Programme Summary & Accommodation Overview

Program Title: Capacity Building Program on GeM, e-Tendering, e-Governance & GST

• Dates: August 04–07, 2026
• Venue: Jim Corbett (Uttarakhand) (3 Nights / 4 Days)
• Check-In: August 04, 2026 (12:00 PM onwards)
• Check-Out: August 07, 2026 (11:00 AM)

Day 1: Tuesday, 04th August 2026

• Arrival, Onboarding & Orientation
• Delegate Arrival & Check-In
• Reception, room allotment, and settling into accommodation.
• Buffet lunch at the resort restaurant.
• Personal time for delegates to settle in.
• Welcome Dinner

Day 2: Wednesday, 05th August 2026

Session 1: Digital Procurement & GFR Framework

•                       Inaugural Session

•                       Lighting of the lamp, welcome address, and keynote on e-Governance initiatives.

•                       GeM Portal Mastery & Procurement Frameworks

                        Overview of GFR 2017 Rules (Rule 149 & 144), Public Procurement Orders, and setting up Primary/Secondary user hierarchies on GeM.

Tea / Coffee Break

Session 2: GeM Buying Workflows

• Catalog search, technical parameter comparison, Direct Purchase, L1 Buying, and Proprietary Article Certificate (PAC) purchasing.

Lunch

Session 3: GeM Bidding & Reverse Auction (RA)

• Custom bid creation, drafting Additional Terms & Conditions (ATC), Reverse Auction dynamics, and MSE / Make-in-India purchase preferences.

Tea / Coffee Break

Session 4: Order Execution & CRAC Protocols

• Purchase order processing, product inspection, SLA timelines, and mandatory Consignee Receipt and Acceptance Certificate (CRAC) generation.

Day 3: Thursday, 06th August 2026

e-Tendering, GST Compliance & Contract Management

Session 5: e-Tendering & CPPP Integration

• Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) workflows, 2-bid system (Technical + Financial), Digital Signatures (DSC) encryption, and e-PBG management.

Tea / Coffee Break

Session 6: GST Regulations & GST TDS (Section 51)

• CGST, SGST, and IGST applicability, HSN/SAC classification, mandatory GST TDS deductions, deposit timelines, and GSTR-7 filing for Govt/PSUs.

Lunch

Session 7: Contract Management & Dispute Resolution

• Liquidated Damages (LD), price variation clauses, contract extensions, and GeM Incident Management (vendor debarment and blacklisting).

Tea / Coffee Break

Session 8: Open Forum, Assessment & Valedictory

• Practical case studies, operational bottleneck Q&A, participant feedback, and Certificate Distribution.

Day 4: Friday, 07th August 2026

• Wrap-up, Checkout & Departure
• Breakfast
• Checkout Formalities
• Settlement of personal incidentals (room service, laundry, extras) and key handover.
• Departure
• Farewell and departure of delegates.