Government Of India Scheme Notes – On Ministry Of Commerce And Industry – For W.B.C.S. Examination.

ভারত সরকার প্রকল্পের নোট – বাণিজ্য ও শিল্প মন্ত্রক সম্পর্কিত – WBCS পরীক্ষা।

1. Womaniya on Government e Marketplace
• It is an initiative launched by the Government eMarketplace (GeM) to enable women entrepreneurs and self-help groups to sell different products at the platform.Continue Reading Government Of India Scheme Notes – On Ministry Of Commerce And Industry – For W.B.C.S. Examination.
• Key features of the initiative:
o The initiative – Womaniya on GeM – seeks to develop women
entrepreneurship on the margins of society to achieve gender-inclusive
economic growth.
o The initiative would enable women entrepreneurs and women self-help
groups to sell handicrafts and handloom, jute and coir products, home
décor and office furnishings, directly to various government ministries,
departments and institutions.
o Womaniya on GeM will address goals and objectives under United
Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and
empower all women and girls.
• About GeM:
o It is an online marketplace to facilitate procurement of goods and
services by various Ministries and agencies of the Government.
o The platform offers online, end to end solution for procurement of
commonly used goods and services for all Central government and
State Government Ministries/Departments including its
attached/subordinate offices, Central and State autonomous bodies,
Central and State Public Sector Units and local bodies etc.
o The “Seller(s)” on GeM will be the OEMs (Original Equipment
Manufacturers) and/or their authorized channel partner(s)/ resellers
(having any general authorization / dealership of the OEM to sell their
product in open market) and e- Marketplaces.
o It aims to enhance transparency, efficiency and speed in public
procurement of goods and services and eliminate corruption.
o Government e Marketplace is a 100% government owned company
setup under the aegis of Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry for
procurement of common use goods and services by Government
ministries, departments and CPSEs.
2. National Mission on Government e-Market (GeM) Portal
• The government has launched the National Mission on Government
eMarketplace (GeM) for increasing awareness and accelerating the use of
(GeM).
• The National Mission will cover all central government departments, states
and public sector undertakings in a mission mode.
• It is aimed at creating awareness about GeM, train the buyers and sellers, get
them registered in GeM and increase the procurement through GeM.
• It also aims to promote inclusiveness by empowering various categories of
sellers and service providers such as MSMEs, start-ups, domestic
manufacturers, women entrepreneurs, and Self-Help Groups.

• The mission also aims to give a boost to cashless, contactless, paperless
transactions in line with Digital India objectives.

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