PM Modi hails GeM; encourages people to read Piyush Goyal's 'insightful' piece on it

Expressing satisfaction on the overall progress of Government e-Marketplace (GeM) - digital public procurement platform of the central government - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said besides energising transparent governance, it will also help marginalised people of the country in several ways.

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"The government's push for transparent governance gets a digital boost. GeM India is opening doors for the marginalised, cutting red tape and ensuring massive savings", the Prime Minister posted on X.

Sharing an article on the subject, written by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, PM Modi encouraged people to read it by saying, it's "a detailed take on the GeM platform by Union Minister Shri @PiyushGoyal, an insightful read!"

"The government's push for transparent governance gets a digital boost," the Prime Minister's Office posted on X.

Talking about it, Goyal wrote that it has become a key engine of Modi's vision of a developed India by 2047.

"Since its inception, the digital public procurement platform @GeM India has become a key engine of PM @NarendraModi ji's vision of Viksit Bharat 2047," the union minister also posted on the X.

"In nine years since PM Modi launched the transformative digital initiative, GeM has revolutionised the way government buys goods and services by weeding out corruption and giving business opportunities to startups, MSMEs, women and businesses in small towns," the minister wrote in the article that was published in an English daily.