{"id":37897,"date":"2025-05-19T15:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/gem-digital-governance-a-national-shift-towards-transparent-procurement\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T15:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:45:14","slug":"gem-digital-governance-a-national-shift-towards-transparent-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/gem-digital-governance-a-national-shift-towards-transparent-procurement\/","title":{"rendered":"GeM-Digital-Governance: A National Shift Towards Transparent Procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><b>New Delhi [India], May 19:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In a reflection of the strong Union of India\u2019s quest towards digital revolution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared an article by Union Minister Piyush Goyal on the Gem-Digital-Governance portal. Launched under the broad objective of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the GeM portal is a significant step towards<\/span><b> inclusive and transparent governance.<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The government\u2019s push for transparent governance gets a digital boost.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeM_India?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@GeM_India<\/a> is opening doors for the marginalised, cutting red tape and ensuring massive savings.<\/p>\n<p>A detailed take on the GeM platform by Union Minister Shri <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiyushGoyal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PiyushGoyal<\/a>, an insightful read! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/roSqukTgV3\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/roSqukTgV3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PMO India (@PMOIndia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia\/status\/1924359989730140181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GeM, or Government e-Marketplace, is a robust procurement portal that <\/span><b>restricts<\/b> <b>corruption, encourages competition, and facilitates level playing fields<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for small businessmen and suppliers. Since its inception, it has transformed how the government purchases goods and services, from secrecy and delay to transparency, efficiency, and trust.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>GeM-Digital-Governance as a Cornerstone Reform<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GeM-digital-governance is not just a tech fix; it is a regime of policy discipline in line with the nation\u2019s vision for<\/span><b> economic justice.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The vision behind the revolution is one of an open, affordable, and equitable procurement regime. It ensures that even the smallest vendor from the remotest corner of the country is on an equal playing field for government buying, removing red tape in the traditional sense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the words of Shri Modi, the digital push is \u201copening doors of opportunities for the marginalised\u201d and \u201cenabling massive savings.\u201d His remark pinpoints the GeM platform\u2019s dual achievement: <\/span><b>social equity and fiscal prudence.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Key Takeaways from the GeM-Digital-Governance Success:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Savings and Efficiency:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Thanks to automation and digital validation, GeM has enabled departments to purchase good commodities at reasonable prices, leading to huge public savings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Empowering MSMEs:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Several micro and small units, especially women- and SC\/ST-owned enterprises, have joined the GeM family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transparency of Workflow:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> End-to-end digital documentation ensures traceability and averts fraud.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Speed and Scale:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> More than \u20b94.5 lakh crore worth of transactions have been executed on the platform, a pointer to the scale of adoption.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Inclusivity in Procurement:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Opportunities like the \u201cStartup Runway\u201d and \u201cWomaniya\u201d ensure the platform is inclusive and futuristic.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shri Piyush Goyal\u2019s incisive article is an insider\u2019s perspective on the policy thinking behind the platform. He colours GeM as a tool of \u201crevolutionary governance,\u201d reshaping how the Indian government interacts with the economy and the people.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Looking Ahead<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As India enters its digital era, portals like GeM are the very bedrock of governance, becoming the norm. They bring simplicity, standardisation, and accountability, values the Prime Minister has repeatedly reiterated as the foundations of a <\/span><b>New India.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GeM-digital-governance is a case of public sector reform in current times, one in which transparency, inclusivity, and national interest meet. It is a model that not just Indian states but other emerging markets worldwide can look to and emulate sound public procurement systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pnndigital.com\/category\/news\/\"><strong>PNN News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], May 19: In a reflection of the strong Union of India\u2019s quest towards digital revolution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared an article by Union Minister Piyush Goyal on the Gem-Digital-Governance portal. Launched under the broad objective of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the GeM portal is a significant step towards inclusive and transparent&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/05\/19\/gem-digital-governance-a-national-shift-towards-transparent-procurement\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;GeM-Digital-Governance: A National Shift Towards Transparent Procurement&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[54],"class_list":["post-37897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}