GeM and CSC sign MoU to set up 50 GeM Suvidha Kendras for sellers
On 18 June 2026 at the GeM Office in New Delhi, the Government e-Marketplace signed an MoU with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited to widen access to government procurement, including 50 GeM Suvidha Kendras.
Summary
The Government e-Marketplace (GeM), the National Public Procurement Portal under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, signed an MoU with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC-SPV) at the GeM Office in New Delhi on 18 June 2026 to expand access to government procurement, especially in rural and underserved areas. The new MoU builds on a 2022 partnership that focused on seller registration, and now supports sellers up to catalogue listing, including vendor assessment and brand approval. Under the partnership, 50 GeM Suvidha Kendras will initially be set up on a pilot basis through the CSC network in select states.
Key facts
- MoU
- GeM and CSC-SPV, New Delhi, 18 June 2026
- GeM
- National Public Procurement Portal, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
- Earlier partnership
- 2022, focused on seller registration
- New scope
- Onboarding up to catalogue listing
- Pilot
- 50 GeM Suvidha Kendras via the CSC network
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under the GeM–CSC MoU signed on 18 June 2026, how many GeM Suvidha Kendras will initially be set up on a pilot basis?
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Correct answer: C — 50
50 GeM Suvidha Kendras will be established initially on a pilot basis through the CSC network.
Consider the following statements about the GeM–CSC partnership: 1. The earlier GeM–CSC partnership was established in 2022 and focused mainly on seller registration and profile creation. 2. GeM functions under the Ministry of Finance. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: GeM is the National Public Procurement Portal under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.