Parliament Question: Procurement through GeM

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3234 ANSWERED ON 20/03/2026 PROCUREMENT THROUGH GeM

3234. SHRI NEERAJ DANGI

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) the total value of procurement made through Government e Marketplace (GeM) during the last three years;

(b) the number of sellers currently registered on the GeM and the number of sellers out of them belonging to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) category;

(c) whether Government is implementing any special scheme to enhance the participation of small and rural entrepreneurs through GeM; and

(d) whether Government has any plan to expand the GeM platform internationally to promote exports? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) The total value of procurement made through GeM during the last three financial years is as

under:

Financial Year Value (₹ in Crore) 2022-23 2,01,345 2023-24 4,03,547 2024-25 5,43,039

(b) As on 9th March 2026, a total of 24,60,079 profile completed sellers are registered on the GeM portal, out of which 11,12,302 sellers belong to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(MSME) category.

(c) GeM has implemented the following to enhance participation of MSME on GeM: i. GeM has integration with Udyam database to verify and update status of sellers as MSMEs. ii. In case of direct purchase from Marketplace, buyers are provided with the marketplace filters to identify the products offered by MSEs.

iii. In line with Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) order, 2012 functionality provided for reserving the bid for procurement from MSEs, giving purchase preference and relaxation in EMD(Earnest Money Deposit)/prior experience/turnover.

(d) The functionality of Global Tender Enquiry has been operationalized on GeM portal to allow participation of international bidders. *****