Pain points in e-Governance – 6 : IT Procurement
IT Procurement Everyone in the field undoubtedly agrees that this is the most painful area. Unlike other procurement, IT procurement is so tricky, a lapse may lead to a head roll and will have a serious impact on project implementation. Every Government servant must follow certain principles, which are termed as the canons of financial propriety. While spending, Exercise the same vigilance as a person of ordinary prudence would exercise in respect of the expenditure of his own money. No one should spend to his advantage, Expenditure should not be for a person or a community unless a court order or a policy on it. It is also clearly mentioned that the duty of every Government servant shall not merely to observe complete integrity in financial matters, but also to be constantly watchful to see, that the best possible value is obtained for all public funds spent by him or under his control and to guard scrupulously against every kind of wasteful expenditure from public fund