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Preliminary   > Governance   >   e-Governance   >   Digital India

ABOUT GeM:

  • It is an online market platform to facilitate procurement of goods and services by various Ministries and agencies of the Government.
  • It has been envisaged as National Procurement Portal of India.
  • It functions under Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, Ministry of Commerce and Industries.

OBJECTIVES:

  • To enhance transparency, efficiency and speed in public procurement.
  • It provides the tools of e-bidding, reverse e-auction and demand aggregation to facilitate the government users, achieve the best value for their money.

Womaniya on GeM:

  • It is an initiative launched by the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to enable women entrepreneurs and self-help groups to sell different products at the platform.

PRELIMS QUESTION:

Q. Consider the following statements on Government e-Marketplace (GeM):

  1. It is an online market platform to facilitate procurement of goods and services by various wings of government.
  2. It functions under Ministry of Commerce and Industries

Which of the statements given above is/are correct:

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to Prelims question