Less than a month after the PMO expressed its displeasure over the non-compliance of 'Make In India' policy by certain departments, the Railways has made mentioning percentage of 'local content' mandatory for bidders to qualify for the procurement process. The Railways board, in a letter dated January 12, said, in order to ensure compliance of the Public Procurement (Make in India) Order 2017, bidders would have to mandatorily provide details of 'local content' or elements of domestic anufacturing in the offer form on the e-procurement website for all types of tenders, before quoting rates.