UP govt targets Rs 10,000 cr of GeM procurement in current financial year

The Uttar Pradesh government is targetting gross merchandise value (GMV) worth Rs 10,000 crore on GeM (Government e-Marketplace) platform during the current financial year (2019-20) .

The current GeM procurement will be a growth of 300 per cent as compared to about Rs 2,500 crore obtained in 2018-19. In fact, UP topped the list of Indian states having highest GeM transactions over the past two years, and has been feted by the Centre.

GeM is an end-to-end e-market, where common user goods and services can be procured by various government organisations, including ministries, departments, public sector undertakings (PSU), autonomous bodies