Military Affairs Department’s GeM orders cross Rs 1.35 lakh crore: Piyush Goyal
Orders placed through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) by the Military Affairs Department have crossed Rs 1.35 lakh crore, and defence accounts for nearly 15 per cent of the total procurement on the platform, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.
Addressing an event to celebrate the 10 years of the public procurement portal Government e-Marketplace (GeM), the minister said goods and services procured by central and state government departments and agencies have crossed Rs 5 lakh crore annually.
“The orders through GeM of the Department of Military Affairs have crossed Rs 1.35 lakh crore, and today defence accounts for nearly 15 per cent of all the procurement being carried out on GeM,” Goyal said.
Addressing an event to celebrate the 10 years of the public procurement portal Government e-Marketplace (GeM), the minister said goods and services procured by central and state government departments and agencies have crossed Rs 5 lakh crore annually.
“The orders through GeM of the Department of Military Affairs have crossed Rs 1.35 lakh crore, and today defence accounts for nearly 15 per cent of all the procurement being carried out on GeM,” Goyal said.