Lok Sabha Question No. 268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-03
Subject: One District One Product Scheme
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 268.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD FEBRUARY, 2021.

## ONE DISTRICT ONE PRODUCT SCHEME

## 268.   SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

## Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government is considering to implement One District One Product scheme across the country and if so, salient features thereof;
- (b) the details of estimated expenditure thereof;
- (c)
- whether the Government has identified places for this purpose across the country and if so, the details of places identified in Rajasthan; and
- (d) the details of targets fixed thereunder?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्योग म त्रालयमेंराज् यम त्रर(श्रर सोमप्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

(a)to(d):  One  District  One  Product  (ODOP)  is  an  initiative  which  is  seen  as  a transformational  step  forward  towards  realizing  the  true  potential  of  a district, fuel economic growth and generate employment and rural entrepreneurship,  taking  us  to  the  goal  of  AtmaNirbhar  Bharat.   One District One  Product  (ODOP)  initiative is operationally merged  with 'Districts as Export Hub' initiative being implemented by DGFT, Department of Commerce, with Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as a major stakeholder.

Department  of  Commerce  through  DGFT  is  engaging  with  State  and Central government agencies to promote the initiative of One District One Product.  The  objective  is  to  convert  each  District  of  the  country  into  an Export  Hub  by  identifying  products  with  export  potential  in  the  District, addressing  bottlenecks  for  exporting  these  products,  supporting  local exporters/manufacturers  to  scale  up  manufacturing,  and  find  potential buyers  outside  India  with  the  aim  of  promoting  exports,  promoting manufacturing & services industry in the District and generate employment in the District.

To  increase  exports  and  take  export  promotion  to  the  District  level, Department of Commerce through the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is engaging with State / UT Governments to implement the said initiative  in  all  districts  of  the  country  in  a  phased  manner,  with  the objective  of  mobilizing  the  potential  of  each  district  of  the  country  to achieve  its  potential  as  an  export  hub.  Under  the  initial  phase  of  the ODOP programme, 106 Products have been identified from 103 districts across 27 States.

As  far  as  Rajasthan  is  concerned,  two  products  namely  Blue  Pottery (Jaipur)  and  Markhana  Marbels  (Nagaur)  are  among  the  identified  106 Products.  All  the  Districts  of  Rajasthan  are  already  covered  under  the 'Districts  as  Export  Hub'  initiative. State  Export  Promotion  Committee (SPEC)  and  District  Export  Promotion  Committee  (DEPC)  have  been constituted in Rajasthan.

DEPC is constituted in all Districts of India, except districts of the state of West  Bengal.  DEPC  meetings  have  been  conducted  in  510  Districts  of India, Draft Export Action Plans are prepared for 451 Districts.

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