In the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Rules, 2000 (herein after referred to as the said rules, in rule 25, in sub-rule (2),-
(a) for the proviso and Explanation, the following shall be substituted namely :- “Provided that for a period of five years 01-10-2014, Good manufactured by Micro and Small Enterprise located in the State shall be given fifteen percent price preference against the large and Medium Industries of the State and Industries of other States during Government Departments purchases, subject to the following conditions, namely :-
(i) An enterprise shall be registered with the Director of Industries and Commerce, Government of Karnataka as a Micro and Small Enterprises, under Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, (Central Act 27 of 2006) ; and
(ii) An enterprise shall produce a certificate obtained from the said authority certifying that it is a Micro and small Enterprises.
(b) after clause (e), the following shall be inserted, namely :- “(f) in a tender where the tenderers are both from the State of Karnataka as well as from outside the State of Karnataka, the Sales Tax/Vat shall be excluded for the evaluation of the price.”