In
exercise of powers conferred by section 11 of the Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006), the Central Government hereby
makes the following amendments to the Public Procurement Policy for the Micro
and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Order, 2012 namely :- (i) This Order may be
called the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs)
Amendment Order, 2018. (ii) This shall come into
force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Throughout
the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Order,
2012, (hereinafter referred to as the said Order), for the figures and word
"20 per cent", wherever they occur, the figures and word "25 per
cent" shall be substituted. After
paragraph 4 of the said Order, the following paragraph shall be inserted,
namely:- "4A. Special provision for Micro and
Small Enterprise owned by women. Out of the total annual procurement from Micro
and Small Enterprises, 3 per cent from within the 25 per cent target shall be
earmarked for procurement from Micro and Small Enterprises owned by women.PUBLIC
PROCUREMENT POLICY FOR MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES (MSES) AMENDMENT ORDER, 2018
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