Government has taken a decision to grant green channel status for DGS&D Rate Contracts to PSUs and firms (Indian as well as foreign) having an average turnover of Rs.1000 crore or more during the last three years and making profit in any three years of the last five years.

So far, twenty firms have been given green channel status. The area-wise details of these firms are Delhi -04; Mumbai-04; Gurgaon-05; Bangaluru-03; Ahmedabad-01; Vadodara-01; and Noida-02.

More reputed firms in international and national markets would be available on DGS&D Rate Contracts which will facilitate user departments.

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Dr. D Purandeswari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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Green channel status streamlines inclusion on DGS&D rate contracts, expanding access to pre-qualified reputed suppliers for departments. The government designates green channel status for DGS&D rate contracts to PSUs and Indian or foreign firms meeting financial thresholds: average turnover of one thousand crore over the last three years and profitability in any three of the last five years, creating objective supplier eligibility for streamlined inclusion on DGS&D procurement listings; twenty firms have been granted the status with area-wise distribution across major commercial centres to facilitate user departments' access to reputed suppliers.