| 4. In which ways is the initiative creative and innovative?
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The system is self sustaining with minimal human intervention required in it from the administrator. Maintenance effort required is also little to none. The portal processes transactions instantaneously. The only time taken is for the human effort required in processing the deliverables at company or seller end, which too have been sped up due to reduced input requirements
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| 5. Who implemented the initiative and what is the size of the population affected by this initiative?
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Ministry of Road transport and Highways through öne of its its implementing Agency "National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited" has developed INAM-Pro portal in-house.
Prior to the development of this portal, the lack of a common marketplace led to the formation of a segregated network of buyers, while at the other end of the spectrum the suppliers still remained aggregated. This disparity gave way to cartelization and inflationary pressures on pricing of cement and steel. INAMPro provides a common platform wherein buyers are aggregated, and volatility in prices is controlled and maintained within an upper ceiling price.
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| 6. How was the strategy implemented and what resources were mobilized?
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Ministry of Road transport and Highways through öne of its its implementing Agency "National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited" has developed INAM-Pro portal in-house.
Prior to the development of this portal, the lack of a common marketplace led to the formation of a segregated network of buyers, while at the other end of the spectrum the suppliers still remained aggregated. This disparity gave way to cartelization and inflationary pressures on pricing of cement and steel. INAMPro provides a common platform wherein buyers are aggregated, and volatility in prices is controlled and maintained within an upper ceiling price.
The system is self sustaining with minimal human intervention required in it from the administrator. Maintenance effort required is also little to none. The portal processes transactions instantaneously. The only time taken is for the human effort required in processing the deliverables at company or seller end, which too have been speed up due to reduced input requirements.
Service is rendered over web platform, as the portal is an online portal. Emails and SMS are used to notify the users and stakeholders to relevant account related activity. Ex: when order is placed with their company, or when they receive a payments etc.
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| 7. Who were the stakeholders involved in the design of the initiative and in its implementation?
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MoRTH, NHIDCL and various Infrastructure Material providers and Civil Contractors and the Citizens of India are the stake holders in development of this portal.
The target population of buyers comprises the Contractors and agencies who are involved in the Infrastructure Development work projects that are related to Governmental bodies including but not limited to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation of India Ltd. (NHIDCL), Central Public Works Department (CPWD), State Public Work Departments (PWD), Municipal Corporations, Irrigation Departments, Defense organizations, among others.
Stakeholders have been extensively consulted during the development of the portal and their feedbacks are still constantly taken into accounted about ways to improve the system. Incorporation of payment gateway was a result of such feedback and consultation.
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| 8. What were the most successful outputs and why was the initiative effective?
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(i) Process of Material Procurement speeded up.
(ii)The organization has been benefited by reduced delays in project implementation, and thereby controlled project costs.
(iii) Tax payer money is getting saved since projects are paid for from government treasury.
(iv)Contractors involved are benefitted due to lower costs of materials during project implementation.
(v) Transparency and Accountability have been introduced in the system which has resulted in alleviation of corruption.
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| 9. What were the main obstacles encountered and how were they overcome?
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Artificial stock shortages, cartelization in the industry, escalated prices and skyrocketing of prices on increased demand, lack of centralized network of buyers and sellers of the material were just some of the problems that were identified.
Prior to the development of this portal, the lack of a common marketplace led to the formation of a segregated network of buyers, while at the other end of the spectrum the suppliers still remained aggregated. This disparity gave way to cartelization and inflationary pressures on pricing of cement and steel. INAMPro provides a common platform wherein buyers are aggregated, and volatility in prices is controlled and maintained within an upper ceiling price.
The system is self sustaining with minimal human intervention required in it from the administrator. Maintenance effort required is also little to none. The portal processes transactions instantaneously. The only time taken is for the human effort required in processing the deliverables at company or seller end, which too have been sped up due to reduced input requirements
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