Rs 1000 cr have been transacted through GeM , 28,000 suppliers have contributed to the platform: PM Modi

New Delhi, Aug 23 (KNN) Stating that Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has been a successful platform for small traders successfully in provision of supplies to the Government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as much as Rs 1000 crore have been transacted through GeM.

PM said this while interacting with Young CEOs at the "Champions of Change - Transforming India through G2B partnership" initiative organised by NITI Aayog at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra on Tuesday.

PM Modi gave the example of Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to show how small traders are competing successfully in provision of supplies to the Government.

He said 1000 crore rupees have been transacted through GeM so far and 28,000 suppliers have contributed to this platform. 

Giving the example of "waste to wealth" entrepreneurs, the Prime Minister said that this can help achieve the objectives of Swachh Bharat and clean environment. He said the aim of entrepreneurs and business should be to provide products which solve simple problems faced by people in the country.

Interacting with the young CEOs, PM said that today, development too, must become a mass movement. He said that a spirit should be created, whereby we all set targets for our contribution to India, by 2022.

Giving the example of value addition in agriculture, the Prime Minister said a multi-pronged approach is essential for achieving desired objectives such as doubling of agriculture incomes. Emphasizing the importance of food processing, the Prime Minister said lack of infrastructure is leading to huge losses in the agriculture sector. 

The Prime Minister said the Union Government has taken a number of decisions that have brought about fundamental transformation. He gave the illustration of decisions taken for urea availability and production - such as gas price pooling; remuneration for excess production etc. This led to additional production of 20 lakh tonnes of urea. He said Neem-coating of urea ended its large scale diversion. 

He said that the Government wants to move towards making India a less-cash society. He asked CEOs to partner with Government to build momentum in this regard. 

Similarly, he said that on occasions such as festivals, Khadi could be promoted through gifting etc - and this would greatly help the poor. He said an atmosphere must be created to take the poor along in every sphere of life.