<p class="title">The Railways on Tuesday said vendors interested in developing products and new technologies for the sector can now register with the national transporter althrough the year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) of the Railways has launched a new online vendor registration system which will ensure that the process is completed within defined timelines, it said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">For the first time, the RDSO has also invited expressions of interest (EOI) for all the 600 plus items -- such as automatic twist locks, components for diesel locomotives and anti-friction coatings -- required by the sector and kept the window open with no timelines to enable wider participation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Now vendors can register for any of the items 365 days of the year," the ministry statement said. Earlier, vendors approached the Railways depending on the sector's requirements.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This would help small and medium enterprises and lead to job creation, it added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vendors can now also view their application and registration status online on the RDSO website, it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The new system provides public access to information, expeditious process completion with defined timelines, simplification of procedures and round-the-year services, it said. </p>
<p class="title">The Railways on Tuesday said vendors interested in developing products and new technologies for the sector can now register with the national transporter althrough the year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) of the Railways has launched a new online vendor registration system which will ensure that the process is completed within defined timelines, it said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">For the first time, the RDSO has also invited expressions of interest (EOI) for all the 600 plus items -- such as automatic twist locks, components for diesel locomotives and anti-friction coatings -- required by the sector and kept the window open with no timelines to enable wider participation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Now vendors can register for any of the items 365 days of the year," the ministry statement said. Earlier, vendors approached the Railways depending on the sector's requirements.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This would help small and medium enterprises and lead to job creation, it added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vendors can now also view their application and registration status online on the RDSO website, it said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The new system provides public access to information, expeditious process completion with defined timelines, simplification of procedures and round-the-year services, it said. </p>