Government e-marketplace, commonly known as GeM, is a platform hosted by DGS&D for procurement of goods & services by the Government department. Public procurement has always been an essential part of government activities. The government’s intention behind introducing GeM was to enhance transparency, efficiency, and speed in public procurement.
GeM provides the tools of e-bidding, reverse e-auction, and demand aggregation to facilitate the government users, achieve the best value for their money. The list of entities who can register their business on the GeM portal is Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Liability Partnership, Private Limited Company, Public Limited Company, Foreign Subsidiary Company, etc.