Purchases Through GeM Will Provide The Following Benefits :

• The Cooperatives would get competitive prices through an open and transparent process, and this would be economically beneficial to the members of the societies.

• The Cooperative societies can procure from about 45 lakh authenticated sellers/ service providers available across the country on a single GeM platform,

• Following the standard procedures on GeM would lead to saving of time and reduction in the administrative burden.

• It would enhance the credibility of the cooperatives as complaints of mismanagement of funds will get reduced.

• GeM authorities will provide a dedicated on-boarding process for cooperatives, technical infrastructure and support for on-boarding and transactions, via available contact centres, in-field training, and other support services.