The government's procurement through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal has crossed Rs 3 lakh crore so far this financial year, an official said. Higher buying activities by various ministries and departments have helped in reaching the figure, the official said. In 2023-24, the portal handled procurement of Rs 4 lakh crore by government departments of centres and states and public sector enterprises. The Government e-Market (GeM) portal was launched on August 9, 2016, for online purchases of goods and services by all central government ministries and departments. In October, the GeM signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sikkim to facilitate procurement by the state on the platform. "That covers all the states under the GeM," the official said. Apart from large government agencies, GeM has also onboarded panchayats and cooperatives. The procurement by central organisations on the portal in October stood at around Rs 30,264 crore. The official said that since