Award: South Asia Procurement Innovation Awards 2017 Categ.: Innovation State: New Delhi The Central Public Procurement Portal of Government of India, developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) is a single point access for information on all procurements by various organizations and entities of Central Government and State Government across the country. It facilitates electronic or e-tendering using the Government e-Procurement System of NIC (GePNIC). Over 350 Central Government organizations, apart from 27 State Governments and Union Territories are using GePNIC, which is also available on mobile phones with Apps downloadable from popular Appstores. More than 2.7 million e-tenders worth over Rs. 402 trillion have been processed since the inception of GePNIC. The system, designed taking into account the procurement rules followed by India is customizable for the procedures followed by the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, etc.