GeM Marks Seven Years of Womaniya Initiative to Strengthen Women-Led MSE Participation in Public Procurement

• Womaniya is the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) flagship initiative to onboard women-owned and women-led Micro & Small Enterprises (MSEs), SHGs, artisans and weavers onto India's public procurement portal.
• Launched 14 January 2019; marked 7 years on 15 Jan 2026 with cumulative orders crossing ₹80,000 crore and a 4.7% share of GeM's total order value — well above the mandated 3% set-aside for women MSEs.
• Examinable across GS-II (welfare schemes, vulnerable sections) and GS-III (MSME, inclusive growth, e-governance in procurement).