Health and Medical Education is the sixth department in the state where e-tendering has been put into practice under directions of the Chief Minister during the past two years, an official spokesman said.
Omar also launched the publishing of first tender from the Medical Education Department for procurement of equipment through e-tendering.
The Health and Medical Education Department will be procuring drugs equipment, hospital furniture, sanitation items, kits and disposables through e-tendering for the current year to the tune of Rs 65 crore, the spokesman said.
The e-procurement will enhance transparency and security, reduce human dependence, create better access to users, ensure more global publicity and competition and help better strategic control, he said.
