Islamabad, 24 August 2024 (TDI): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed for third party validation of all development projects with outlay exceeding Rs21 billion.
He was chairing a meeting in Islamabad, regarding electronic procurement, e-Pak acquisition and disposal system.
The Prime Minister said government was taking concrete measures to ensure transparency in all kinds of procurement procedures.
He directed for third party validation in procurement process to effectively redress concerns and grievances in this regard.
He said the system for redressal of complaints about procurement should not be under the procuring agency and rules and regulations should be amended in this regard.
Expressing dissatisfaction over the delay in e-procurement project, the PM directed to complete it within one month.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister Shehbaz was briefed that e-Procurement project was initiated in 2017 with funding from World Bank.
He was briefed that total project cost of e-procurement is forty five million dollars and it has been implemented in thirty seven ministries and over 300 procuring agencies of the federal government so far.
MoUs have also been inked with the governments of Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir regarding e-procurement.
