Property_Manu - Final - The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.

The New India Assurance Co.Ltd.NO. 98/ORD/1GOVERNMENT OF INDIACENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSIONSatarkta Bhavan, Block AGPO, Complex, I.N.A.New Delhi -110023Dated the 11 th February 2004OFFICE ORDER NO. 10/2/04ToAll Chief Vigilance OfficersSubject : Improving Vigilance Administration – Increasing transparency inprocess – use of website – regarding.procurement/ tenderIn CPWD, MCD, Civil Construction Division of Post & Telecom departments and in many otherdepartments/ organizations, there is system of short term tenders ( by whatever name it is calledin different organizations), wherein works below a particular value are undertaken withoutresorting to publicity as is required in the open tenders. This practice is understandable becauseof cost and time involved in organizing publicity through newspapers. In all such cases, noticecan be put on the website of the department as it does not take any time compared to givingadvertisements in the newspapers and it practically does not cost anything. This will benefit thedepartment by bringing in transparency and reducing opportunities for abuse of power. This willalso help the organizations by bringing in more competition.In view of the reasons given above, the Commission has decided that instructions given in theCommission’s circular (No.98/ORD/1 dated 18.12.2003) for the use of website will also apply toall such works awarded by the department/ PSEs/ other organizations over which the Commissionhas jurisdiction.( Balwinder Singh)Additional SecretaryMANUAL ON PROPERTY49