Haryana panel approves purchase of goods worth ₹275-cr

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the chief minister said a total of 26 agendas were placed in the meeting of departments including irrigation, police, Gurugram metropolitan development authority (GMDA), Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, public health and engineering etc, and 18 agendas were approved

The Haryana government’s high-powered purchase committee (HPPC) headed by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday approved procurement and contracts worth ₹275 crore.

The Haryana government’s high-powered purchase committee (HPPC) headed by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday approved procurement and contracts worth ₹275 crore (HT File)

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the chief minister said a total of 26 agendas were placed in the meeting of departments including irrigation, police, Gurugram metropolitan development authority (GMDA), Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, public health and engineering etc, and 18 agendas were approved.

Khattar said that as a result of negotiations held on Wednesday with various companies and contractors participating in the bids, the state government saved about ₹7 crore. The CM said that the proposal to enter into a rate contract with the insurance company dealing with Pashudhan Bima Yojana was also approved. He said that this policy (Bima Yojana) is proving very effective and that under this, claims worth ₹70 crore have been given to the farmers.

“We have made a system under which contractors, companies up to L-5 are called for negotiations where the bid amount is in the range of 5%. This system has been implemented so that rates can be fixed competitively,” said Khattar, pointing out that the aim of the government is that every single penny of the public should be spent transparently.