UP govt extends deadline for e-bids again
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has yet again extended the deadline for the submission of e-bids for the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the appointment of a consultant who would work out a roadmap to make the state a trillion-dollar economy in five years (20222027).The e-bids may now be submitted up to May 24. The technical bids will be opened on May 25.
Nearly 170 queries were raised at the pre-bid conference held here recently and needed follow-up measures. Hence, the state government has decided to make the necessary corrections. The revised documents will be uploaded soon.
“The deadline for the submission of bids has been extended to May 24, 2022. We received nearly 170 queries and discussions have been held on each and every one of them. Appropriate measures have been taken to address these queries. With approval of the competent authority, the corrected document will be uploaded soon,” said Alok Kumar (III), secretary, planning, programme implementation and science and technology department, government of UP. Those aware of the developments said chief minister
Yogi Adityanath wants immediate measures to give a boost to the economy that will subsequently help in achieving the objective of making the state a trillion dollar economy. After assuming office for his second term, Yogi Adityanath has taken up the issue on top priority. The state government, on March 15, 2022, had floated global bids to invite proposals for appointment of the consultant. The bids were to be submitted by April 14 then. Later, the deadline was extended to April 29 and now again to May 24. “The state government should try to wrap up the process of selecting the consultant as early as possible so that sufficient time is available for preparing and implementing the road map for a trillion dollar economy. At the present juncture, U. P. is better placed to improve upon its previous growth performance. However, the challenge to meet the target in the stipulated time would remain daunting,” said Professor Yashvir Tyagi, former head of department of economics, Lucknow University.
The UP government and the prospective consultant will face a challenge in the coming months as UP’s GSDP will need a four-to-five-time push. The Central government has also stepped up efforts to achieve the ambitious target of making India a five trillion dollar economy. “Two cabinet committees have accordingly been set up to deal with the issues of investment, growth, employment and skill development. This is in order to address the challenge of bringing appropriate policy framework and other ancillary reforms to meet the aforesaid commitment…. UP is the most populous state and plays a critical role on the road to India becoming a five trillion dollar economy. The state contributes eight per cent of the national GDP. Aligning the state with the national target, the Hon’ble CM of UP is keen to play a leading role,” reads the RFP.