# GeM crosses Rs 20 lakh crore GMV, eyes AI-driven growth 2026-08-09T05:50:26+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Government e-Marketplace (GeM) has crossed a cumulative Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) of Rs 20 lakh crore since its inception, with a record Rs 5 lakh crore recorded in FY 2025-26 alone, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced. The platform has transformed public procurement from Rs 422 crore a decade ago, with over 3.78 crore orders processed. Registered Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) fulfilled orders worth over Rs 9 lakh crore, representing 45.6 per cent of the total GMV. Women-led MSEs executed over 50 lakh orders worth more than Rs 99,800 crore. GeM CEO Mihir Kumar plans to replatform the system on Digital Public Infrastructure principles, making it capable of handling five to ten times current data and usage. The platform will integrate over 150 new APIs and deploy AI and machine learning for predictive analytics and monitoring vendor behaviour. Currently over 22 AI use cases are operational, focusing on nudging participants toward compliant behaviour. GeM also processed collateral-free working capital loans to over 25,000 MSEs through its GeM Sahay initiative. ## Coverage - government.economictimes.indiatimes.com - economictimes.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:07:45+00:00. Tags: AI, Digital Procurement, DPI, GeM, Government e-Marketplace, MSMEs Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/gem-crosses-rs-20-lakh-crore-gmv-eyes-ai-driven-growth/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/gem-crosses-rs-20-lakh-crore-gmv-eyes-ai-driven-growth/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/