Mahanadi Coalfields signs pact with NIC, NICSI

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) and National Informatics Centre (NIC) of Government of India for providing e-procurement services to MCL on a long term basis.

The MoU was signed by Kashinath, Deputy Director General, NIC, New Delhi; J R D Kailay, Managing Director of NICSI, New Delhi and A K Singh, Director(technical), MCL in the presence of Ramjee Upadhyay, chairman cum managing director (CMD), MCL.

Speaking on the occasion, Upadhyay informed that MCL has started e-procurement from August 15 this year for all the works and services valued at Rs 10 lakh and above.

As the e-procurement system has been stabilized in MCL, the same has been made mandatory for all the tenders valued at Rs two lakh and above from December 15 this year.

Upadhyaya made a special reference to N K Pradhan, Chief Vigilance Officer of MCL regarding his valuable contribution and guidance in implementing the system of e-Procurement in MCL.

He also appreciated the efforts of the e-procurement team of MCL and the whole team of NIC for implementing the e-procurement in MCL successfully. Kailay while addressing the meeting, informed that this is the first MoU of NIC with any public sector undertaking.