I'm a DPIIT-recognised startup, what procurement relaxations do I actually get?
DPIIT-recognised startups are exempted from the three biggest barriers: prior turnover, prior experience, and Earnest Money Deposit (EMD), on both GeM and CPPP. This is a genuine, government-backed advantage that lets a zero-revenue startup bid on the same tenders as a 20-year-old vendor. The catch: the exemption only applies if the specific tender document mentions it, so get DPIIT recognition first, then filter for tenders that honour the startup relaxations.
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The authoritative, government-hosted explanation of exactly what a DPIIT-recognised startup gets in public procurement. If you want to know your real rights before you bid, this is the primary source, not a blog's interpretation of it.
The dedicated on-ramp for DPIIT startups to list innovative products even without a pre-existing category, and the mechanism that turns a pilot trial into a listed, orderable product across ministries. This is how a first pilot becomes a repeatable business.
The single-point access to tenders published across central ministries and departments, the tender side of government selling (as opposed to GeM's catalog side). It's where you find, track, and bid on the larger contracts.
