GeM to launch carbon neutral services in govt departments
- August 30, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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GeM to launch carbon neutral services in govt departments
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- Public procurement portal Government e-Marketplace (GeM) will soon launch carbon neutral services to estimate the carbon footprint of various central government ministries and departments and help them work towards carbon neutrality.
- Ministries and government departments can also get mitigation plan and steps to achieve carbon neutrality
Gem – Government e-Market Place Portal
- GeM is a one-stop National Public Procurement Portal to facilitate online procurement of common use Goods & Services required by various Central and State Government Departments/Organisations/Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
- The procurement of goods and services by Ministries and the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) is mandatory for goods and services available on GeM.
- It also provides the tools of e-bidding and reverse e-auction to facilitate the government users achieve the best value for their money.
- It functioned under Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- GeM has made it mandatory for sellers to enter the Country of Origin while registering all new products on GeM.
- The Union Cabinet has cleared up a proposal allowing cooperatives to sell products on the Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) platform.
- In October last year, GeM launched ‘forward auction’ service aimed at removing the clutters in government departments by auctioning disposable furniture, refrigerators, computers, air conditioners.