Railways to insert clause in procurement process to promote local vendors

During the meeting, Goyal urged to take measures to generate confidence in industry of corruption free and transparent procurement environment on Indian Railways

The Railways is set to introduce a clause for promoting local content in its procurement process so that it gets more bids from local vendors/suppliers to give a boost to the government's mission Atmanirbhar Bharat, a statement from the national transporter said on Saturday.

It said that the Railway ministry has sought support of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to make suitable policy revisions, if required.

"In a review meeting held today (Saturday) for steps to promote Make in India products in procurement process, it was emphasised to increase the participation of local vendors in