Bhubaneswar, 12 th February 2025: NALCO organized the all India Vendor Meet 2025 on
the theme of ‘Growth in Togetherness’ on 12 th February at Nalco Research & Technology
Centre (NRTC), Gothapatana, Bhubaneswar.
Shri Brijendra Pratap Singh, CMD, NALCO, graced the occasion as the chief guest, while
Shri Sadashiv Samantaray, Director (Commercial) and Shri Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Director
(Production), NALCO along with Shri Manish Bhatia, Director-Public Procurement Division
(Ministry of Finance) were notably present on the occasion as the distinguished guests.
Besides, senior officials of Public Procurement Division, MSME, RXIL, GeM and NALCO
were also present on the occasion.
The objective of the event was to provide a platform and bring together all vendors supplying
raw materials, spares, consumables and other items to NALCO and the officials of the Public
Procurement Division, MSME, GeM and NALCO, for presentations and interactive sessions
on the crucial topics of procurement policy statutes, enhancements in GeM procurement
process, facilitation of MSMEs and TReDS.
The vendors appreciated NALCO’s initiative for organizing such an interactive event.
