Railways introduces online bill tracking system for vendors/contractors

In order to increase the use of information technology to promote transparency, Ministry of Railways has introduced online bill tracking system for vendors and contractors.

The move aims at enhancing transparency in the processing and settlement of bills by tracking the status of bills of contractors and vendors. 

"This is in line with the emphasis given by Minister of Railways & Coal, Piyush Goyal, on increased use of information technology to go digital and online with a view to promote transparency and efficiency in the system," said a statement by Railways Ministry.

It further said, "the vendor/contractor need to register with the online IT platform developed in house by CRIS, New Delhi called Indian Railways E-Procurement System (IREPS). The registration enables the vendor/agencies to see their bill status with dates through various stages of processing of bills, the stage at which it is lying, the amount for which it is passed and other details."

"The history feature is also available so that a vendor can see the history of the bills submitted," the statement said.

"The bill tracking facility is available to the vendors/contractors of goods and services. The infirmities in the bill that need to be addressed are also visible to the vendor/contractor. The bill details are available on http://ireps.gov.in."

The statement clearly stated that all bills will be settled within 30 days of its receipt.

To facilitate the vendor, a help facility has also been added. "Detailed user manuals are uploaded on the site for easy access and is available on the learning centre link of the home page of IREPS," it added.