**Summary:**
This Office Memorandum, RT2301382022T, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on December 30, 2024, announces the operational status of the Forward Auction Portal developed by the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for the e-auction of government vehicles older than 15 years. This portal serves as an additional platform to the existing portal by MSTC for scrapping government vehicles, as previously communicated in the memorandum of July 8, 2024. Ministries and Departments are requested to register on the GeM portal to initiate the e-auction process. The portal link is https://forwardauction.gem.gov.ineprocurehome, and user manuals can be found at https://gem.gov.intrainingtrainingmodule. The memorandum urges the expedited scrapping of government vehicles older than 15 years. For further information, Yatender Kumar, Under Secretary to the Govt. of India, can be contacted at 01123739028. The memorandum is addressed to Secretaries of all Union Ministries and Departments, with copies to Additional Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries of Transport and Transport Commissioners of all States/UTs.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways: The central government ministry responsible for road transport.
GeM Government eMarketplace: An online platform under the Ministry of Commerce and Industries for public procurement.
Forward Auction Portal: A portal developed by GeM for conducting e-auctions for scrapping government vehicles.
MSTC: An alternative portal to GeM's Forward Auction Portal, that also conducts eauction for scrapping of Government vehicles.
New Delhi, Delhi: The location of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Union Ministries and Departments: All the Ministries and Departments of the Union Government of India.
States/UTs: All the States and Union Territories of India
Yatender Kumar: Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
RT-23013/8/2022-T
Government of India
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
(Transport Section)
Transport Bhawan, 1, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001
Dated the a0 becember, 2024
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: - Status of Forward Auction Portal developed by GeM - reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to OM of even no. dated
08.07.2024 wherein the process of scrapping of Govt. vehicles older than 15
years was circulated to all States/UTs and to all Central Ministries and
Departments.
2. In this regard, it is informed that the Forward Auction Portal developed
by GeM (Government e-Marketplace) under the Ministry of Commerce and
Industries for conducting e-auction for scrapping of Government vehicles is
now live and may be used for e-auction of Government vehicles older than
15 years in addition to the portal developed by MSTC.
3. The Ministries/Departments may register on the portal to initiate e-
auction process. The link of the portal and for the user manual(s) for initiating
auction process is provided below for kind reference:
a) Link: https://forwardauction.gem.gov.in/eprocure/home
b) User Manual: https://gem.gov.in/training/training_module
4, It is requested that the process of scrapping the Govt vehicles older
than 15 years may kindly be expedited.
fo
(Yatender Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tel: 011-23739028
To
Secretaries of all Union Ministries and Departments
Copy to:
1. Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary
(Transport) of all States/UTs
2: Transport Commissioners of all States/UTs