The Ministry of Commerce and Industry revealed that the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has achieved a cumulative Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) of Rs 18.4 lakh crore, with Rs 5 lakh crore transacted in the financial year 2025–26. Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) constituted 68% of total orders on the platform and 47.1% of the total GMV.
GeM boasts over 11 lakh registered MSEs, receiving more than 51 lakh orders in FY26, marking a growth of over 20% from the previous year. Notably, women-led enterprises, SC/ST businesses, and startups also witnessed significant growth, with startups showing a 36% year-on-year increase. Women-led MSEs received orders exceeding Rs 28,000 crore, a rise of around 28%.
SC/ST MSEs experienced a 28% surge in orders valued at over Rs 6,000 crore. GeM’s Chief Executive Officer, Mihir Kumar, emphasized that this milestone underscores the trust placed in the platform’s technology-driven procurement ecosystem by buyers, sellers, and institutions.
The platform employs machine learning-based catalogue validation and pre-sanity checks to minimize listing errors and real-time transaction monitoring for anomaly detection. Analytical tools are utilized to identify abnormal pricing, suspected collusive bidding, technical rejection anomalies, and potential buyer-seller collusion, with Bid Health Scores aiding procurement decisions.
GeM, initially embraced by central ministries, departments, and Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), is now witnessing increased adoption by state governments and Union Territories. State procurement on GeM surged by 38.3% in FY 2025–26, indicating broader acceptance beyond the central government. GeM serves as the primary digital public procurement system, linking buyers from central ministries, state governments, and public sector enterprises with sellers nationwide.
