{"id":82945,"date":"2026-01-17T13:22:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=82945"},"modified":"2026-01-17T15:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T09:58:17","slug":"womaniya-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/womaniya-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Womaniya Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Womaniya Initiative Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) marked seven years of the Womaniya initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Womaniya Initiative<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was launched on 14 January <\/span><b>2019.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flagship programme aimed at strengthening the <\/span><b>participation of women-led Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in public procurement.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Womaniya was conceived to address the limited access of women entrepreneurs and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to government markets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>spurs Women entrepreneurship<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by aligning them with opportunities to <\/span><b>sell their products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to various <\/span><b>Government ministries, departments and institutions.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By providing a direct, transparent and fully digital interface with government buyers, the <\/span><b>initiative eliminated intermediaries and reduced entry barriers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that had historically constrained participation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Impact:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The initiative seeks to <\/span><b>develop women entrepreneurship<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to achieve gender-inclusive economic growth.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is a GeM Portal?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Government e-Marketplace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, shortly known as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gem-portal\/\" target=\"_blank\">GeM<\/a><\/strong>, is a digital platform that enables buying and <\/span><b>selling of goods and services.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>Public Procurement Portal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for procurement of <\/span><b>goods and services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for all Central Government and State Government Ministries, Departments, Public Sector Units (PSUs) and affiliated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was launched in <\/span><b>August 2016,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><b>Ministry of Commerce &amp; Industry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sole purpose of GeM is to <\/span><b>enhance efficiency; transparency and speed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in public procurement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2215001&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Womaniya Initiative aimed at strengthening the participation of women-led Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in public procurement. 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