Islamabad
\nThe Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has launched the pilot phase of Pakistan\u2019s first E-Disposal Module of the e-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System (EPADS), marking a significant milestone in the country\u2019s digital public procurement landscape.
\nThe Managing Director PPRA, Hasnat Ahmed Qureshi, formally inaugurated the piloting of the system during a ceremony held at the Project Management Unit (PMU) EPADS, Islamabad.
\nThe E-Disposal system is developed to streamline the disposal of government assets and to support the privatization process in Pakistan.
\nThe pilot phase of the system was commenced with the Pakistan Customs and the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training. These institutions will begin mandatory implementation of the platform from July 1, 2025, ahead of its full-scale rollout across the Federal Government by December 2025.
\nFollowing the inaugural ceremony, a three-day training session was organized for Master Trainers on the e-Disposal Module.
\nThe capacity-building initiative was attended by 26 officials from Pakistan Customs and the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training\u2014two of the first institutions engaged in the pilot phase.
\nOn this occasion, MD PPRA Hasnat Ahmed Qureshi appreciated the efforts of the PMU team and encouraged participants to fully utilize the system and provide constructive feedback.
\nHe emphasized that the feedback would be instrumental in refining the system before its rollout across all procuring agencies.
\nMr. Qureshi further highlighted that, in line with the Prime Minister\u2019s vision of Digital Pakistan, PPRA has successfully digitised the national public procurement landscape through EPADS.
\nThe system is currently operational across 8046 federal and provincial procuring agencies and connects over 32,000 registered suppliers. During the fiscal year 2024\u201325, procurements worth Rs. 748 billion were executed via EPADS, with an additional Rs. 2,602 billion in the process.
\nOn this occasion, Project Director PMU, Mr. Sheikh Afzaal Raza, and Senior Specialist (Training & Capacity Building), Mr. Atique Sultan Raja, along with their respective teams, were also present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has launched the pilot phase of Pakistan\u2019s first E-Disposal Module of the e-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System (EPADS), marking a significant milestone in the country\u2019s digital public procurement landscape. The Managing Director PPRA, Hasnat Ahmed Qureshi, formally inaugurated the piloting of the system during a ceremony held at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":487906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-487891","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n