JKTPO Organizes GeM onboarding Drive of ODOP-DEH Products in Srinagar
On
the directions of Principal Secretary to the Government of J&K, Industries
and Commerce Department, Shri Prashant Goyal, IAS, and under the overall
supervision of Shri Khalid Jahangir, MD JKTPO, JKTPO is reaching out at
District Level to aware the entrepreneurs/artisans regarding the benefits of
selling products on Government e-Market place.
The
drives are planned to be held across the UT for onboarding of the ODOP &
DEH products on GeM platform. This is the 4th district level drive for
onboarding of ODOP and DEH (District as Export Hub) products on GeM in a row
after Ganderbal, Budgam and Kupwara.
Papier
Machie has been selected as one of the product under District as Export hub
initiative from district Srinagar and has immense potential for exports. District
Administration is working in full swing with Government and other export
institutions to promote these products.
The
drive was attended by more than 40 artisans, societies and exporters from
district Srinagar and officers from Handicrafts and Handloom Department,
Kashmir.The procedure and benefits of onboarding on Government e-Market place
(GeM) was explained in detail and the working of the portal was also demonstrated.
The team of JKTPO also had a one-to-one awareness session with the
participants who were on-boarded in this platform and has been actively
promoting the e-commerce/export awareness in Jammu & Kashmir by organising
different workshops at grass root level.
The
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is an online platform for public procurement in
India. To provide forward market linkages for these products on this portal,
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce
has taken a joint meeting of all States/UTS in which it was informed that “ODOP
Products” are to be onboarded on GeM portal and “District Collectors” have been
designated as OEMs to facilitate the GeM portal onboarding drive at district
level.
Artisans/
Farmers /FPOs/ Artisan Organizations/ SHGS/ Small entrepreneurs of “ODOP
Products” can get onboarded on GeM portal without any fees and GST.
The
onboarding will open Government market for ODOP and other DEH products
especially for gifting/souvenir purpose during major government events,
conferences, summits especially in view of various G20 meetings to be held
across the country in 2023.