JKTPO and Invest India organised GeM onboarding Drive for
district Ramban for ODOP-DEH product
Ramban, March 10: GeM
onboarding Drive for ODOP-DEH of Ramban District on Government-e Marketplace
(GeM) for potential exporters, providing direct access to all the Government
departments was organised by The
Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) in collaboration with
District Administration.
The series of
the drives at district levelhave been organised on the directions of Principal
Secretary to Government, Industries & Commerce, Mr Prashant Goyal and under
overall supervision of Mr Khalid Jahangir, Managing Director, JKTPO at district
levelto promote overall trade and export ecosystem of UT of J&K.
Government Electronic Marketplace (GeM) is an online platform for Government Procurement in India and for providing direct market links for ODOPs/Products under DEH on this portal. The Department of Industry Promotion and Domestic Trade (DPIIT)of the Department of Commerce held a joint meeting of all states and the UTS, which recommended that "ODOP –
DEH products" should be onboarded
on the GeM portal on priority. The onboarding of “ODOP-DEH
Products” is free andGST details are optional for sellers.
Mr.
Mussarat Islam, Deputy Commissioner Ramban, while appreciating the Honey Bee
Keepers said that, District Ramban has a huge potential for exports of honey.
Honey has been chosen as one of the items under the ODOP/District as Export hub
project from district Ramban. He further added that District Administration is
actively promoting Honey from Ramban alongside the government and other export
organisations. The GeM onboarding will help local Honey producers to attract
the business from different departments across the country. Members of the FPO
from the Ramban district and top agricultural officers, as well as
representatives from JKTPO, all participated in the event and were onboarded
onspot on GeM platform.
Earlier the JKTPO provided a detailed explanation of the advantages of joining the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) as well as a demonstration of how the portal functions. JKTPO team also provided one-on-one awareness sessions to the participants and onboarded about 15 sellers on GeM portal.
Onboarding opens up the government market for
ODOP products, especially for gift/souvenir purposes at major government
events, conferences and summits, especially considering the various G20
meetings to be held across the country in 2023.
JKTPO provides physical and virtual e-commerce marketing platforms for Jammu
and Kashmir entrepreneurs on a national and international scale. Initiatives
such as participation in trade fairs/expo, onboarding drives on GeM, ONDC and
other e-commerce platforms, and district-level export awareness programs will
contribute to J&K UT's growth by providing easy access to domestic and
international markets which in turn help to improve the overall trade and
export ecosystem.
The JKTPO in last two months has organised GeM
onboarding drives for ODOP-DEH products in 10 districts viz Ramban, Doda,
Kishtwar, Udhampur, Anantnag Baramulla, Srinagar, Kupwara, Budgam and Ganderbal
in which about 200+ sellers of ODOP-DEH products has been onboarded onspot
during these drives.