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PRANIT: Certified E-Tendering Portal

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    Economy
  • Published
    24th Mar, 2021

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) which is a central Public Sector Unit under the Ministry of Power has established an e-Tendering Portal-PRANIT.

Context

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) which is a central Public Sector Unit under the Ministry of Power has established an e-Tendering Portal-PRANIT.

About the PRANIT portal

  • It is an e-Tendring portal established by the Ministry of Power.
  • Objective:It will help in minimizing the paperwork and will bring ease of operation. The portal is expected to bring more transparency to the system of tendering.
  • Certification:The portal has been certified by Standardisation, Testing and Quality Certification Directorate (STQC).
  • Significance: Now the POWERGRID has become the only organization in India to have an e-Procurement solution on the SAP SRM framework.
  • It complies with all applicable requirements relating to security and transparency.
  • It is a pursuit of digitalization innovation to bring ease to the process.

Standardization Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate

About: t is an attached office under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Objective: It provides quality assurance in the field of Electronics and IT.

Services: It encompasses Calibration, Testing, IT & e-Governance, Training, and Certification.

Attached institutions:

  • ERTL and ETDC network for testing and calibration
  • Indian Institute of Quality Management (IIQM) for quality training programs
  • Centre for Reliability (CFR) for reliability services

Funding: It gets budgetary support from the Government.

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