13/08/2026
In response to MP Shri Tejasvi Surya’s question on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), the Government informed that, as of July 2026, 55,053 MSMEs, 2,772 startups and 10,896 women entrepreneurs from Karnataka are registered on GeM.
Bengaluru alone accounts for 16,091 MSMEs, 1,951 startups and 3,052 women entrepreneurs on the platform. Karnataka also has 266 registered SHGs, including 9 from Bengaluru.
At the national level, MSME procurement through GeM stood at ₹2.37 lakh crore in FY 2025–26, while AI/ML-based analytics are being used to detect abnormal pricing, order splitting and potential collusion.
Read the GOI's detailed reply.
Piyush Goyal
Jitin Prasada
Department of Commerce, GOI
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