**Executive Summary**
On December 5, 2025, the Government e Marketplace (GeM), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, conducted a full-day orientation program in New Delhi. The program, titled “GeM – Transforming Public Procurement in India,” was specifically designed for probationers of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) to provide practical exposure to India's evolving digital public procurement ecosystem. Seventeen IDAS probationers from the 2024 Batch visited GeM as part of their departmental training and attachment with CGDA Headquarters.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **GeM's Role and Vision:**
* Digital procurement, emphasized by CEO Mihir Kumar, is central to building a transparent and accountable governance framework.
* GeM equips stakeholders with tools for faster, data-driven, and compliant decision-making.
* GeM aims to strengthen its partnership with Defense institutions and support the development of public finance and procurement professionals.
* **Orientation Program Content:**
* Sessions covered key procurement concepts, processes, and best practices.
* Addressed buyer challenges and platform-enabled solutions.
* Included compliance essentials and policy frameworks.
* Provided information on grievance redressal, incident management, and support systems.
* Featured a hands-on demonstration of the GeM Portal.
* **Interactive Engagement:**
* Probationers could engage with GeM teams and seek clarifications on the procurement lifecycle.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: IDAS Probationers**
* **Impact:** The probationers gained practical exposure to India's rapidly evolving digital public procurement ecosystem. They became familiar with GeM's core principles, governance practices, and technology-driven reforms that enhance transparency, competition, and efficiency across government procurement.
* **Action Required:** Apply the knowledge and skills gained during the orientation in their future roles to advance transformation across the Defence sector.
**Stakeholder: Defence Institutions**
* **Impact:** The orientation program strengthens GeM's partnership with Defence institutions.
* **Action Required:** Collaborate with GeM to support the development of public finance and procurement professionals through structured training and capacity-building programs.
Key Entities Referenced
Government e Marketplace (GeM): An online platform for public procurement in India.
Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS): A civil service of the Government of India responsible for auditing and accounting for defence expenditures.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry: The government ministry responsible for the development and regulation of international trade and commerce.
New Delhi: Location of the GeM office where the orientation program took place.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
GeM Hosts Orientation Session for IDAS
Probationers on Transforming Public
Procurement in India
प्रव तथ: 05 DEC 2025 10:45AM by PIB Delhi
Government e Marketplace (GeM), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, successfully
conducted a full-day orientation programme titled “GeM – Transforming Public Procurement in India” for
probationers of the Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) at the GeM Office, New Delhi.
Shri Mihir Kumar, CEO, GeM, in his keynote interaction, emphasised that digital procurement is central
to building a transparent, accountable and future-ready governance framework. He noted that GeM’s role
goes beyond simplifying procurement processes — it equips every stakeholder with tools that make
decision-making faster, data-driven and compliant. He added that GeM looks forward to Defence
Accounts professionals playing a pivotal role in advancing this transformation across the Defence sector.
The day-long orientation included sessions conducted by GeM’s vertical heads and domain specialists
covering:
Key procurement concepts, processes and best practices
Buyer challenges and platform-enabled solutions
Compliance essentials and policy frameworks
Grievance redressal, incident management and support systems
A comprehensive hands-on demonstration of the GeM Portal
The interactive discussions allowed probationers to engage directly with GeM teams, seek clarifications
and understand the complete procurement lifecycle, from demand creation and bidding to contract
management and payments.
As part of their departmental training and attachment with CGDA Headquarters, 17 IDAS probationers
from the 2024 Batch visited GeM to gain practical exposure to India’s rapidly evolving digital public
procurement ecosystem. The session familiarised them with GeM’s core principles, governance practices
and technology-driven reforms that have enhanced transparency, competition and efficiency across
government procurement.
GeM remains committed to strengthening its partnership with Defence institutions and supporting the
development of the next generation of public finance and procurement professionals through structured
training and capacity-building programmes.
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