GeM onboarding
Drive at Baramulla for ODOP& DEH Products organised by JKTPO
Jammu
and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organisation (JKTPO) in association with Invest
India organized an onboarding drive of products under District as exports hub
(DEH) & one district one product (ODOP) of District Baramulla on Government-Marketplace
(GeM) for potential exporters, FPOs/Manufactures/ societies of the district.
On
the directions of Principal Secretary to Govt, Industries and Commerce, Shri Prashant
Goyal, JKTPO is reaching out at grassroot level to promote local ODOP & DEH
products and aware entrepreneurs/artisans regarding the benefits of selling
products on the Government e-Marketplace.
The
drives are planned to be held across the UT for onboarding of the ODOP &
DEH products on GeM platform. This is 7thdistrict-level drive for
onboarding ODOP products on GeM in a row after Ganderbal, Badgam, Kupwara, Srinagar,
Anantnag and Udhampur
Silk
Carpet has been selected as one of the products under District as Export hub
initiative from district Baramulla and has immense potential for exports.
District Administration is working in full swing with Government and other
export institutions to promote the Silk Carpet. The drive was attended by the 40
artisans, societies and exporters from district Baramulla and also by officers
of Handicrafts and Handloom Department.
On
the onset 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 wherein the working and benefits of the portal werealso demonstrated
in both the workshops.JKTPO also had a one-to-one
awareness session with the participants, who were onboarded on this platform.
Government
e-Marketplace (GeM) is an online platform for public procurement in India and to
provide forward market linkages for ODOP/products under DEH on this portal, Department
for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), 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/ Manufacturers and Small entrepreneurs of
“ODOP Products” can get onboarded on GeM portal without any fees and GST
details.
The
onboarding will open Government market for ODOP 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.
JKTPO
is providing both physical and e-commerce marketing platform to entrepreneurs
of Jammu and Kashmir at the National and International levels. Initiatives like
participation in trade fairs/exhibitions, on boarding drives on GeM, ONDC and
other e commerce platforms, Export awareness programmes at District level will
help to improve overall trade and export ecosystem of UT of J&K.