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8. Integrity Pacts (IPs) in Public Procurement

 

8.1 :: Important Government Websites and Other Internet Sources

 

Sl. No.

Title

Website(s)

1.

Official Website of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), Government of India

http://www.cvc.nic.in

2.

Official Website of the Central Bureau of Investigation, Government of India

http://www.cbi.gov.in

3.

“Public Contracting” page on the website of Transparency International (TI)

http://transparency.org/global_priorities/public_contracting

4.

“Integrity Pact” page on the website of Transparency International India (TII)

http://www.transparencyindia.org/integrity_pact.htm

 

8.2 :: Government Circulars/ Office Memoranda on IPs in India

 

Civil Procurement

·               Circular dated April 19, 2010 of the CVC.

 

·               Letter dated June 16, 2009 of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.

 

·               Circular dated May 18, 2009 of the CVC.

 

·               Circular dated August 5, 2008 of the CVC.

 

·               Circular dated May 19, 2008 of the CVC.

 

·               Office Order dated December 28, 2007 of the CVC.

 

·               Office Order dated December 4, 2007 of the CVC.

 

Defence Procurement

For provisions relating to “Pre-Contract Integrity Pacts” under defence procurement in India (for both capital and revenue procurements), see relevant portions of the regulations available on Defence Procurement in India page of this website, items # 4.2 and # 4.3.

 

 

8.3 :: Model Documents on Integrity Pacts in India

 

For civil procurement, see Integrity Pact adopted by SAIL, India (CVC suggests this as a model IP for Indian public sector units).

 

Click HERE to view Shipping Corporation of India Limited’s “Integrity Pact” webpage.

 

Click HERE to view Oil India Limited’s “Integrity Pact” webpage.

 

Click HERE to view Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited’s “Integrity Pact” webpage.

 

Click HERE to view Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited’s “Integrity Pact” webpage.

 

Click HERE to view MSTC’s Integrity Pact.

 

Click HERE to view Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s webpage on Integrity Pacts.

 

Click HERE to view Power Grid Corporation of India Limited’s page on Integrity Pacts.

 

For the “Pre-Contract Integrity Pact” under defence procurement in India (for both capital and revenue procurements), see relevant portions of the regulations available on Defence Procurement in India page of this website, items # 4.2 and # 4.3.

 

8.4 :: Scholarly Works and Other Publications

 

Click HERE to view a conference paper (on Integrity Pacts and public procurement reform in India) by Sandeep Verma, presented at the “Inaugural International Conference on Public Procurement Regulation in Emerging Economies,” organised by the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, August 9, 2010). Click HERE to view the author’s presentation on the same subject.

 

Click HERE to follow link to an international comparative legal guide (on public procurement law in India), posted on Global Legal Group’s website (2010).

 

Click HERE to follow link to webpage of Defence Against Corruption (a TI Programme), for a list of publications relevant to anti-corruption issues in the context of defence procurement.

 

Click HERE to download a Guide to Implementation of Integrity Pacts in India, published by TII (July 2010).

 

Click HERE to follow link to a presentation by Mohit Saraf (Luthra & Luthra, New Delhi) on the role of third parties in India’s procurement process (June 9, 2010).

 

Click HERE to follow link to a presentation by Mohit Saraf (Luthra & Luthra, New Delhi) on challenges and compliance issues under Indian anti-corruption laws (June 8, 2010).

 

Click HERE to follow link to the outcome report of a Round Table Meeting on strengthening IPs in India (TII, February 17, 2010).

 

Click HERE to follow link to the outcome report of the National Workshop on Integrity Pacts (TII, January 23, 2010).

 

Click HERE to follow link to guidelines for contracts with public authorities in India, published by Legalink (2009). See pages 108-122 for India.

 

Click HERE to follow link to a presentation by Anand S. Dayal (Kaura & Company) on the anti-corruption landscape in India (November 18, 2009).

 

Click HERE for a presentation on Integrity Pacts in India (TII, September 2009).

 

Click HERE to follow link to a compilation of participant views on the Implementation of Integrity Pacts in Central Public Sector Units (TII, August 12, 2009).

 

Click HERE to follow link to a presentation by Udai Bajaj (Luthra & Luthra Law Offices) on treatment of bribery under Indian anti-corruption laws (June 3, 2009).

 

Click HERE to follow link to a paper by Anand S. Dayal (Kaura & Company) on anti-corruption issues in India (March 26, 2009).

 

Click HERE to follow link to a research report on Integrity Pacts, published by TI (2009).

 

Click HERE to follow link to a paper (on systemic integrity in public procurement), by Steven L. Schooner and Christopher R. Yukins (2009).

 

Click HERE to follow link to a report (on framework for accountability and anti-corruption mechanisms in India), published by OECD (2008).

 

Click HERE  to follow link to an article (on government contracts in India) by Sumeet Kachwaha, published on the website of Kachwaha & Partners, India (2008).

 

Click HERE to follow link to a paper (on the UNCITRAL Model Law and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption) by Christopher R. Yukins, Public Contract Law Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3 (2007).

 

Click HERE to follow link to a handbook on reducing corruption in public procurement, published by TI (2006).

 

Click HERE to follow link to a paper (on the role of civil society organisations in public audit and financial management) by V. Ramkumar & W. Krafchick, of the International Budget Project (May 2005).

 

Click HERE to follow link to a report (on national integrity systems in India), published by TI (2004).

 

 

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