Product Approval Portal: User Manual: Vendor
Product Approval Portal: User Manual: Vendor
1 Introduction 3
2 Purpose 3
3 Scope 3
4 Features 3
5 Process Flow 4
6 Feedback 4
7 Landing Page 4
8 Roles 5
Dashboard 6
New Application 16
Helpdesk 23
My Account 23-24
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LIST OF APPENDICES
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1. Introduction. Military Engineer Services (MES) is one of the largest
construction agency rendering works services to the Armed Forces. MES also
extensively caters to infrastructural development and maintenance of assets including
of other organizations such as Ordinance Factories, DGQA, DRDO, Coast Guard, KV
Sangathan etc. The e-Governance in MES has been long necessity in fostering an
efficient and effective work services. Previously, the process of getting a product
registered/enlisted by any vendor/agency in MES depended on manually processing of
applications with a lot of dependency on verbal and postal communications. In view of
the rapid technological changes, the need to automate the process was felt and the first
step towards the same has been taken wherein the Product Approval Portal has been
developed to facilitate the vendors to apply for enlistment of their products and also
renewal of the enlisted product online. The status of the each application can also be
monitored online. The web application also provides a platform to the MES users to view
the list of approved products.
3. Scope. The manual is meant for the following users who are willing to
avail the services of the portal:-
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(a) Vendor
(b) MES Approving Authority
(c) MES Monitoring Authority
(d) MES Users
(e) Admin
4. Features.
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5. Application Flow.
7. Landing Page.
(a) Once the user types the url https://mes.ncog.gov.in of the Product Approval
Portal, he/she will view the landing page of the web application with a number of
features.
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(i) About Us. Gives out a small brief about the Military Engineering
Services.
(ii) Contact Us. Contact details of admin and approving authority are
shared on this page.
(iii) Approved Products. By clicking on this tab all the MES and NON MES
users (GEs/CsWE/CE/others) can view and download the list of approved &
delisted products. Options to search the product category wise are also
available in this screen.
(iv) Approved Product List. By clicking on this tab any user can
download the list of approved products formation wise.
(v) Login Console. Any user can login using his/her username and
password and verify their login by entering OTP that is forwarded onto their
registered e-mail id from the system. Process for creation of user id will be
covered role wise in subsequent paragraphs.
(vi) Terms & Conditions. Gives out the terms and conditions a user is
bound to while accessing this web application.
(vii) Disclaimer.
8. Roles. Based on the different kind of users expected to use this web
application, various types of roles that have been assigned are as follows:-
9. Activities by Users.
(a) VENDOR.
(i) Registration/ Creation of User IDs. On typing the URL on any browser
the vendor can view the landing page of the web application. On the landing
page is the login console. At the bottom of the login console there are two
links as below:-
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(aa) To create login id to access the application the user will click on
Click here for new registration link. On click the vendor registration
screen will open up.
(ac) After filling all the mandated fields, the vendor will have to check
the declaration and then submit the application.
(ad) A confirmation message will be flashed on the screen with the
details of login id.
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(ii) Vendor Dashboard.
(iii) The other features and their process on the homepage are:-
(aa) On doing so, the user will be directed to the Already Approved
Products screen as shown below.
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(ab) The user will then fill the details as below:-
ENTRY REMARKS
Type of Product Category Select from drop down.
Type of Sub Product Category Select from drop down.
Product Name As given by the approving
authority.
Approved By Select approving authority
from drop down.
Approving authority should be
the same from where the
vendor got the approval/
renewal letter for the product.
Date of Approval/ Renewal Select from calendar.
Should be the date on which
the approval was accorded
(must be mentioned on the
letter).
Approval Valid Up to Select from calendar.
Must be mentioned/
supported by the approval/
renewal letter being uploaded.
Upload Approval/ Renewal Upload scanned pdf copy of
letter the approval/ renewal letter.
(ac) After all the details are filled, the user submits the application.
The application is fwd to the selected approving authority and the
application is updated in the vendor’s dashboard as shown below.
(ad) The approving authority will then scrutinise the application, and if
found okay will approve it. The user will receive a confirmation email
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on the registered email id and the same will be updated on the portal
and the report on the dashboard of the user as shown below.
(vi) Due for Renewal. By clicking on the tab the vendor check the list of
products that are due for renewal in near future (time left for renewal is less
than 90 days) or expired their validity period.
(vii) Process for Due for Renewal. To check the products due for
renewal the user will click on the DUE FOR RENEWAL tab. On doing so,
the screen will show all the products that are either due for renewal or
expired its validity period as shown below.
(aa) By clicking on the chart, the user will be directed to the screen
showing the product details, as shown in the image below.
(ab) The user can view the product details by clicking on eye button in
in the view column. To initiate the renewal process the user can click
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on arrow button in apply for renewal column. On doing so, the user will
be directed to the renewal process screen.
(ac) All the details of the product will be auto fetched in the screen.
The user will verify and click on SAVE & NEXT button. On doing so,
the user will be directed to the screen for uploading the documents for
renewal as shown below.
(ad) The user will upload the documents by clicking on Choose file
button and selecting the file. In case the user feels to enter any remark,
the same can be done in remarks column.
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(ag) A total of five additional documents can be uploaded by the user.
(ah) The user will then accept the declaration by clicking on the box
and submit the application. Once the application is submitted, the
same will be forwarded to approving authority and updated on the
dashboard of the user with status as PENDING as shown below.
(aj) The user can edit application till the time the status is pending.
The same can be done by clicking on pen sign in the action column.
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o After uploading the additional documents, the user will
re-submit the application and the same will be forwarded to the
approving authority for further action and also the status of the
application will change to DEFICIENT DOCUMENT
SUBMITTED as shown below.
The user will also receive a mail with the rejection letter on
his/her email id.
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(al) After the documents are accepted, the user will receive a mail to
forward the hard copy of the documents by post to the approving
authority and upload the proof of despatch on the portal.
(am) For uploading the proof of despatch the user will click on the
plus sign in the action column as shown in the image below.
(an) On doing so, the user will be directed to the screen where he will
have the option of uploading image as proof of despatch. The user
can upload two different photographs at a time. After doing so, the
user will submit and the same will be updated in the application and
the status of the application will change to DESPATCH PROOF
UPLOADED. As shown below.
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letter will be forwarded to the user and the status of the
application will be changed to PRODUCT REJECTED.
(aq) Once the hard copy of documents are accepted, a mail will be
forwarded to the user with date and time for presentation to the
approving authority and the status of the application will change to
PRESENTATION SCHEDULED, as shown below.
(ar) The user will visit the approving authority and carry out the
presentation of the product. On completion of the presentation the
status on the application will change to PRESENTATION
COMPLETED, as shown below.
(at) Once the factory visit is completed, the user will enter the date of
visit and also upload the photographs of visit as proof of visit, as shown
below.
(au) After saving the above details, the status of the application will
change to AWAITING REPORT as the rep of approving authority will
compile the visit report and submit to approving authority for further
action.
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(av) On receipt of visit report by approving authority the status of the
application will change to AWAITING DECISION.
(aw) After final vetting of all the reports the application will be approved
or rejected by the approving authority.
(viii) QR/ Checklist View/ Download. By clicking on this tab the user can
view/ download the QR and the check list of documents required for applying
for registration of new product or renewal of existing product in MES.
(aa) By clicking on the tab the user will be directed to the screen as
shown below.
(ab) The users will the select the type of request for which the
checklist is required.
(ac) Subsequently the user will select the Product Category and Sub
Product Category from the drop down.
(ad) On doing so, the screen with the list of documents required for
the request will open up. The user can also download the list by
clicking on download button on the screen.
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(ix) New Application. Using this option the user can initiate the process
of registration of new product in MES or renewal of product that is already
registered in MES and the validity of registration is either expired or nearing
expiry.
(xii) Process for Request for Product Approval. On selecting this option
the user will select the Product Category and Sub Product Category from
the drop down as shown below.
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(aa) The user selects the category and sub product category and the
click on Save & Next. The user can also download the list of
documents to be uploaded for registration of the selected category.
(ab) By clicking on Save & Next, the user will be directed to the
screen where the documents as per the checklist will be uploaded.
(ac) The user will upload the documents by clicking on Choose file
button and selecting the file. In case the user feels to enter any remark,
the same can be done in remarks column.
(ag) The user will then accept the declaration by clicking on the box
and submit the application. Once the application is submitted, the
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same will be forwarded to approving authority and updated on the
dashboard of the user with status as PENDING as shown below.
(ah) The user can edit application till the time the status is pending.
The same can be done by clicking on pen sign in the action column.
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o After uploading the additional documents, the user will
re-submit the application and the same will be forwarded to the
approving authority for further action and also the status of the
application will change to DEFICIENT DOCUMENT
SUBMITTED as shown below.
The user will also receive a mail with the rejection letter on
his/her email id.
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(ak) After the documents are accepted, the user will receive a mail to
forward the hard copy of the documents by post to the approving
authority and upload the proof of despatch on the portal.
(al) For uploading the proof of despatch the user will click on the plus
sign in the action column as shown in the image below.
(am) On doing so, the user will be directed to the screen where he
will have the option of uploading image as proof of despatch. The
user can upload two different photographs at a time. After doing so,
the user will submit and the same will be updated in the application
and the status of the application will change to DESPATCH PROOF
UPLOADED. As shown below.
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letter will be forwarded to the user and the status of the
application will be changed to PRODUCT REJECTED.
(ap) Once the hard copy of documents are accepted, a mail will be
forwarded to the user with date and time for presentation to the
approving authority and the status of the application will change to
PRESENTATION SCHEDULED, as shown below.
(aq) The user will visit the approving authority and carry out the
presentation of the product. On completion of the presentation the
status on the application will change to PRESENTATION
COMPLETED, as shown below.
(as) Once the factory visit is completed, the user will enter the date of
visit and also upload the photographs of visit as proof of visit, as shown
below.
(at) After saving the above details, the status of the application will
change to AWAITING REPORT as the rep of approving authority will
compile the visit report and submit to approving authority for further
action.
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(au) On receipt of visit report by approving authority the status of the
application will change to AWAITING DECISION.
(av) After final vetting of all the reports the application will be approved
or rejected by the approving authority.
(aa) The user will select the name of the product for which the
renewal application is to be processed from the dropdown. On doing
so, the user will be directed to the screen as shown below.
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(xiv) Helpdesk. The option of HELPDESK is given in the application to
help the users in addressing the technical issues and concerns while
accessing the web application.
(xvi) My Account. By using My Account the user can update the profile
password and also view his/her profile.
(ac) My Profile. The can view his/ her profile by clicking on this
option, as shown below.
(ad) The option to edit the profile will be incorporated in the
subsequent version of the application.
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LIST OF PRODUCT CATEGORY
2 Electrical Products
For registration in others category, the
vendors are requested to approach the
3 Others
nearest MES Zone, to get the specific
product added in the category.
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LIST OF SUB PRODUCT CATEGORY
1 Cement
2 Steel
3 All Runway Related Products
4 Construction Chemicals
5 Waterproofing
6 PEB
7 Floor Tiles
8 Wall Tiles
9 Paints
10 Factory made Doors
11 Factory made Windows
12 Ply/ Veneers
13 Laminates
14 False Ceiling
15 Particle Boards
16 Wooden Board Sheets
17 Wooden Floor
19 Pipes
20 Others For registration in others
category, the vendors are
requested to approach the
nearest MES Zone, to get the
specific product added in the
category.
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LIST OF SUB PRODUCT CATEGORY
1 STPS
2 WTPS
3 Water Treatment Products
6 Lifts/ Elevators
7 DG Sets
8 Crane
12 HT Circuit Breakers
13 Automatic Power Factor Correction
Panels
14 HT Cables
15 Switch
16 Sockets
17 Fans
18 Lights
19 Light fittings
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LIST OF DOCUMENTS/ CHECKLIST TO BE UPLOADED / FORWARDED BY
VENDOR
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LIST OF DOCUMENTS/ CHECKLIST TO BE UPLOADED / FORWARDED BY
VENDOR
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14 RANGE OF PRODUCTS OPC 43 GR,53,PSC AND PPC
MANUFACTURED
15 DISCHARGING OF SOCIAL ACTIVELY RUNNING WELFARE SCHEMES/PROGRAMS
RESPONSIBILITY
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LIST OF DOCUMENTS/ CHECKLIST TO BE UPLOADED / FORWARDED BY
VENDOR
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19 LAST THREE YEARS BALANCE SHEET CLEARLY SHOWING TURN OVER
20 LIST OF DEAIR NETWORK IN INDIA
21 PRICE LIST & COST ANALYSIS WITH RESPECT TO EQULVALENT PRODUCT AVAILABLE
IN MARKET
22 COMPANY ORGANISATION CHART
23 RELEVANT CLEARANCES OF GOVERNMENT LIKE CPCB,INCOME TAX, LABOUR
DEPARTMENT,EXCISE DUTIES
24 RAW MATERIAL DETAILS[SOURCE,QUALITY AND COPIES OF PURCHASE ORDERS]
25 PHOTOGRAPHS OF OFFICE AND FACTORY PREMISES AND SOFT COPY IN THE FORM
OF CD CONTAINING PRODUCT PROFILE AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF OFFICE AND
PERMISES
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LIST OF DOCUMENTS/ CHECKLIST TO BE UPLOADED / FORWARDED BY
VENDOR
3 PRODUCT CATALOG
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