Government e-Marketplace

Launched in 2016, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is a 100 percent government-owned company setup under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
It is a completely paperless, cashless and system driven e-market place that enables procurement of common use goods and services with minimal human interface.
GeM aims to enhance transparency, efficiency and speed in public procurement.
GeM was developed with the technical support of the National eGovernance Division (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology).

In 2017, the government made it mandatory for all the departments and ministries to source goods and services from the GeM.

To affect an evolution in public procurement promoting a transparent, efficient and inclusive marketplace.

Institute a unified procurement policy to encourage behavioral change and drive reform.
Establish a lean, dynamic organization capable of continuous innovation and market driven decision making.
Build an easy to use, fully automated platform to ensure transparency and efficiency in procurement
Demonstrate commitment to delivering value by ensuring right quality at right price
Create a sustainable ecosystem covering all stakeholders and driving inclusive development in India

Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), the public sector manufacturing unit of the Ministry of AYUSH had a recent tie up with the Government e-Market (GeM) portal for selling its products online.

IMPCL is the only CPSE under Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India and its prices are vetted and finalised by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) for their Ayurvedic & Unani Medicines.
With this decision of GeM, the Ayurvedic and Unani medicines of IMPCL will figure on the GeM portal to hundreds of government sector buyers, at prices finalised by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure.
This will facilitate quick procurement of these medicines by Central/State Government institutions for their healthcare programmes.

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