Electronic government procurement implementation in India: a cross sectional study

Prabir Panda and G.P. Sahu

International Journal of Business Information Systems, 2015, vol. 18, issue 1, 1-25

Abstract: In the recent past, electronic procurement has drawn lots of attention in India due to its potential of bringing transparency and efficiency in public purchases. The Government of India launched National E-Government Plan in 2006 with e-procurement as integrated Mission Mode Project. The purpose of this paper is to assess the status of e-procurement implementation in India for government procurements. The paper delves into the co-relation between e-procurement system utilisation and e-readiness level of each state government and union territory in India. The research entailed census survey which was complemented by qualitative case studies and analysis of data hosted on e-procurement portals. The study brings out that there is significant co-relation between e-readiness level and utilisation of e-procurement system by a state. Barring few states where top leadership support has been a key factor behind success of e-procurement implementation in remaining states the system is under-utilised.

Keywords: e-procurement implementation; critical success factors; CSFs; public procurement; government procurement; e-readiness; cross sectional studies; electronic procurement; government to business; G2B applications; information systems; India; information technology; ICT utilisation; information and communications technology; transparency; efficiency; Mission Mode Project. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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