• DEVENDRA PAI

In 2014, the new government led by PM Narendra Modi was elected to power in the backdrop of the several scams and allegations of corruption on the previous Indian National Congress led United Progressive Alliance government. One of the major agenda of Modi’s election was a crackdown on corruption in the government and ensuring a corruption free regime. Procurement forms a very important part of the government activity and involves a huge expenditure. And wherever there is expenditure involved, there is a possibility of financial irregularity. After taking over as the Prime Minister, the hon PM Narendra Modi invited senior bureaucrats from the DGS&D and asked them to come up with a digital marketplace for procurement on the lines of Amazon which will be easy to use for the government employees and will ensure transparency in the system through competitive pricing.This paper tried to study the changes brought about GeM and how it has turned out to be a GEM of an idea with regards to transparency and encouraging free market economy.

GOVERNMENT E-MARKETPLACE: A GEM OF AN IDEA

" GOVERNMENT E-MARKETPLACE: A GEM OF AN IDEA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.192-196, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBH06027.pdf

" GOVERNMENT E-MARKETPLACE: A GEM OF AN IDEA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp192-196, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBH06027.pdf