**Summary:**
As of August 25, 2025, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has surpassed ₹15 Lakh Crore in cumulative Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) since its inception in 2016. This milestone signifies the trust and confidence of buyers and sellers in GeM's objective to establish a transparent, efficient, and inclusive public procurement ecosystem.
Over the past nine years, GeM has evolved into a digital platform connecting government buyers with a diverse seller base, including Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), startups, women-led businesses, SC/ST Enterprises, and Self-Help Groups (SHGs). GeM's success is attributed to deepening inclusivity, simplifying processes, and fostering innovation to broaden opportunities across the nation. Key achievements include expanding access to government procurement for sellers across various sectors, strengthening the participation of MSEs, women entrepreneurs, and startups, ensuring transparency and accountability in procurement processes, and promoting digital adoption in governance in line with the Digital India vision.
GeM's future focus remains on deepening inclusivity, strengthening innovation, and sustaining efficiency to further transform public procurement in India and contribute to the vision of Viksit Bharat.
For further information, contact: Abhishek Dayal, Abhijith Narayanan, or Shabbir Azad. Release ID: 2160553.
Key Entities Referenced
Government e Marketplace (GeM): A digital platform for public procurement in India.
Gross Merchandise Value (GMV): A measure of the total value of merchandise sold through a marketplace over a certain period.
Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs): Small businesses that are an important part of the Indian economy and are actively encouraged to participate in GeM.
Shri Mihir Kumar: CEO of Government e Marketplace (GeM).
Viksit Bharat: A vision for a developed India.
Digital India: An initiative to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
India: The country where GeM operates and whose public procurement system is being transformed.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The ministry responsible for overseeing the Government e Marketplace (GeM).
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
GeM Surpasses 15 Lakh Crore in Cumulative GMV
Since Inception
Posted On: 25 AUG 2025 3:54PM by PIB Delhi
Government e Marketplace (GeM) has crossed a historic milestone of ₹15 Lakh Crore in cumulative Gross
Merchandise Value (GMV) since its inception in 2016.
This achievement underlines the trust and confidence of buyers and sellers across India in GeM’s vision of
creating a transparent, efficient and inclusive public procurement ecosystem. Over the past nine years, GeM
has evolved into a robust digital platform, bringing together government buyers and a diverse community of
sellers, including Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), startups, women-led businesses, SC/ST Enterprises
and Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
On this occasion, Shri Mihir Kumar, CEO, GeM, said: “Crossing the ₹15 Lakh Crore GMV milestone is a
testimony to the trust our stakeholders have placed in GeM. This success belongs to the lakhs of sellers and
buyers who have transformed the way public procurement is carried out in India. Our focus will continue to
be on deepening inclusivity, simplifying processes and fostering innovation so that opportunities reach every
corner of the country. Together, we are building a transparent, accountable and digitally empowered
procurement ecosystem aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat.”
Each transaction on GeM reflects more than procurement; it signifies efficiency, accountability and
empowerment. By simplifying processes, reducing entry barriers and embedding transparency through policy
and technology, GeM has enabled opportunities to reach the last mile while fostering entrepreneurship,
innovation, and equitable growth.
Key highlights of GeM’s journey include:
● Expanding access to government procurement for lakhs of sellers from varied sectors.
● Strengthening participation of MSEs, women entrepreneurs and startups.
● Ensuring transparency and accountability in every stage of procurement.
● Driving digital adoption in governance in line with the vision of Digital India.
This milestone belongs to the community of users, buyers, sellers, policymakers, and administrators, who
have made GeM a true enabler of change. It reinforces GeM’s role as a vital instrument in shaping a digitally
empowered, transparent, and inclusive economy, contributing to the larger vision of Viksit Bharat.
As GeM looks ahead, its focus remains on deepening inclusivity, strengthening innovation, and sustaining
efficiency to further transform public procurement in India.
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Abhishek Dayal/Abhijith Narayanan/Shabbir Azad
(Release ID: 2160553)