• DGS&D is over 100-year-old government procurement arm. The Union Ministry for Commerce and Industry has decided to shut this body of the Government.
• DGS&D has its origin in Indian Stores Department that was established in London for purchase of imported stores in 1860.
• In 1922, Indian Stores Department was established in India to arrange purchases for Government Civil Departments and Military Purchases.
• DGS&D has its headquarters in New Delhi.

The closing comes in light of Government’s e-market (GeM) platform that was recently launched for government purchases. This has eliminated any human interface in the procurement process.