Some Of The Ecommerce Initiatives Taken By Indian Government In Various Sectors
The Indian Government is suddenly moving towards a more transparent mode of functioning in bureaucracy, government purchases, resource/tender allocation and other such activities. Due to the regular emergence of corruption incidents, the involvement of middlemen in government purchases and other such activities, eCommerce seems to be the right way of business engagement. This is certainly a long way in eliminating the middlemen, illegal money laundering and siphoning activities that used to occur at the time of government and defense purchases. Making online purchase is a smart way to tackle the above situations and ensures speed in procuring various government deals and orders. Moreover, the recent demonetization move impacted the various business sectors and helped in the growth of various digital payment options. All these circumstances have made people and Government realize the importance of eCommerce business in day-to-day life. Here are the various steps that are undertaken by the Indian government for moving towards an eCommerce based purchases. The arrival of Government eCommerce platform- The Indian government under the portfolio of Finance Ministry has approved the creation of a “Government e-Marketplace� (GeM) through the department of Directorate General Supply and Disposal (DGS&D) for government purchases. The platform will be used to host the common used goods and services for government employees. With this eCommerce marketplace platform, the government can easily make online purchases worth Rs 50,000. The purchases that are having the threshold limit higher than Rs 50,000 will be done based on the parameters like lowest price bidding, quality standards, specifications and delivery period requirements.