CURRENT AFFAIRS
General Financial Rules, 2017 amended
The Government of India amended General Financial Rules, 2017. The rules were amended to impose restrictions on public procurement from the neighbourhood countries of India that share land border. This has been done on national security grounds. A detail order on public procurement was issued by the Department of Expenditure to strengthen defence and national security of India. According to new order, a bidder from neighbouring country (the country that is sharing the land border) of India shall place bids to procure goods only if he is registered with the Competent Authority Competent Authority A Competent Authority is the Registration Committee set up by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). To implement the order, Article 257 (1) has been invoked. The article speaks about the control of union over the states. Article 257 (1) says that the executive power of the union shall be extended www.eklines.com
to give directions to the state as may appear to the GoI necessary for that purpose. The Executive Power of the Union shall extend to the states as to construction and maintenance of communication. Also, the executive power of the Union shall be extended in giving directions to the state as measures taken for protection of the railways within the within the state. General Financial Rules The General Financial Rules are those rules that must be followed while using public finances. D P Singh Committee set up: To Frame Guidelines for students to stay in India for higher studies The Union Minister of Human Resources and Development has set a committee under the chairmanship of UGC Chairman D P Singh to frame guidelines to ensure that more students stay in India and continue their higher studies. The Committee is to submit its report on mechanisms for starting multi-disciplinary and innovative programmes, options of joint degree programmes, possibilities to bring online lectures by eminent faculties
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