Leh, Nov 22: The five-day training programme on GFR and Public Procurement organised by the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), New Delhi, to improve the implementation and capacity building on general financial rules and public procurement at Ladakh, commenced today.

Dr Surabhi Pandey, Programme Director, IIPA and  S.N Tripathi, Director General IIPA, inaugurated the event.

The objective of the five-day training is to sensitise the participants about the changes made in the orders in GFR 2017 relating to public procurement, procurement of goods using government funds, contract management e-procurement, GeM and budget, grant in aids and bank guarantees.

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Joint Director (Finance), ISTM, DOPT, New Delhi, B Dhanesh, spoke on General Financial Rules and basic principles of public procurement mentioned in general financial rules, procurement, fundamental principles of public buying, procurement process, public procurement cycle, procurement objectives, basic aims of procurement, purchase procedures, up to Rs.25000, local purchase committee, ascertaining the reasonableness of rate, quality, specifications and identifying an appropriate supplier and recording the certificate by Local Purchase Committee.

Ex-Deputy Director and Faculty, ISTM DOPT, New Delhi, Nafe Singh, spoke on budget preparation and implementation in Government,  objectives of the government budget, budgetary Process in seeking approval of Parliament, principles of Budgeting, three funds, the structure of the budget and accounts in government, functional classification, the primary unit of appropriation, preparation of RE and BE, the budget of Ladakh during 2021-22, cash management, etc.Sonam Norbu, Assistant Commissioner Development, Leh, Rural Department; Dr Mohd.Iqbal Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Leh, Animal Husbandry Department; Dr Tundup Namgail, District Sheep Husbandry Officer, Leh, Chuzin Dorjay, Project Director, LREDA, LREDA;  Zulfikar Ali, Account Officer, DC office, Leh; Sheep Husbandry Department; Skalzang Dorjey, Ex.Engineer, R&B Division, Leh; Nissar Ahmed, Ex.Engineer, Const.Division Leh; Ghulam Nabi, Ex.Engineer, SSD Khaltsi; Tsewang Thinles, Ex.Engineer, SSD Nubra; Murup Dorjay, Ex. Engineer, SSD Nyoma; Dorjay Gyatso, Ex.Engineer, PMGSY Leh; Ghulam Mohidin Ex.Engineer, I&FC Division, Leh; Tsering Angchok, Ex.Engineer, Igo-Phey Division, Leh; Mohd Taqi Ex.Engineer Mechanical Division, Leh; Tundup Spalzang, Ex.Engineer Electric Distribution Division, Leh; Syed Mohd. Ex Engineer, PDC, Leh; Mirza Mehdi Principal HSS Girls, Leh;  Kaniz Fatima Principal HSS Saspol; Manzoor-Ul-Hassan; AEE, I&FC Division, Leh; Shahid Salim Banday, AEE, Mechanical Division, Leh; Nazir-Ud-Din (Hyd) AE, R&B Division, Leh; Ahmad Ali AE(M), Mechanical Division, Kargil; Gulzar Hussain JE (M) Mechanical Division, Kargil attended the meeting.

A similar programme also began in the Kargil district that will prolonge for only two days.