No. IIT Mandi/S&P/2024-25/02                                                                                                                                                              Date: 02.07.2024

                                                                                                                              कार्यालय ज्ञापन

                                                                                                                      OFFICE MEMORANDUM

In pursuance of the letter no. F.No. 7-13/2018-TS-I-Part (2) dated 04.06.2024 forwarded by the Govt of India, Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education, Technical Section – I regarding implementation of special provisions in GFR2017 sub-rules 133(3), 154 & 155 amended by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Procurement Policy Division vide Office Memorandum no. F.20/42/2021-PPD dated 20.05.2024, the Competent Authority has accorded approval for adoption / implementation of the same in the Institute subject to the following conditions:

i. As per the extended approval, preference shall be given to the procurement of goods / services through the GeM portal and these rules shall be exercised only when the indented goods / services are found to be not available on the GeM portal.

ii. There will not be any deviation in the institute procedures to process the purchase cases due to the above increased purchase limits.  All the cases shall be processed through GPC/other purchase committees as per earlier practices as approved in GFR/S&P Rules of the Institute.

iii. The existing competent authority to accord administrative approval for Non-GeM purchase will remain Dean (F&A).

iv. The Schools / Centers / Sections of the institute shall continue to exercise the already decentralized financial powers to the concerned School Chairperson, Center Heads or Section In charges. Procurement cases beyond their financial powers shall continue to be processed through S&P Section upon due formalities of paperwork along with administrative cum financial sanctions from the Competent Authority.

v. There shall not be any deviation in the procedure for processing of bills.

While exercising the special / relaxed provisions of the amended GFR2017 sub-rules as mentioned above, guidelines given in the referred O.M. of the Ministry of Finance should be followed scrupulously.

A copy of the O.M. is enclosed for detailed reference. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 हस्ताक्षरित/- 

                                                                                                                                                                                                              कुलसचिव, आईoआईoटीo मंडी

प्रतिलिपि:

1. निदेशालय
2. समस्त अधिष्ठाता गण
3. समस्त स्कूल अध्यक्ष, केंद्र प्रमुख, अनुभाग प्रभारी
4. समस्त संकाय/कर्मचारी – (ईमेल के माध्यम से)
5. कुलसचिव कार्यालय
6. फ़ाइल प्रति