government has amended the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 on 16th of this month, enabling nodal Ministries and Departments to notify higher minimum local content requirement for Class-I and Class-II local suppliers.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">As per the Order, entities of countries which do not allow Indian companies to participate in their Government procurement for any item, shall not be allowed to participate in Government procurement in India for all items related to that nodal Ministry or Department, except for the list of items published by the Ministry or  Department permitting their participation.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Specifying foreign certifications, unreasonable technical specifications, brands, models in the bid document is restrictive and discriminatory practice against local suppliers. Foreign certification, if required, shall be stipulated only with the approval of Secretary of the Department concerned.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">All administrative Ministries and Departments whose procurement exceeds 1000 Crore rupees per annum shall notify their procurement projections for the next 5 years on their respective website.</span><br />