THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)
(a): GeM is a platform which facilitates online procurement for various government buyers. With multiple procurement modes, inbuilt policies for automated market adjustments and end to end digital processes to enable vibrant buyer-seller engagement; GeM has evolved as an increasingly transparent, efficient and inclusive platform, with MSMEs making up over 56% of the cumulative Gross Merchandise Value on GeM. Few of the key features of GeM are mentioned at Annexure-A.
(b): Yes, Sir.
(c): The 5th edition of the Annual two day National Public Procurement Conclave [NPPC] 2021 was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of State for Commerce and Industry on 9th August, 2021 through the virtual CII-HIVES platform. The key features of the two day Conclave are mentioned at Annexure-B.
(d): Yes, Sir.
(e): Details including the State of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra are mentioned at Annexure-C.
(f): Government of India has amended the Rule 149 of General Financial Rules (GFR) to stipulate that goods and services that are available on GeM should be mandatorily procured through GeM. Details are mentioned at Annexure-D
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Annexure-A
Some of the Salient features of GeM
a) Rich listing of products for individual category of goods/services
b) Direct purchase for amounts upto INR 25000 in line with GFR provisions
c) L1 purchase for amounts greater than INR 25000 and less than INR 5 Lakhs in line with GFR provisions
d) Facility for bidding and reverse auction for procurement
e) Forward auction facility for selling of scrap etc.
f) Proprietary Article Certificate Bid- Procurement of specific product as per requirement
g) Price Trends and Price Comparison from Multiple Suppliers
h) Direct notifications to sellers
i) Integrated Payment System
j) Interface to search, compare, select and buy
k) Dashboard for sellers and buyers for monitoring entire procurement lifecycle
l) Online incident and grievance redressal mechanism for quick resolution
m) Integration with various agencies like GSTN, UIDAI, PAN, MCA, Udyam portal , Banks for authentications of personal details
n) No charges or fee for getting registered as seller or buyer
o) Special provisions and sections for startups, MSMEs and Emporium products
p) Fully online, secured, paperless and contactless platform
q) Easy access for sellers to participate in bids/reverse auction
r) System for rating of buyers and sellers in place.
s) Dynamic Pricing based on market conditions
t) Direct access to Government departments and their organizations.
Annexure-B
Key features of the National Public Procurement Conclave 2021
a) Virtual panel discussion sessions were held on the role of GeM in public procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic, potential and challenges for Defence, Railways and CPSEs in public procurement, and the scope for under-served seller groups such as women and tribal entrepreneurs, MSEs, Startups, Artisans, Weavers, Divyanjan, and Hunarhaat craftsmen. 10,197 participants attended the conclave virtually.
b) 986 virtual B2B and B2G meetings were held between GeM buyers and sellers,
c) A virtual GeM stall was established to resolve queries on the spot and facilitate registration of sellers and buyers,
d) 72 digital exhibitions of various products and services by sellers were held for 30 days
e) The Conclave culminated with a prize distribution ceremony in which top 2 performing buyers and sellers were recognized and felicitated for leading their procurement efforts on GeM in 2020-21 based on their order volume and value.
Annexure-C
Statewise details of direct purchase, bidding and reverse auction on GeM as on date
Overall
Purchase Mode Order Value in INR
Direct Purchase 3,77,41,99,85,707
Bidding 8,35,05,58,53,654
Reverse Auction 1,94,80,06,97,568
States/UTs
S.No State Order Value in INR(BID) Order Value in INR(RA) Order Value in INR(DIRECT)
1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 1,65,93,76,801 16,79,32,923 53,88,53,204
2 ANDHRA PRADESH 9,38,89,49,830 80,27,69,837 2,35,50,00,749
3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 91,91,86,415 18,11,74,308 63,51,37,485
4 ASSAM 4,52,97,48,108 36,57,44,333 1,07,54,00,980
5 BIHAR 11,59,10,56,949 9,88,49,37,241 3,95,03,75,962
6 CHANDIGARH 11,47,07,95,538 61,55,14,674 1,62,10,16,552
7 CHHATTISGARH 7,26,81,41,601 41,99,40,262 10,54,31,87,951
8 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 4,03,38,779 3,98,306 24,48,20,096
9 DAMAN AND DIU 20,16,71,571 48,48,140 46,58,10,137
10 DELHI 23,07,83,66,972 1,98,54,95,393 15,11,13,96,208
11 GOA 14,73,42,202 2,07,31,413 24,80,60,788
12 GUJARAT 29,87,00,53,638 16,64,12,99,023 14,07,46,47,862
13 HARYANA 5,27,49,42,500 82,78,64,286 4,12,06,45,512
14 HIMACHAL PRADESH 1,52,82,34,087 54,70,05,698 2,15,38,72,208
15 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 5,80,50,00,958 2,81,10,15,917 8,97,40,14,279
16 JHARKHAND 4,94,57,19,992 1,00,29,14,081 4,46,41,77,605
17 KARNATAKA 6,80,11,75,148 73,70,80,521 3,87,91,36,721
18 KERALA 3,46,14,67,606 10,51,63,558 2,69,51,24,896
19 LADAKH 70,54,23,142 64,84,217 31,79,27,932
20 LAKSHADWEEP 13,57,17,069 - 16,72,85,688
21 MADHYA PRADESH 22,12,93,36,820 4,12,71,49,687 19,62,55,36,416
22 MAHARASHTRA 24,81,09,58,196 3,15,06,69,487 8,03,96,64,350
23 MANIPUR 1,42,12,85,163 18,63,740 37,64,42,152
24 MEGHALAYA 25,35,24,722 50,48,872 5,92,82,562
25 MIZORAM 7,64,69,448 3,71,047 7,41,41,707
26 NAGALAND 14,81,50,796 57,47,742 18,33,81,871
27 ORISSA 11,36,25,86,052 3,48,50,17,726 3,83,78,97,051
28 PUDUCHERRY 82,65,44,179 3,96,17,404 17,28,90,211
29 PUNJAB 7,49,30,92,935 4,92,44,61,083 3,04,49,59,018
30 RAJASTHAN 5,83,46,62,138 29,71,44,968 3,09,40,42,450
31 SIKKIM 5,01,20,231 1,29,992 22,03,87,817
32 TAMIL NADU 3,58,05,50,827 20,13,84,187 4,12,39,82,462
33 TELANGANA 2,16,13,21,070 9,73,60,149 4,70,09,65,457
34 TRIPURA 1,08,61,86,860 11,33,95,509 53,03,89,247
35 UTTAR PRADESH 95,48,07,05,322 7,36,32,28,079 50,45,54,96,637
36 UTTARAKHAND 2,84,82,46,586 13,87,13,610 2,83,82,15,116
37 WEST BENGAL 4,34,61,84,674 81,00,27,979 1,10,53,64,567
Annexure-D
1. As per GFR, GeM portal shall be utilized by Government buyers for direct on-line purchase as under: -
(i) Up to Rs.25,000/- through any of the available suppliers on GeM, meeting the requisite quality, specification and delivery period.
(ii) Above Rs.25,000/- and up to Rs.5,00,000/- through the GeM Seller having lowest price amongst the available sellers (excluding automobiles where current limit of Rs. 30 lakh will continue), of at least three different manufacturers, on GeM, meeting the requisite quality, specification and delivery period. The tools for online bidding and online reverse auction available on GeM can be used by the Buyers even for procurement less than Rs 5,00,000.
(iii) Above Rs. 5,00,000, through the supplier having lowest price meeting the requisite quality, specification and delivery period after mandatorily obtaining bids, using online bidding or reverse auction tool provided on GeM (excluding automobiles where current limit of Rs. 30 lakh will continue).
2. In addition, Cabinet Secretariat, Department of Public Enterprises and Administrative Ministries of the Government of India have issued a series of instructions from time to time advising Government departments, CPSEs and other Central Government organisations to make efforts to maximize procurement of goods and services from GeM.
3. All the State Governments and Union Territories (UTs) are also utilising GeM portal for making procurements. All states and UTs, except Sikkim, have executed MoUs with GeM for seamless procurement of Goods and Services required by them to fully realize the immense advantages accruing in terms of ease of procurement through an open and transparent procurement platform.
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