UP largest buyer of goods, services from GeM portal

Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the largest buyer of goods and services among all states and Union Territories from the government GeM portal in 2022-23.

The Uttar Pradesh government departments and its agencies procured goods and services worth Rs 12,152 crore from the Union Commerce Ministry’s platform Government e Marketplace (GeM) during last fiscal year 2022-23 , the data showed. It was followed by Gujarat (Rs 7,964 crore) , Maharashtra (Rs 4,130 crore), Jammu and Kashmir (Rs 1,999 crore) and Madhya Pradesh (Rs 1,983 crore).

Overall procurement of goods and services from the GeM has crossed Rs 2 lakh crore this fiscal year on account of an increase in buying activities by different ministries, departments and states.