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‘India’s Own E-Commerce Portal’: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal Says GeM Being Imagined On The Lines Of Flipkart, Amazon
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Oct 14, 2019, 02:45 PM | Updated 02:45 PM IST
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A futuristic plan for India's own e-commerce portal are afoot as Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday (13 October) said that he imagines the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to become such a platform on the lines of Amazon and Flipkart to sell Indian products.
In his address at the closing ceremony of "India International Co-operative Trade Fair" (IICTF) in New Delhi on Sunday, Goyal said that he has plans for the GeM portal which can be opened up for private businesses and private sector.
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) facilitates online procurement of common use goods and services required by various government departments and PSUs and aims to enhance transparency, efficiency, and speed in public procurement.
Goyal said that GeM can become India's own e-commerce portal on the lines of Amazon and Flipkart which can sell products which are made in India, heritage and traditional products, and products from the co-operative sector.
The GeM portal can become an outlet in the country and abroad for swadeshi goods from India, he said, in the context of providing a wider market for co-operative products. He also mentioned that the 6,500 railway stations can have a transparent process for having stalls for co-operatives.
Mentioning airports and bus stands as similar avenues, the Minister said that possibilities should be explored to see if the new malls that are coming up can be made to offer space at discounted rates for a co-operative or handicrafts corner.
Stating that there should be an International framework for expansion of the co-operatives, Goyal gave ideas on how indigenous and ethnic products produced by co-operatives can be marketed on e-commerce platforms.
(With inputs from IANS)
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