Government e-Marketplace is an initiative by Government of India as a Public Portal for procurement of goods and services for all Central Government as well as State Government Ministries, Departments, Public Sector Units (PSUs) and affiliated.

GeM portal aims to make public procurement process transparent, efficient, and inclusive. A state level conclave was organized with a purview to encourage the involvement of Odisha-based micro and small industries in government procurement throughGeM. More than 100 Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) from Odisha were onboarded on the portal during the conclave.

Mr. Saswat Mishra, IAS, Principal Secretary, MSME Department, Government of Odisha graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and appreciated the business opportunities that Odisha MSEs have received through GeM from both state and central government. He also urged the Odisha-based sellers and service providers to register on the GeM portal to participate in various tenders published on the portal.

Mr. Prasant Kumar Singh, CEO, GeM highlighted platform’s efforts to streamline the seller onboarding process while ensuring transparency, efficiency and inclusivity in tender participation. He further applauded the participation of Odisha based MSEs and acknowledged the support from various State Government departments in making GeM their preferred platform.

During the Conclave, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between World Trade Center Bhubaneswar and GeM with an aim to collectively facilitate the MSEs of the state to grow their businesses and explore better business opportunities.

Earlier in the session, Mr. Amardeep Gupta, Nodal Officer, GeM delivered the welcome address and highlighted unique functional features of the portal, MSE support through GeM Sahay – Collateral Free loans for MSEs, location based filter for direct purchase through the portal, top category of products procured through GeM and how GeM is driving social inclusion.

A GeM helpdesk and training to MSEs for onboarding as well as seller support on the portal was provided by Mr. Sudhansu Pradhan, Business Facilitator, GeM. GeM also felicitated Odisha MSEs in various categories for their achievement. Finance, Health, Police, ET&IT and Skill Departments were also felicitated during the program for their outstanding performance in public procurement as well as continued support to GeM platform.

Ms. Poma Tudu, Managing Director, Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited, Mr. Y Koyal, IG (Provision), Odisha Police and officials from various departments were also present in the conclave.

The MoU was inked on Saturday, 29th July 2023 at Hotel Lemon Tree Premier, Bhubaneswar.