New Delhi (NVI): To improve transparency in government purchase, the Uttar Pradesh Government has signed a memorandum with Government e-Marketplace (GeM). The MoU has been signed to set up a GeM Organizational Transformation Team (GOTT) Project Management Unit (PMU) in the state.
It aims to expedite the harmonization of the procurement guidelines of the two entities and integration of systems, enabling seamless procuring experience, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said today.
The MoU was signed by CEO, GeM, Talleen Kumar and Principal Secretary, Department of MSME and Export Promotion, Navneet Sehgal. Government e-Marketplace (GeM) comes under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
The PMU will make it easier for MSMEs of UP to onboard and transact on Government e-Marketplace. Ministry of Finance has advised Ministries and Departments to consider services of GOTT on an outcome based self-sustenance model.
GOTT will assist the buyer agency to redesign the procurement processes and enhance competencies to derive maximum benefit from the online marketplace.
Cabinet Minister, Siddarth Nath Singh and Minister of State, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Uday Bhan Singh were also present on this occasion.
Uttar Pradesh is the second state after Punjab to establish a GOTT-PMU for effectively utilizing this transformational initiative towards inclusive, efficient and transparent procurement.
