The Commerce and Industry Ministry said on Friday that the new Government e-Marketplace (GeM) Learning Management System (LMS) has been expanded to include six more official languages, making the user-friendly learning platform available in 12 official languages of India.
In order to increase the user base, the e-Learning training courses are now offered in Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu. According to the official announcement, the UI offers a better user experience with specialized libraries and a progress tracking dashboard.
Given the focus placed on the use of GeM for procurement by all government agencies, it was crucial to give stakeholders access to appropriate learning resources so they could easily comprehend the policies and operations of the portal. The interactive and multilingual LMS has been launched in 12 official languages with this philosophy in mind, according to CEO GeM Prashant Kumar Singh.
To equip users with useful certificates and progressive learning, the LMS offers a four-level Buyer Certification program. In order to maximize efficiency, the learning platform also allows Sellers and Buyers to select their learning path according to certification level or topic.
“The introduction of a bilingual learning tool guarantees improved understanding of complex public procurement procedures, spurring the adoption of the GeM portal among Indian last-mile sellers and State/Local Government Buyers. With almost 4,000 users enrolled in various courses, the GeM LMS has seen a 32-fold surge in user enrollment since its introduction four months ago. During this time, more than 600 Buyer certificates have also been granted, Singh continued.
At the end of the first quarter of the current fiscal year (2024–25), the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) recorded a gross merchandise value of Rs 1.25 lakh crore. This represents a quarter-over-quarter growth of 136% over the corresponding figure of Rs 52,670 crore in the same quarter last year.
The e-marketplace transactions have led to more openness in major purchases and have assisted in the decrease of corruption.
