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The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has recorded more than 11.25 lakh registered MSE sellers on the platform as of November 30, 2025, according to a Commerce Ministry statement on Sunday.
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The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has recorded more than 11.25 lakh registered MSE sellers on the platform as of November 30, 2025, according to a Commerce Ministry statement on Sunday.
These enterprises have cumulatively secured orders worth Rs 7.44 lakh crore, accounting for 44.8 per cent of the total order value transacted through GeM, exceeding the mandated annual procurement target of 25 per cent. This participation reflects an expanding role of smaller enterprises in public procurement.
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Women-led enterprises have also registered increased participation on the platform. More than 2 lakh women-owned MSEs are currently active on GeM and have secured cumulative orders worth Rs 78,066 crore.
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Their participation is supported through initiatives such as Womaniya, which focus on onboarding, training and improving access to procurement opportunities for women entrepreneurs, the Commerce Ministry said.
Highlighting the significant performances registered at the platform, it said, in November 2025, a women-led MSE from Gujarat, FS Green Energies Private Limited, Vadodara, supplied renewable energy solutions valued at over Rs 53 crore to the Department of Heavy Industries.
During the same period, an MSE owned by an SC/ST entrepreneur, Infrastructure Development and Management Services, Nagpur, Maharashtra, supported surveillance infrastructure valued at Rs 29 crore for the Central Government. A startup based in Mumbai, Cloudstrats Technologies Private Limited, Maharashtra, delivered technology services amounting to Rs 191 crore, securing high-value contracts within a short period of scaling up operations.
At the GeM portal, buyers can identify products offered by MSEs, including women-led and SC/ST MSE sellers, through dedicated marketplace filters.
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