New Delhi, June 18 -- Uttar Pradesh has made purchases worth more than Rs 65,227 crore through Government e-Marketplace (GeM) in the last five years from Financial Year 2020-21 to 2024-25, gaining appreciation from the Centre.

The data shows that the state's total order value in FY 2020-21 was at Rs 4,622.16, which rose to Rs 11,286.29 crore in FY 2021-22.

In FY 2022-23, UP government's order value was Rs 12,242.48, Rs 20,248 crore in FY 2023-24 and Rs 16,828.75 crore in FY 2024-25, totalling Rs 65,227.68 crore.

The UP government, in a statement, said that Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, wrote a letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, openly praising the state's active participation and contribution through GeM...