NEW DELHI: State-run Authorities e-Market (GeM), one of many world’s largest e-commerce platforms for public procurement, on Monday mentioned it has began providing 8,000 sorts of seeds that may be purchased from central and state public sector undertakings on the platform.
These seeds could be procured by central/state public sector items and different our bodies for additional dissemination throughout the nation. (Shutterstock)
GeM has revamped and launched 170 seed classes on the portal, a commerce ministry assertion mentioned on Monday. GeM portal is among the many high three e-commerce platforms similar to Korea ON-line E-Procurement System (KONEPS) and Singapore’s GeBIZ with cumulative gross sales quantity crossing ₹10 lakh crore since inception.
“Created ahead of the upcoming cropping season, the newly populated categories feature nearly 8,000 seed varieties that can be procured by central/state PSUs [public sector undertakings] and other governing bodies for further dissemination across the country,” the assertion mentioned.
The seed classes, which have been created after session with stakeholders together with state seed companies and analysis our bodies, provide a prepared framework for seed procurement. The assertion mentioned these incorporate the extant guidelines and laws by the federal government and crucial parameters, easing your entire course of for procuring authorities.
“The roll out of these new categories is a part of GeM’s broader strategy to promote category-based procurement through the portal,” it mentioned. With an emphasis on growing effectivity, category-based procurement of seeds goals to cut back time consumed in tendering processes, stimulate transparency and accountability in authorities procurement, whereas facilitating elevated participation of sellers throughout the nation, it added.
“We invite sellers to leverage these new seed categories and list their offerings to participate freely in government tenders. We also encourage seed corporations/state bodies to utilise these new categories for cost-effective procurement of quality seeds” mentioned GeM deputy chief govt officer (dy CEO) Roli Khare.
Whereas each private and non-private sectors firms can promote their services by GeM, patrons can solely be authorities entities, together with gram panchayats and public sector companies. Defence procurement is likely one of the main enterprise actions within the platform. Meeting of BrahMos missile is being finished by GeM as a service contract. In defence, proper from supplying eggs as much as the missile components is being finished by the portal, a commerce ministry official mentioned.
GeM offers a degree taking part in discipline for home companies, notably smaller ones, bodily distant from in style markets, to develop and thrive. Of the ₹10 lakh crore gross merchandise worth, orders practically 50% have been awarded to marginalised vendor segments similar to artisans, weavers, craftsmen, micro and small enterprises, women-led items, farmer producer organisations and startups, he mentioned.