L Satya Srinivas gets additional charge as CEO of public procurement portal GeM

New Delhi: The Government has given L Satya Srinivas, Additional Secretary in Department of Commerce, the additional charge of CEO of public procurement portal GeM.

The additional charge was given as the last CEO of the Government e Marketplace (GeM) P K Singh has been appointed as secretary in the renewable energy ministry.

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Srinivas is an officer of the 1991-batch of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes).

"We are honoured to announce the appointment of Shri L Satya Srinivas, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Government of India, as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Government e Marketplace on additional charge," GeM said in a post on social media platform X.

The GeM portal was launched on August 9, 2016, for online purchases of goods and services by all central government ministries and departments.

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