Executive Summary:
This document summarizes the response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2569 regarding the Government eMarketplace (GeM), answered on August 5, 2025. It provides details on supplier registration, participation in trade activities, and measures to identify and remove shell companies from the GeM portal. Data is provided up to July 30, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
Supplier Registration:
* Annexure I details the State/UT-wise and year-wise number of new suppliers registered on GeM who have completed their profiles.
* The total number of new profile-completed suppliers registered on GeM are: 1,40,721 (2022-23), 7,40,169 (2023-24), 1,93,083 (2024-25), and 50,646 (2025-26 up to July 30, 2025).
Supplier Participation:
* 5,19,782 sellers have actively participated in trade activities by uploading catalogs or participating in bids.
* 19,955 suppliers from Tamil Nadu have actively participated in trade activities on the GeM portal.
Shell Company Identification:
* GeM portal is integrated with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs database to ensure only valid companies are registered.
Impact Analysis:
Suppliers:
Impact: Provides a platform to sell products directly to government entities. Registration and profile completion are necessary for participation.
Action Required: Register on the GeM portal and complete profiles to participate in trade activities.
Government Departments and Organizations:
Impact: Can procure goods and services directly from registered suppliers.
Action Required: Utilize the GeM portal for procurement needs.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry:
Impact: Responsible for overseeing and managing the GeM portal, including ensuring the validity of registered companies.
Action Required: Maintain and update the GeM portal, ensuring integration with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs database.
Key Entities Referenced
Government eMarketplace GeM: An online platform for government procurement, facilitating direct sales from suppliers to government departments and organizations.
Dr. M K VISHNU PRASAD: Member of Parliament who raised a question in Lok Sabha regarding Government eMarketplace.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade, industrial policy and promotion.
SHRI JITIN PRASADA: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, responsible for answering the question in Lok Sabha.
Tamil Nadu: A state in southern India, specifically mentioned in the context of supplier participation on the GeM portal.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs: The Indian government ministry that maintains the database of registered companies, used for verification on the GeM portal.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question regarding Government eMarketplace was raised.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: A union territory of India. This territory is listed in the Annexure I document, which specifies State/UT-wise number of new suppliers who have registered themselves on the Government e Marketplace GeM.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2569
ANSWERED ON 05/08/2025
GOVERNMENT e-MARKETPLACE
2569. Dr. M K VISHNU PRASAD:
Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री) be pleased
to state:
(a) the details and the number of new suppliers who have registered themselves in
the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to enable them to sell their products directly
to various Government departments and organizations, State and year-wise
during last three years and current year;
(b) the number of suppliers who have actively participated in trade activities on the
Portal out of the total registered;
(c) the details and the total number of suppliers who have participated in the Portal
from Tamil Nadu, in absolute figures as well as comparative to the rest of the
country; and
(d) whether there is any mechanism to identify and weed out shell companies or fake
companies from the GeM Portal, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्यमंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद)
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a) The State /UT-wise and year-wise number of new suppliers who have registered
themselves on the Government e Marketplace (GeM) and completed their profiles as on
30th July 2025 is placed at Annexure I.
(b) & (c) A total of 5,19,782 sellers have actively participated in trade activities (catalogue
uploaded on GeM or participated in bid) on the Portal out of the total registered. The total
number of suppliers who have actively participated in the trade activities on GeM portal
from Tamil Nadu is 19,955.
(d) GeM portal has online integration with the database of Ministry of Corporate Affairs to
ensure that only valid companies are registered on GeM.
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1Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to Part(a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2569
for answer on 05.08.2025
State /UT-wise and year-wise number of new suppliers who have registered themselves
on the Government e Marketplace (GeM) and completed their profiles is as below:
Number of new profile completed suppliers
registered on GeM in the FY
State 2025-26
2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 (upto 30 July
2025)
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 671 564 622 218
Andhra Pradesh 2,011 3,581 2,020 844
Arunachal Pradesh 215 245 322 131
Assam 2,957 5,203 3,255 1157
Bihar 5,030 8,736 4,523 1568
Chandigarh 576 544 441 174
Chhattisgarh 2,038 1,30,696 10,357 2034
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman
107 95 23 30
and Diu
Delhi 11,735 13,236 9,864 4117
Goa 352 546 2,051 110
Gujarat 12,588 13,102 11,886 4322
Haryana 5,572 10,770 5,329 2124
Himachal Pradesh 1,197 1,344 1,129 418
Jammu and Kashmir 5,146 4,852 4,455 1791
Jharkhand 3,160 10,190 3,830 1112
Karnataka 5,843 8,865 5,004 1842
Kerala 2,135 2,935 1,817 654
Ladakh 158 119 254 142
Lakshadweep 3 9 6 0
Madhya Pradesh 7,095 10,978 10,964 2270
Maharashtra 18,202 4,35,149 62,742 6122
Manipur 308 197 242 116
Meghalaya 207 225 187 97
Mizoram 64 75 81 32
Nagaland 148 148 150 65
Odisha 2,770 7,830 2,809 1047
Puducherry 183 168 174 61
Punjab 3,463 3,400 3,319 1358
Rajasthan 5,545 7,184 5,932 2156
Sikkim 79 98 114 36
Tamil Nadu 6,266 7,649 6,015 1901
Telangana 3,040 3,903 3,002 1172
Tripura 286 333 315 109
Uttar Pradesh 22,732 27,764 21,969 8357
Uttarakhand 2,392 3,721 2,272 855
West Bengal 6,447 15,715 5,608 2087
Total 1,40,721 7,40,169 1,93,083 50,646
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