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Certain other sectors including power, civil aviation, mining, railways, health, and urban transportation are also considered sensitive where procurement from China has been discouraged, ET has learnt...
The government has prepared a list of sectors where it has advised public sector undertakings (PSUs) and other government bodies to refrain from using Chinese technology even if it comes at a lower cost compared to other service providers...
Technologies identified as sensitive where organisations are advised to avoid procurement from China include 3D printing, technology used by cranes at ports like SCADA systems, technology used for data streaming including broadcasting, biotechnologies, ICT, and software, ET has learnt...
The idea is not just to thwart possible threats to these sectors from China via malware or other methods, but also to discourage single-source procurement of products, officials privy to the development said.. China has emerged as a single source for many products for not just India but globally..
In future, in case of a conflict or war-like situation, supplies can be impacted if there is a single source for products and commodities that are critical to the economy, the officials said.. Chinese companies often make use of the L1 method of procurement - where the tender goes to the bidder quoting the lowest cost - to bag contracts from public sector companies and government departments...
