THE KARNATAKA TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023
KARNATAKA ACT NO. 29 OF 2024
(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 10th day of June, 2024)
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 20th day of March, 2024)
An Act further to amend the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999.
Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy fourth year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (Second Amendment) Act, 2023.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of section 6.- In the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000), in section 6, after second proviso and explanation relating thereto the following shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided also that, the tender inviting authority shall, in the notified Departments out of those construction works, value of which does not exceed rupees one crore such number of works not exceeding 4 percent be tendered only among the tenderers belonging to the backward castes as specified in Category-I as Backward Classes and such number of works not exceeding 15 percent to be tendered only among tenderers belonging to backward castes as specified in Category II(A) as Backward Classes notified by the Government, by taking out notices, communications and publications required to be taken following the prescribed procedures:
Provided also that, if no tender from persons belonging to the Category-I and Category II(A) of Backward Classes as the case may be, is received in response to the invitation in two attempts such works may be tendered among others.
Explanation: For the purpose of above provisos,-
(1) Category-I shall mean the backward classes specified as Category-I in the orders issued by the State Government from time to time without considering the income criteria.
(2) Category-II (A) shall mean the backward classes specified as Category-II (A) in the orders issued by the State Government from time to time without considering the income criteria”.
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