Legislature, judiciary now bound by procurement law ― Ahmed Legislature, judiciary now bound by procurement law ― Ahmed
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For the first time since it was enacted in 2007, the Public Procurement Act has been made mandatory for both the legislative and judicial arms of the Federal Government.
This fact was made known, on Monday, by Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, while giving a breakdown of aspects of the 2020 Finance Act, which became effective on January 1, 2021.
“Other key reforms in the Finance Act, 2020 include restrictions on the Cost-to-Revenue Ratios of Government and State-Owned Enterprises to increase operating surplus remittances; reforms extending the Public Procurement Act, for the first time, to cover the Judiciary and the National Assembly, as well as shortening procurement periods, increasing procurement mobilization fee thresholds from 15 per cent to up to 30 per cent, and providing for e-procurement.
Addressing meetings here and in neighbouring Erode as part of three-day campaign tour of Tamil Nadu for the assembly elections to be held in the next few months, he also repeated his charge that Modi governed the country for just five or six business people.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday slammed the RSS, saying the parent body of the BJP cannot decide the future of Tamil Nadu and it would be determined by the state's people and its youngsters.
India News: TIRUPUR: Continuing to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his second day of campaign in Tamil Nadu, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged.
Rahul Gandhi slams Narendra Modi, claims Chinese troops occupying Indian territory Addressing meetings in Tamil Nadu s Tirupur and Erode, Rahul also accused the BJP of trying to impose one culture and one language on people and relegate Tamil to a second class place Rahul Gandhi in Tamil Nadu. Image credits: Twitter @INCIndia
Tirupur: Continuing to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his second day of campaign in Tamil Nadu, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged Chinese troops have occupied Indian territory and the man with 56 inch-chest cannot even utter the name of the neighbouring country.
Addressing meetings in Tirupur and in neighbouring Erode as part of three-day campaign tour of Tamil Nadu for the Assembly elections to be held in the next few months, he also repeated his charge that Modi governed the country for just five or six business people.