<h1>Public procurement platform adoption expands interoperability and compliance, enabling cashless, contactless e procurement across government buyers.</h1> GeM operates as a national Public Procurement Platform delivering standardized, transparent, cashless, contactless and paperless procurement for government buyers. Its operational model emphasises interoperability with government registries and financial systems, formalised payment and guarantee mechanisms through bank MoUs, integrated quality assurance via Quality Council linkage, and vendor onboarding plus capacity building to increase participation by MSMEs, women entrepreneurs and start ups.