The Government of India has exempted the public procurement of supplies required for containment of COVID-19 global pandemic from the applicability of Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017. The order issued by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry says that the aforesaid exemption shall be applicable till 30.09.2021.

Procurement exemption for COVID-19 supplies suspends Make in India preference, permitting broader sourcing for containment. The procurement rules exempt purchases of supplies required for containment of the COVID-19 pandemic from the applicability of the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017, effecting a temporary suspension of the Make in India preference for procurements directly related to pandemic containment and enabling procuring entities to source required goods without applying the preference.