Rajasthan: Rules eased for setting up Oxygen plants

JAIPUR: Keeping in view the urgency to set up oxygen plants and procure other materials and services for management Covid pandemic, the finance department on Tuesday relaxed the rules of Rajasthan Transparency in Public Procurement Act, 2012.
In a notification, it said that the detail procedure of procurement as per the provisions of the RTPP Act and rules under it are not feasible to be adhered fully in this emergent and unforeseen situation. As per the notification, procurement and installation of oxygen plants and oxygen concentrators and other ancillary matters related to management of COVID-19 pandemic by local bodies and procuring entities will be exempted from the application of the provisions of the RTPP Act. tnn