SchemesSaturday, 7 March 2026·The Hindu
GeM’s SWAYATT completes 7 years with sharp rise in women and startup procurement
GeM marked 7 years of SWAYATT in 2026, with women entrepreneurs and startups showing major growth in public procurement.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In March 2026, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) marked 7 years of its SWAYATT initiative, launched in 2019, to expand access for startups, women entrepreneurs and youth in public procurement.
Key specifics
- SWAYATT stands for Startups, Women and Youth Advantage through e-Transactions.
- Women entrepreneurs’ cumulative order value rose from ₹1,265.62 crore in FY 2018–19 to ₹83,323 crore in FY 2025–26.
- Women entrepreneurs’ order volume increased from 1,01,530 to 44,48,894 in the same period.
- Startup cumulative order value rose from ₹497.24 crore to ₹54,005.8 crore.
- Startup order volume increased from 17,434 to 5,30,578 between FY 2018–19 and FY 2025–26.
Exam lens
Question type: government scheme and e-governance; GeM, SWAYATT, 2019 launch, FY 2018–19 to FY 2025–26, women entrepreneurs, startups. TNPSC may ask the expansion of public procurement access through GeM.