Government e-Marketplace begins outreach program in four states

By

Maverick Martins

Published
Dec 24, 2019

The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has kick-started its outreach program in the states of Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh to onboard new sellers.
 

GeM had earlier launched a national outreach program called ‘GeM Samvaad’ to increase in seller base in the country.
 
The outreach program in these four states was done to spread awareness about new features and functionalities of the portal and collect feedback.

The program will continue till February 17 covering all states and union territories across India.
 
“State departments and organisations along with public sector enterprises have been using GeM for their buying needs. Sellers from the states are also benefitting through the access to national public procurement market using the portal,” said an official statement from GeM.
 
Through the GeM portal, the government aims to help MSMEs and start-ups increase their revenues.
 
Launched in 2016, GeM currently has more than 15 lakh products, around 20,000 services, and more than three lakh registered sellers.