Residents protest versus Chinese items in Mumbai. (AP Image)
BRAND-NEW DELHI: The federal government procurement portal GeM has actually made it compulsory for sellers to mention ‘
country
of origin’ on
items
they want to sell through the platform, a move focused on promoting Aatma Nirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India), a senior official stated on Tuesday.
Federal government e-Marketplace (GEM) has also allowed a provision for indication of the portion of regional material in products with a view to promote Make in India.
” GeM has taken a substantial action towards Aatma Nirbhar Bharat and has actually made it necessary for sellers to get in the country of origin while registering all new products on GeM,” the website’s CEO
Talleen Kumar
told news firm PTI.
Sellers, who had already published their products before the intro of this brand-new function on GeM, are being reminded routinely to upgrade the c