FUTURISTIC PLAN! This Modi government initiative can become India's Amazon - What traders MUST KNOW
A futuristic plan for India's own e-commerce portal is underway. And, with this development Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has 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.
An innovative initiative by Modi government may become a boon for traders in India for selling products online. A futuristic plan for India's own e-commerce portal is underway. And, with this development Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has 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) here on Sunday, Goyal said that he has plans for the GeM portal which can be opened up for private businesses and private sector, as per a report in IANS.
मंत्री @PiyushGoyal ने आज इंडिया इंटरनैशनल कॉआपरेटिव ट्रेड फेयर के समापन समारोह में अपने विचार रखे, तथा विभिन्न सहकारी संस्थाओं के स्टॉल देखे।
उन्होंने कॉआपरेटिव सैक्टर के विकास पर बल देते हुए कहा कि यह सैक्टर देश को आत्मनिर्भर बनाने में सहयोगी है।https://t.co/QI4lt7qll7 pic.twitter.com/uD9A2BYxOH
— Piyush Goyal Office (@PiyushGoyalOffc) October 13, 2019
Government e-Marketplace: What it is? Its benefits?
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.
Referring to the scam in the PMC Bank in Mumbai, Goyal said that some bad apples are bringing a bad name to the co-operative sector and there is a need for a self regulatory mechanism. He called for whistleblower action with regard to scams in the co-operative sector and said that it is unimaginable that a scam like PMC where depositors lost money could have been done without the involvement of a number of people.
He called for discipline and professionalism in the co-operative sector so that such scams do not happen which are putting a question mark on the sector.
The Minister expressed happiness that the foot fall at the IICTF has been more than 35,000 and there were more than 4,000 trade enquires, with business of more than Rs 7000-8000 crore transacted.
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.
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