Question : PROCUREMENT OF GOODS FOR ARMED FORCES

(a) the value of goods procured through limited/open tenders ;

(b) the details of items procured on limited/open tenders during 2001-06, the details of suppliers and rate, item-wise and command-wise ;

(c) whether majority of items have been procured through limited/single tenders rather than through open tenders ;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the reasons for procuring high value items on limited tenders and steps taken to check irregularities in procurements ?

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)

(a) to (e): Power to purchase goods has been delegated to various authorities as per existing rules and procedures, because of the magnitude of the exercise. No central database is, therefore, maintained for such purchases.