GeM and Textiles Committee sign MoU to bring recycled and upcycled textiles into public procurement

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GeM and the Textiles Committee signed an MoU to promote recycled and upcycled textile products through public procurement.
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It was signed at the Textiles Committee's 62nd Foundation Day celebrations in Mumbai.
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The partnership creates a 'Waste-to-Value-to-Market' route for textile waste, scrap and second-hand clothes.

●Parties: Government e-Marketplace, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the Textiles Committee, under the Ministry of Textiles.
●Signed at the Textiles Committee's 62nd Foundation Day in Mumbai.
●Textiles Committee's role: identify, verify, certify and recognise eligible producers of recycled and upcycled textile products, and develop technical specifications.
●GeM's role: create dedicated product categories, onboard sellers, provide market linkages and promote the products to government buyers.
●Delivery model: a hub-and-spoke approach, with the Committee's affiliate offices handling last-mile outreach and capacity building of upcyclers and recyclers.
●Covers pre- and post-consumer textile waste, scrap and second-hand clothes.
●GeM was launched on 9 August 2016 by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry as an open, transparent procurement platform for government buyers.
●The Textiles Committee is a statutory body constituted under the Textiles Committee Act, 1963.

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GS Paper 3 > Economy > Circular Economy and Public Procurement

Previously Asked (PYQs)

UPSC Prelims 2019

In the context of which one of the following are the terms 'pyrolysis and plasma gasification' mentioned?

Answer: Waste-to-energy technologies

UPSC Prelims 2025

Consider the following statements: Statement I: Circular economy reduces the emissions of greenhouse gases. Statement II: Circular economy reduces the use of raw materials as inputs. Statement III: Circular economy reduces wastage in the production process. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Answer: Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of them explain Statement I

Expected Questions

★Under which ministry does GeM function, and in which year was it launched?

Key Terms

Circular textile economy

Keeping textile waste, scrap and used clothing in use through recycling and upcycling rather than sending it to landfill.

Hub-and-spoke model

A central body setting standards while field offices handle local outreach — used here for reaching last-mile recyclers.

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•GeM launched 9 August 2016, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
•The Textiles Committee is statutory under the Textiles Committee Act, 1963, under the Ministry of Textiles.

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•GeM sits under Commerce and Industry, not Finance — even though it handles government purchasing.

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The Government e-Marketplace functions under which Union ministry?

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