Important development: OEM and local distributor chains face hardened PPP-MII accountability – 28 May 2025

The corrigendum mandates OEM-backed undertakings to validate local value addition, distributor technical capacity, and end-product warranty under PPP-MII.

This reshapes supply-chain liability, creating a direct compliance link from ONGC through EPC firms down to local equipment handlers.

Bid evaluation matrices explicitly reference these undertakings, making them non-negotiable compliance triggers enforced by both ONGC and the PMC.