A seminar-cum workshop on procurement, procurement process and allied matters was held at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad in collaboration with Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants ( PIPFA )

Chairing the session, UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Ashraf said that University is adopting effective modern management system under which procurement and other records will be shifted towards electronic filing and e-tracking. He said that these initiatives also help save official record from destroying incidence. He said that the university was making all out efforts to ensure transparency and merit. He stressed upon the need of professional development of human resource in accounts, finance and auditing. He said that with modern trends of IT and other tools, the procurement process has become more sophisticated. He said that he is shifting the powers to deans that will help in prompt action. He said that the county was blessed with the talented people. There is a need to explore their potential and sharpen their God-given qualities. Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) Managing Director Shahid Hussain said that more than 60 percent of corruption cases across the provinces are identified due to non-adopting of PPRA rules. He said that PPRA is endowed with the responsibility of prescribing regulations and procedures for public procurements owned public sector organizations with a view to improve governance, management, transparency, accountability and quality of public procurement of goods, works and services. UAF Treasurer Tariq Saeed called for equipping the youth with the professional education that will work as an engine for the uplift of the society. UAF Director Procurement Umar Saeed also spoke on the occasion