About GEM Govt E-Marketplace, or GEM as it is commonly called, is a specified e-market website for services and goods which are procured by the Government Organizations / Departments and the PSUs. This marketplace came into the picture when the decision to transform DGS&D into a digital eCommerce portal was taken to ensure easy procurement and selling of goods and services.The Govt E-Marketplace (GEM) was built in a record time of five months. It today facilitates online procurement of commonly used goods & services required by different government departments. The platform aspires to better efficiency, transparency, and speed in the public procurement domain. It also offers the tools of reverse e-auction, e-bidding, and demand aggregation for facilitating government users in getting the best value for their expenses.The success chart of GEM can be seen through its many statistics.

• 60,090 - buyer organizations
• 4310423 - service and seller providers
• 9701 - product categories
• 279 - service categories
• 5482042 - products
• 166,323 - service offerings
• 10,064,958 - orders
• 245,455 - Transactions Value (Cr.)
• 773,293 - MSE Sellers & service providers
• 55.36 - Orders Value (MSE %)