GeM & UP Govt. Sign MoU to set up GeM Organisational Transformation Team PMU

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New Delhi : Government eMarketplace (GeM), under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, and Government of Uttar Pradesh, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a GeM Organisational Transformation Team (GOTT) Project Management Unit (PMU) in the State.

The MoU aims to expedite the harmonisation of the procurement guidelines of the two entities and integration of systems enabling seamless procuring experience. The PMU to be set up under the MoU will make it easier for MSMEs of UP to onboard and transact on GeM. Ministry of Finance, Government of India, has advised Ministries and Departments of Central and State Governments to consider services of GOTT on an outcome based self-sustenance model. GOTT will assist the buyer agency to redesign the procurement processes and enhance competencies to derive maximum benefit from the online marketplace, according to a PIB release.

The MoU was signed by CEO, GeM, Talleen Kumar, and Principal Secretary, Department of MSME and Export Promotion, Navneet Sehgal, on January 25, 2020.

The Government of Uttar Pradesh is the second State after Punjab to establish a GOTT-PMU for effectively utilising this transformational initiative towards inclusive, efficient and transparent procurement. Among the CPSEs, SAIL has already signed MoU for setting up a PMU. Many other states and CPSEs are in the process of setting up GOTT-PMUs.