Clarification on imports for less than 5 lacs

[BRIJMOHAN GOYAL]

Sir,

We need clarification on imports for PSUs & Govt organisation for less than 5 lacs. As per Public Procurement (Preference of Make in India), Order no. 2017 -Revision; dated 04th June 2020.

As per clause no.4 on page no.4 : 'Exemption of small purchases: Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 3, procurements where the estimated value to be procured in less than ₹ 5 lakhs shall be exempt from this order.'

As per our clause , it has doubt that :-

(a) Applicable for price preference for Class- A vendor , for tenders less than 5 lac is not applicable.

OR

(b) Any procurement upto ₹ 5 lakh is exempted from imports, i.e For imports less than 5 lacs by CPSUs/Govt. Orgn, no permission is required from Ministry of Expenditure.

We request for clarification on above issue.

Regards,

BM Goyal

AI Summary

Clarification Sought on Public Procurement Order 2017: Are Imports Under 5 Lakh Rupees by PSUs Exempt from Price Preference? A participant in a discussion forum sought clarification on the application of the Public Procurement (Preference of Make in India) Order 2017, specifically regarding imports by public sector undertakings (PSUs) and government organizations valued at less than 5 lakh rupees. The query questioned whether such procurements are exempt from the order, particularly concerning price preference for Class-A vendors, or if imports under this threshold require no permission from the Ministry of Expenditure. The response requested further details about the subject order for better assistance.