TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2023

[Price: Re. 0.80 Paise.

No. 31]

CHENNAI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2023

Thai 10, Subakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2054

Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

III-1(a) Ex. (31)

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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

(Salaries)

AMENDMENT TO THE TAMIL NADU TRANSPARENCY IN TENDERS RULES, 2000.

[G.O. Ms. No. 22, Finance (Salaries), 24th January 2023, ைத 10, ĀபÐĉĄ, ÖĉவÈčவÄ ஆ¾Ă-2054.]

No. SRO A-1(f)/2023.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders

Act, 1998 (Tamil Nadu Act 43 of 1998), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendment to the

Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Rules, 2000.

2. The amendment hereby made shall come into force on the 24th day of January 2023.

Aඕඍඖඌඕඍඖග

In the said Rules,

(1) in Chapter VI-A, after rule (30-B), the following rule shall be inserted, namely:-

30-C.“Purchase preference to enterprise owned by Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes.- In case of procurement

of goods or services, where it is possible for the procuring entity to divide the award of tenders to more than one supplier

or service provider, the tender document, shall indicate that fi ve percent of the total requirement in the procurement shall

be awarded to enterprises owned by persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes in respect of only

of the goods manufactured or services rendered by it, if the following conditions are satisfi ed, namely:-

(a) the lowest tenderer is not an enterprise owned by persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled

Tribes; and

(b) such enterprises are willing to match the price of the lowest tenderer.”.

N. MURUGANANDAM,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.