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SWAYATT Initiative

Posted on March 2, 2023 by admin1  48

In News

  • Government e-Marketplace (GeM) commemorates the success of “SWAYATT”.

About SWAYATT Initiative

  • It is an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions on Government eMarketplace (GeM).
  • It aimed to promote the inclusion of various categories of sellers and service providers on the portal by taking proactive steps to facilitate their training and registration, develop women’s entrepreneurship, and encourage the participation of the MSME sector and startups in public procurement.

Government eMarketplace (GeM)

  • Government eMarketplace (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/Organizations/Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).

Source: PIB


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