Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will tomorrow launch an "e-marketplace" for online purchase of goods and services by various central government ministries and departments.
"Complete Transparency- 'Government e-Market place' end to end Digital India platform for government procurement to be launched tomorrow," the ministry said in a tweet today.
The move is aimed at bringing in more transparency and streamlining the government procurement of goods and services.
The Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D) has developed the portal for the purpose. The department, which is under the Commerce Ministry, carries out the procurement.
