According to an official data, more than 2.36 crore national flags worth over ₹6 crore were purchased by various government departments and states from the public procurement portal GeM from July 1 to August 15.
These purchases were made for the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign.
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Government e-Marketplace (GeM) was launched on August 9, 2016 by the Ministry of Commerce to create an open and transparent procurement platform for Government buyers.
The platform is open for procurement by all government buyers – Central and State Ministries, Departments, Public Sector Enterprises, Autonomous Institutions and Local Bodies.
“Having an online platform it was possible for GeM to onboard sellers faster and to meet the huge requirements for an item that had no history of buying on such a scale. GeM’s team worked to ensure that The buyer used to interact regularly with the entities that the procurement process was smooth, and the delivery was done on time,” said PK Singh, CEO, GeM.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the public’s reaction to his government’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign was a sign of a revival of the country’s collective conscience and its strength, which even “big socialists and social science experts” could not imagine. can.
On July 22, the Prime Minister had given a call to strengthen the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement by hoisting or unfurling the tricolor in homes.
4,159 vendors have registered on the GeM platform for the supply of flags.