Aapoorti: In Major Step Towards Transparency, Indian Railways Launches Mobile App For E-Tendering And E-Auctions 

The Indian Railways under the stewardship of Piyush Goyal has launched the Aapoorti Mobile App to facilitate easier conduct of business with the railways. The mobile app will be part of the Indian Railways e-procurement system (IREPS) and would provide all information and data regarding e-tender and e-auction activities.

The app is expected to contain all the information regarding published and closed tenders as well as details on purchase orders. Details regarding the e-auction of scrap sales would also be available on the mobile app which would further boost engagement of local businesses with the national transporter.

It is also reported that the mobile app would carry the user manual of IREPS and solicit feedback from users for the purposes of improving the functioning of the app. Procurement of goods, services and works by the Indian Railways are all done via IREPS which has made it the largest G2B portal in India.

The mobile app Aapoorti is only expected to further increase the volume of transactions as it provides businesses with an easier and alternative interface.