Uttar Pradesh tops in buying from GeM portal | 04 Apr 2022

Why in News?

According to the recent data provided by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh has been in the first position in the entire country in the last 5 years in the purchase done from GeM portal.

Key Points

• According to government data, over Rs 20,642 crore have been procured by various departments through GeM portal in the last five years.
• Gujarat ranks second with a purchase of Rs 7,400 crore, while Madhya Pradesh is at the third position with a purchase of Rs 5,000 crore.
• GeM is a one-stop national public procurement portal to facilitate online procurement of general use goods and services required by various Central and State Government Departments/Organizations/Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
• It was launched in the year 2016 to bring transparency and efficiency in the government procurement process.