New Delhi: Nov 11, 2010
The government is considering a proposal for setting up a central agency for procuring, storing and distributing health sector goods for various national programmes, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said. The existing system of procurement and distribution is transparent. The Central Procurement Agency (CPA) is an initiative taken by the ministry to further improve the existing system, Azad said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. The minister said that setting up and managing an efficient supply chain, keeping service as prime motive, preventing stock-outs and reduction in wastage due to excess inventory, and improving system of quality control so that the end-user gets quality products were the main goals.
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The government is considering a proposal for setting up a central agency for procuring, storing and distributing health sector goods for various national programmes, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said. The existing system of procurement and distribution is transparent. The Central Procurement Agency (CPA) is an initiative taken by the ministry to further improve the existing system, Azad said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. The minister said that setting up and managing an efficient supply chain, keeping service as prime motive, preventing stock-outs and reduction in wastage due to excess inventory, and improving system of quality control so that the end-user gets quality products were the main goals.
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