The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) on Monday organised a one-day GeM Excellence Event in Ranchi to strengthen transparent, efficient and technology-driven public procurement in Jharkhand.
Held at the Project Building in Dhurwa, the event aimed to familiarise government buyers and Jharkhand-based sellers with new features, improved processes, and recent reforms on the GeM platform, with a focus on expanding digital procurement across state departments.
GeM Chief Executive Officer Mihir Kumar, Secretary, Commercial Taxes Department Amit Kumar, Secretary, Finance Department (Expenditure) Abu Imran, Special Secretary, Finance Department, Sandeep Singh and Director, Social Welfare Directorate Kiran Kumari Pasi were among those present. Senior state officials, government buyers, sellers and GeM officers also attended the programme.
Addressing the gathering, Mihir Kumar said category-based procurement on GeM has made public purchasing more structured, faster and outcome-oriented. He said the platform follows a brand-neutral approach that ensures equal opportunity for all sellers, encourages fair competition, and helps the government procure goods and services at competitive prices.
He added that GeM’s internal market intelligence team continuously works to ensure price sanity, while the future use of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning would further enhance transparency and data-driven procurement.
Jharkhand’s growing adoption of the GeM platform was highlighted during the event. The state has so far recorded procurement worth nearly Rs 7,900 crore through more than 1.5 lakh orders. Over the past three years, Jharkhand has consistently ranked among the top 10 states on GeM in terms of order value.
GeM has also expanded market access for Jharkhand-based sellers. Sellers from the state have received orders worth Rs 3,172 crore from Jharkhand buyers, Rs 704 crore from other states and Rs 42,532 crore from central ministries and CPSEs, taking the total business volume generated by Jharkhand sellers on GeM to Rs 46,407 crore. MSME sellers accounted for Rs 26,569 crore of this total.
Top-performing departments and sellers were honoured during the event, and special sessions were organised for buyers and sellers to explain new procurement features and procedures, followed by interactive discussions.