Compilation of Amendments in GFR, 2017 upto 31.07.2024.pdf
F. No. 6-4lzoz4-FA(P)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Integrated Finance Wing)
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Dak Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated 3.d September, zoz4
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Compilation of Amendments in General Financial Rules, zorT upto 31st July , zoz4 - regarding .
The undersigned is directed to convey that D/o Expenditure on o7.o8.2o24 has issued the General Financial Rules, zorT incorporating all changes/ amendments in the GFR, zorT upto 31$ July, 2024. The same is available on the website of the Department of Expenditure in public domain at h lars.
2. Key modifications in GF& zor7, specifically monetary limits for procurement of goods, consultancy services and non-consultancy services are mentioned below:
(a) Rule 149 (Government-e-Marketplace) - GeM Portal shall be utilized by the Government buyers for direct on-line purchases as under:
(t) [Ipto Rs. So,ooo/- through any of the auailable suppliers on GeM, meeting the requisite quality, specifi.cation and deliuery peiod.
(ii) Aboue Rs. 5o,ooo/- and up to Rs. 1o,oo,ooo/- through the GeM Seller hauing lowest price amongst the auailable sellers, of at least three dffirent manufactures, on GeM, meeting the requisite quality, specification and deliuery period.
(iii) Aboue Rs. 1o,oo,ooo/- though the supplier hauing louest price meeting the requisite quality, specification and deliuery period after mandatorilA obtaining bids, using online bidding or reuerse auction tool prouided on GeM.
O) Rule rS+ (Purchase ofgoods without quotation) - Purchase ofgoods upto the value of Rs.5o,ooo/- only on each occasion may be made without inviting quotation or bids on the basis of a certificate to be recorded by the competent authority.
(c) Rule 155 (Purchase of goods by Purchase Committee) - In case a certain item is not available on the GeM portal, purchase ofgoods costing above Rs.5o,ooo/- and upto Rs. S,oo,ooo/- on each occasion may be made on the recommendations of a duly constituted local Purchase Committee consisting of three members of an appropriate level as decided by the Head of the Department.
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(d) Rule 16r (Advertised Tender Enquiry) - Invitation to tenders by advertisement should be used for procurement ofgoods of estimated value of Rs. 5o lakhs and above.
(e) Rule 16z (Limited Tender Enquiry) - This method may be adopted when estimated value of goods to be procured is upto Rs. 5o t akhs.
(fl Rute r83 (Identification of likely sources) - Limits for procurement of consultanry services are as under :
(i) Where the estimated cost of the consulting service is upto Rs' 5o Lakhs, preparation of a long list of potential consultants may be done on the basis of formal/ informal enquiries.
(ii) Where the estimated cost of the consulting services is above Rs' 5o Lakhs, an EOI from consultants should be published on GeM as well as on GeM-CPPP and website of the Department.
(g) Rule 2o1 (Invitation of Bids) - limits for procurement of non-consulting service are as under:
(i) For estimated value of the non-consulting service upto Rs. 50 Lakhs or less - The Ministry or Department should scrutinize the preliminary list of
Iikely contractors as identified as per Rule tgg of GFR, decide the pima facie Eligible and capable contactors and ksue limited tender enquiry to them asking for their offers by a specified date and time etc. as per standard practice. The number of the contactors so identified for issuing limited tender enquiry should be more than three.
(ii) For estimated value of the non-consulting service above Rs.5o Lakhs - Ihe Ministry or Department should issue aduertisement in such cases on GeM as well as on GeM-GPPP. An organization hauing ifs orun utebsite should also publish all its aduertbed tender enquiries on the tDebsite' The aduertisements for inuitation of tenders should giue the complete u:eb address from where the bidding documents can be downloaded'
3. Apart from the above modifications in the rules, there are various other amendments which have been incorporated in the compiled version of GFR, zolT issued by DoE o1 o7.o8.2o24. Moreover, recently D/o Expenditure has also issued second eiition of Manual of Procurement of Goods, 2C/24 on 16.C,8.2024, which is available on the website of D/o Expenditure in public domain at h ov. cul
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4. All the concerned authorities are requested to refer to the aforementioned latest version of the GFR, zorz and Second Edition of Manual of Procurement of Goods, zoz4 in all matters relating to these rules.
5. This issues with the approval of AS&FA.
urag Srivastava)
Director (FA)
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