The Government e Marketplace (GeM) platform was launched on 9 th August, 2016 as an online, end to end solution for procurement of commonly used goods and services for all Central Government and State Government Ministries, Departments, Public Sector Units (PSUs) and affiliated bodies.

The purpose of this document is to establish a robust structure and basic set of rules that will guide the different facets of the GeM initiative across strategy and operations. This document is in furtherance to the following Government directives issued in relation to GeM.

Benefits of GEM registration for Sellers

• Direct access to all Government departments.
• One-stop shop for marketing with minimal efforts
• One-stop shop for bids / reverse auction on products / services
• New Product Suggestion facility available to Sellers
• Dynamic pricing: Price can be changed based on market conditions
• Seller friendly dashboard for selling, and monitoring of supplies and payments
• Consistent and uniform purchase procedures

Gem Benefits For Buyers

• Offers rich listing of products for individual categories of Goods/Services
• Makes available search, compare, select and buy facility
• Enables buying Goods and Services online, as and when required.
• Provides transparency and ease of buying
• Ensures continuous vendor rating system
• Up-to-date user-friendly dashboard for buying, monitoring supplies and payments
• Provision of easy return policy