State procurement through Government e Marketplace grows 113% in a year; ₹1,800 crore routed to micro and small enterprises; 130 crore saved through competitive bidding

Raipur /Chhattisgarh has been conferred the GeM Sustainable Procurement Award at the 10th Foundation Day of the Government e Marketplace (GeM), held today in New Delhi. The award was presented in the presence of the Chief Guest, Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon'ble Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, at a ceremony marking a decade of GeM under the theme "GeM 10: A Decade of Exponential Possibilities."

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The award, conferred under the Premier Awards in the State Government Felicitation category, recognises Chhattisgarh for sustained efforts towards GeM adoption leading to growth in both value and volume of procurement across the State.

*130 crore saved through open competition*

Competitive bidding on the platform delivered savings of ₹130 crore to the State exchequer in FY 2025-26 - the difference between what departments estimated they would pay and the price the market offered once bidding was opened to all qualified sellers.

The saving is a direct consequence of transparency built into the procurement process itself. Open bidding, standardised specifications and a single auditable record for every transaction ensure that every purchase rests on an open, recorded comparison of competing offers. Over the last three financial years, competitive bidding on the platform has saved the State exchequer ₹235 crore. Established checks apply at every stage of the procurement cycle, with tender specifications reviewed on an ongoing basis to maintain quality and keep pace with the widening range of goods and services the State buys.

*Wider adoption, greater savings*

Chhattisgarh's procurement through GeM rose to ₹3,935 crore in FY 2025-26, a growth of 113% over the previous year, expanding the base of purchases subject to open competition.

The growth follows a deliberate consolidation of departmental purchasing, bringing departments, corporations and local bodies onto a common platform where every transaction is rate-discovered and auditable.

*Widening the base of who sells to government*

The State's adoption has broadened participation in public procurement. Orders to micro and small enterprises grew 61% to 1,800 crore in FY 2025-26, comfortably exceeding the 25% mandated MSE procurement target.

Growth was strongest among the State's priority supplier groups. Procurement from women entrepreneurs grew 97% and orders to SC/ST entrepreneurs grew 108%, while startups recorded the fastest growth of any category at 178%.

*"For enterprises across Chhattisgarh, GeM offers a direct route to government demand without intermediaries. Women entrepreneurs, SC/ST-owned enterprises and startups have each recorded their strongest year yet on the platform, and startups have grown faster than any other category of supplier. An open marketplace offers a single point of entry, where a supplier's capability decides the outcome rather than their proximity to a department. Sustaining that access, and widening it further, is what the State intends to build on." - Vishnu Deo Sai, Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh*

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