(GeM)

What is GeM?

Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is an online business-friendly place wherein sellers offer their goods and services, and government organizations can procure them.

INTRODUCTION

Government e – Marketplace (GeM) is an e-commerce platform in India, which is operated & maintained by the government departments. GeM is a platform  to facilitate the online procurement of goods and services required by various government organizations, departments, and public sector undertakings.

The main purpose to introduce the Government E-Marketplace is to enhance transparency, improve efficiency and speed up procurement. Facilities like reverse e-auction, e-bidding, and demand aggregation on GeM  portal facilitate the government users to receive the best value for their money.

GeM portal Registration is an open support for all the suppliers who want to work with the government. Since the government has made it mandatory for all the departments and ministries to procure goods and services from GeMportal by adding the replacement Rule No. 149 within the General Financial Rules, 2017.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR GeM REGISTRATION

  • PAN Card of company/firm
  • PAN Card and Aadhaar Card of Proprietor/Partner/Director
  • GST Registration Certificate
  • MSME certificate
  • Three years income tax return filed copy
  • Trademark certificate (if any)
  • List of Products and Services
  • Active Mobile number linked with Aadhaar card (for OTP purpose )and Email id
  • CIN No of registered firm or company
  • Cancelled cheque copy

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT ARE THE PRE-REQUISITES FOR PRIMARY USER REGISTRATION ?

“The prerequisites for primary user registration are:

  • Aadhaar number of the user.
  • Mobile number which is linked with Aadhaar.
  • Email ids hosted by NIC, only NIC registered Email ids are allowed, this would facilitate users from all 1600+ domains to freely register and transact on GeM.
  • Verifying authority details such as name, mobile number and NIC registered email id. Note: In case the user does not have an email id which is hosted by NIC s/he would be directed to open GeM buyer id email.”

WHAT CAN BE TRADEMARKED?

  • Business name, product name, website domain name, brand name, logo or slogan can be trademarked.