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GeM Achieves
₹18.4 Lakh The World’s First Vikramaditya
Crore GMV Vedic Clock Installed in Kashi
The Government e-Marketplace
(GeM) has achieved a cumulative
Gross Merchandise Value (GMV)
of ₹18.4 lakh crore. During the
financial year 2025-26, micro and
small enterprises (MSEs) secured 68
percent of the total orders placed
on the platform. This accounted
for 47.1 percent of the total
transaction value. Over 11 lakh The glory of the Indian system of timekeeping has emerged on the
MSEs are currently registered on sacred soil of Kashi. The world’s first “Vikramaditya Vedic Clock”
this platform. During FY 2025-26, was installed at the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. This
these enterprises received more 700-kg, technology-driven device displays time based on the ancient
than 51 lakh orders valued at ₹2.36 Indian Panchang, with a day starting at sunrise and divided into 30
lakh crore, an increase of over 20
percent compared to the previous muhurtas. The clock displays tithi, nakshatra, and planetary positions.
financial year. Additionally, more This representation of time, divided into 30 Muhurats (auspicious
than 2.1 lakh women-led MSEs time units) spanning from sunrise to sunset, exemplifies the profound
are registered on the portal; these scientific vision of our ancient sages. It will mark every single
enterprises have received orders moment within this 30-Muhurat cycle, for it serves not merely as a
worth over ₹28,000 crore. measure of time but as a profound embodiment of our culture.
DLC Campaign 4.0
Largest Ever Campaign for the Welfare of Pensioners
The Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW)
has been conducting Digital Life Certificate Campaigns since
November 2022 to bring the benefits of digitization of life
certificate submission to pensioners. Under this campaign, camps
are organised annually from November 1st to November 30th in
designated cities across the country. As part of this initiative, 75,000
camps were organised across 2,000 cities and districts nationwide.
During this period, over 1.91 crore digital life certificates (DLCs)
were generated, of which more than 1.16 crore (60%) were created
using face authentication technology. The Digital Life Certificate
(DLC) is an Aadhaar-based digital service for pensioners, enabling
them to submit their life certificates from the comfort of their
homes using a smartphone via face authentication. n
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