In a key bureaucratic appointment, senior IAS officer Ajay Bhadoo (IAS: 1999: GJ) has been named the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM). He will lead the platform while continuing in his current role as Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce, as per an official announcement on Wednesday.
Bhadoo takes over from L Satya Srinivas (IRS-C&IT: 1991), who had been holding the additional charge of GeM CEO while serving as Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce. Srinivas was assigned the post with ex-post facto approval on November 12, 2024, for a six-month tenure effective from October 7, 2024.
The GeM portal, launched on August 9, 2016, serves as the central government’s premier online procurement platform, promoting transparency, efficiency, and accountability in public procurement.
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