Lahore: The Punjab Local Government (LG) Department on Monday announced its decision to launch the pilot e-tendering and e-auction project from Lahore in September, a news source reported. LG Secretary Dr Ahmed Javed Qazi chaired a meeting and revealed that the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) would collaborate on the pilot project.
Qazi said that the provincial government planned to introduce IT-based activities within the department as civic service on modern lines were the need of the hour. Addressing the meeting, he revealed that an IT-based Annual Development Programme (ADP) would also start soon. He added that the online ADP would begin from Sheikhupura and Ferozwala. He highlighted that within the next phase, the e-tendering and e-auction project would be expanded all over Punjab.
In relation to expanding the project throughout the province, Qazi directed the Special Secretary to complete the work on all the necessary parameters on a timely basis.
