PAD launches procurement management information system

The Punjab Agriculture Department on Tuesday launched first of its kind Procurement Management Information System (PMIS) for transparent and efficient management of public procurement leading to good governance and delivering value for taxpayer's money.
The current public procurement regime in Punjab came into force in 2009 for improving procurement governance in the province. Despite best efforts, enforcement of public procurement rules remained a challenge.
On evaluation of audit reports and objection raised by PPRA on day-to-day procurements, a set of repetitive violations can be identified. These frequent mistakes are mainly due to capacity gaps and lack of understanding of public procurement rules among public officials which results in non-compliance, audit paras, and even allegations of misappropriation on the procuring entities.
A most viable solution is to ameliorate the situation is using an ICT based tool to manage procurement. Speaking at the launching ceremony of new Procurement Management Information System (PMIS), Secretary Agriculture Punjab Wasif Khursid said that PMIS will improve performance, fairness, transparency, efficient economy, accountability and better service delivery in public procurement.
This ICT based platform is fully compliant with Punjab procurement rules. This ICT-led system will offer to top management in improving procurement and financial planning. It will also provide real time monitoring and progress report of all procurement operations.