New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Mihir Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), has announced a detailed plan for Vigilance Awareness Week, focusing on educating buyers and sellers on the dos and don'ts of public procurement to ensure transparency and compliance with rules.

The Chief Executive Officer of GeM stated that the initiative aims to handhold stakeholders and raise awareness about how procurement under government rules differs from discretionary private purchases. "Government procurement is policy based, rule based. It is very important that you should be aware of the rules," he said.

Explaining the approach, Kumar said the campaign will encourage both buyers and sellers to be "satark" (alert) about procedure...