5 States and a Union Territory (UT) have formally adopted the Centre’s Government e-Marketplace (GeM) initiative.
They are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh and Puducherry (UT).
In this regard, these states/UT have signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) to join GeM initiative.
Four more states including Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and Haryana, will ink such MoU soon.
GeM is an Online Market platform to facilitate procurement of goods and services by various Ministries and agencies of the Government.
It aims to enhance transparency, efficiency and speed in public procurement of goods and services and eliminate corruption.
It functions under Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D), Union Ministry of Commerce and Industries. GeM is a completely paperless, cashless and system driven e-market place that enables procurement of common use goods and services with minimal human interface.
Presently more than 40000 products in about 150 categories and hiring of transport service are available on GeM POC portal.
