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Piyush Goyal Urges More State Agencies to Join Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
✍️ The Economic Times
🗓 11 Aug 2026, 07:36 PM
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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has called for a broader participation of state government agencies on the Government e-Marketplace platform, aiming to streamline procurement and reduce costs.
Piyush Goyal, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, stressed the importance of expanding the use of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) among state government agencies.
He highlighted that GeM offers greater transparency, faster procurement cycles, and significant cost savings for public entities.
The minister urged state governments to onboard their procurement units onto the platform, ensuring a unified digital procurement ecosystem.
This push aligns with the central government’s broader strategy to digitise public procurement and improve efficiency across all levels of administration.
He highlighted that GeM offers greater transparency, faster procurement cycles, and significant cost savings for public entities.
The minister urged state governments to onboard their procurement units onto the platform, ensuring a unified digital procurement ecosystem.
This push aligns with the central government’s broader strategy to digitise public procurement and improve efficiency across all levels of administration.