GeM Celebrates Seven Years of SWAYATT Initiative to Promote Inclusive Public Procurement

• SWAYATT = Startups, Women and Youth Advantage through e-Transactions; flagship inclusion initiative of Government e-Marketplace (GeM) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
• Aims to democratise public procurement by directly onboarding startups, women entrepreneurs, MSEs, SHGs, youth and last-mile sellers.
• Examinable for Prelims (scheme + nodal body) and Mains GS-II/GS-III (governance, MSME, women-led development).