In section 2 of the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),-
(i) after clause (a), the following shall be inserted, namely:- "(aa) 'e-Procurement' means purchase of goods, obtaining of services or undertaking of construction work by the procurement entity through e-Procurement platform;
(aaa) 'e-Procurement Platform' means a procurement platform of electronic media comprising of procurement process set up and managed by the State Government through integrated internet enabled procurement tools incorporated by customisation."
(ii) after clause (l), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- "Provided that for the purpose of e-Procurement, the 'tender papers' means set of documents in electronic form."