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Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

04-February, 2013 16:57 IST

A major policy initiative has been taken by Department of Commerce, Government of India, to grant Green Channel facility to the eligible firms, having annual turn-over of Rs.1000 crore or more, by treating them as deemed registered and dispensing with the pre-dispatch inspection for Rate Contracts by The Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals (DGS&D), the nodal agency of the Government of India for purchase policy and procedure. Supplies from such firms shall be accepted under the manufacturers` warranty/guarantee by allowing them to self-certify their products for the required quality. It is a dynamic process, open at all times on a continuous basis. Interested applicant firms fulfilling the prescribed eligibility criteria can apply for grant of Green Channel facility in the prescribed format which is available on DGS&D website (www.dgsnd.gov.in).

If the products have satisfactory test reports from International Laboratory Accreditation Corporation (ILAC) or their worldwide affiliated/ recognized labs or NABL approved Labs, no further testing would be insisted upon for registration and acceptance of the same by DGS&D.

The Warranty/ Guarantee clause in the Tender Enquiry/ Rate Contract has also been strengthened by making contractually for the firm to immediately, not later than seven days, repair/ replace the goods, if consignee complains that the same is defective/not functioning properly, without resorting to verification or joint inspection or questioning the consignee on any pretext or ground.

The detailed guidelines in this regard can be perused from the Correction Slip No. 36, 37 & 38 respectively all dated 18.12.2012 to DGS&D Manual (available on aforesaid DGS&D website).

 

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Green Channel facility treats eligible firms as deemed registered, allows self-certification and waives pre-dispatch inspection for rate contracts Green Channel facility treats eligible firms as deemed registered for DGS&D Rate Contracts and dispenses with pre-dispatch inspection, permitting acceptance of supplies on manufacturers' warranty with supplier self-certification. Products with satisfactory ILAC-affiliated or NABL laboratory reports are accepted without further testing. The contractually strengthened warranty requires the supplier to repair or replace defective goods immediately, and within seven days of consignee complaint, without verification or joint inspection.