August 7: The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) is preparing to operate 'Procurement Clinic' with the objective of resolving the problems faced in connection with issues related to public procurement.

The clinic aims to help in capacity development of the human resources involved in the procurement unit.    
Secretary at the PPMO Dr Damodar Regmi told the state-owned National News Agency, RSS, that the office will run 'procurement clinic interactive programme' wherein the participants will express about the challenges that come up regarding public procurement issues and the experts will tell them about the ways of resolving the problems.    
"Procurement clinic will be operated soon for the employees of the local level and the province level,” said Regmi, adding,  “The procurement clinic is a successful international practice which can develop the capacity of the human resources involved in the procurement job."      
The PPMO is also preparing to develop a general guideline on public procurement so as to simplify the issues related to the public procurement process which in itself is a technical issue and its laws are complex. The simple guideline will be prepared as promptly as possible for resolving problems related to public procurement faced by the provincial and local level offices as well the federal offices.    
Secretary Regmi further added that intensive training on e-procurement would also be held for enhancing the public procurement capacity of the local and provincial governments. -- RSS