The Uttarakhand government has come out with a new purchase preference policy for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the hill state.
The policy was finalised after the government received suggestions from industrial promotional bodies like the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Industries Association of Uttarakhand (IAU).
Under the new policy, the government will give purchase preference to all the state-based local MSEs in case their tenders are within the range of 20 per cent of the L1 (lowest quotation). The measure would benefit the state's khadi and village industry, particularly in the handicraft and handloom sectors.
"This is a big decision, the suggestion for which we gave to the government," said Pankaj Gupta, president of the Industries Association of Uttarakhand.
Another big suggestion which came from IAU was that the even in the various government turnkey projects, it will be mandatory for the company to purchase 30 per cent of the material from local MSEs.
While making procurement from the local enterprises, the government will not seek information regarding the company's annual turnover.
For this purpose, all the MSEs in the state will have to register with the National Small Industrial Corporation (NSIC) and get a certificate of quality from it.
