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GeM crosses ₹18.4 lakh crore gross merchandise value

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: GeM crosses ₹18.4 lakh crore gross merchandise value (GS2 · Governance / procurement, 6 April 2026)

What happened

  • Government e-Marketplace reached ₹18.4 lakh crore cumulative GMV with rising participation [PIB].

Background

  • GeM (2016) is the national public procurement portal; GFR mandates its use for common items.

Why it matters

  • GeM makes public buying more transparent and cheaper, and opens it to small firms.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance

  1. As per PIB (2026-04-06): government e-Marketplace reached ₹18.4 lakh crore cumulative GMV with rising participation.
  2. GeM makes public buying more transparent and cheaper, and opens it to small firms.
Quotable data point

Government e-Marketplace reached ₹18.4 lakh crore cumulative GMV with rising participation.

PIB: Commerce: GeM GMV, 6 Apr 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: GeM.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

GeM GMV

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Launched

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Ministry

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

Explainere-Governance in India: Meaning, Models, Digital India, Digital Public Infrastructure and Challenges (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: Commerce: GeM GMV, 6 Apr 2026

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