Uttar Pradesh govt departments purchase items worth Rs 8,940 crore through GeM portal in last 4.5 years

 The UP government departments have purchased items worth Rs 8,940 crore through Government e-Market (GeM) portal, ensuring total transparency in the dealings.

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s relentless pursuit to eliminate corruption in the state has started paying off and he is emerging as the real architect of the new resurgent UP. In the last four and a half years of his tenure, the government departments have purchased items worth Rs 8,940 crore through Government e-Market (GeM) portal, ensuring total transparency in the dealings.

The Urban Development Department topped with the purchase of items worth Rs 3,190 crore, followed by the Health and Family Welfare Department which bought items worth Rs 2,720 crore and the Department of Basic Education which made purchases worth Rs 830 crore. The Urban Development Department also hired manpower worth Rs 2,600 crore through outsourcing.

Besides, the Medical Education Department, Home Department, Information and Public Relations Department,  Skill Development Mission, Food and Logistics Department, General Administration Department and  Rural Development Department have purchased items worth Rs 791 crore, 632 crore, 404 crore, Rs 352 crore, Rs 314 crore, Rs 294 crore and Rs 243 crore respectively.