Lok Sabha Question No. 5342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: OSOPS
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Mahendra Singh Solanky, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Anurag Sharma, P.P. Chaudhary, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5342 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023 OSOPS

## 5342. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI B.B. PATIL:

SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY:

DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched One Station One Product (OSOP) Scheme in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  including  in  the  Parliamentary constituencies of Gonda-Bahraich, Pratapgarh, Deoria, Jhansi of Uttar Pradesh, Dewas  of  Madhya  Pradesh,  Balasore  of Odisha  and  Pali of Rajasthan;
- (c) the key objectives and features of the OSOP Scheme;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  plans  to  expand  the  OSOP  Scheme  by  adding
- more eligible products and railway stations, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the State-wise details of the funds allocated and year-wise progress made in  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Rajasthan  and  Madhya Pradesh;
- (f) whether this will help in creating additional income opportunities for the marginalized sections of the society; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Railways has launched 'One Station One Product'  (OSOP)  scheme  over  Indian  Railways  with  objectives  to  promote 'Vocal for Local' vision of the Government of India, provide a market for local

/indigenous  products  and  create  additional  income  opportunities  for  the marginalised sections of society.

## Features of the OSOP scheme:

-  Railways to provide standard design outlets-fixed stalls  /kiosks,  portable stalls/trolleys  at  railway  stations  for  showcasing,  selling  and  giving  high visibility to indigenous/local products.
-  The  product  category  includes   indigenous  /  local  artefacts,  handicrafts, textiles  and  handlooms,  toys,  leather  products,  traditional  appliances/ instruments,  garments,  gems  and  jewellery,  etc  made  by  local  artisans, weavers,  craftsmen,  tribes,  etc  and  processed,  semi  processed  food products indigenously made /grown in the area.
-  Individuals at the bottom of the pyramid/marginalised and weaker sections and self help groups to be encouraged.
-  Allotment  for  a  period  from  15  days  up  to  3  months with  a  nominal registration fee for participation in the Scheme.
-  Allotment  is  to  be  done  to  all  applicants  who  meet  objectives  of  the scheme on rotation basis.

The  pilot  project  of  OSOP  scheme  was  launched  on  25.03.2022  at  19 stations which was progressively extended. Based on the experience gained from the pilot projects, a detailed OSOP policy was issued on 20.05.2022.

Parliamentary constituency-wise details of OSOP outlets are not maintained. State-wise details of the OSOP  outlets are  appended  as Appendix-I.

(d):  Yes,  Sir.  On  completion  of  pilot  phases,  instructions  were  issued  on 02.03.2023  to  proliferate  the  scheme  on  a  full  scale  basis  to  expand  the number of OSOP outlets and number of stations covered. As on 22.03.2023, 742 OSOP outlets are operational at 694 stations.

(e): Development of stations and provision of Passenger amenities including provision  of  OSOP  outlets  are  generally  funded  under  Plan  Head  -  53 'Customer Amenities'. The details of allocation and expenditure for development and maintenance of stations are maintained Zonal Railway-wise and  not  State-wise  or work-wise.  The  details of funds  allocated  and expenditure incurred by the Indian Railways under Plan Head-53 'Customer Amenities', during Financial Year 2022-23 (till February, 2023) are appended as Appendix-II.

(f)  and  (g):  Yes,  Sir.  The  scheme  aims  to  provide  enhanced  livelihood opportunities to local artisans, potters, weavers/ handloom weavers, craftsmen etc, through provision of sale outlets at Railway Stations across the  country.  It  is  envisaged  to  encourage  individuals  at  the  bottom  of  the pyramid, marginalised and weaker sections and self help groups under this scheme to meet the objective. So far, 21,871 number of direct beneficiaries have availed of opportunities under the OSOP scheme of Indian Railways.

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APPENDIX-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5342  BY  SHRI  SANGAM  LAL  GUPTA,  SHRI  PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI, SHRI B.B. PATIL, SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY, DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI, SHRI ANURAG SHARMA, SHRI P.P.  CHAUDHARY  AND  SHRI  BRIJBHUSHAN  SHARAN  SINGH  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2023 REGARDING OSOPS

(a) to (c): The State-wise details of the OSOP scheme are as under:

(As on 22.03.2023)

| S. No.      | State/Union Territory   | No. of Stations   |   No. of Outlets |
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh          | 34                |               36 |
| 2           | Assam                   | 39                |               42 |
| 3           | Bihar                   | 46                |               51 |
| 4           | Chandigarh              | 1                 |                1 |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh            | 16                |               19 |
| 6 Delhi     | 5                       |                   |                5 |
| 7           | Goa                     | 1                 |                1 |
| 8 Gujarat   |                         | 18                |               20 |
| 9           | Haryana                 | 16                |               16 |
| 10 Himachal | Pradesh                 | 1                 |                1 |
| 11          | Jammu Kashmir           | 15                |               15 |
| 12          | Jharkhand               | 23                |               24 |
| 13          | Karnataka               | 28                |               28 |
| 14          | Kerala                  | 33                |               35 |
| 15          | Madhya Pradesh          | 33                |               33 |
| 16          | Maharashtra             | 65                |               67 |
| 17          | Odisha                  | 28                |               31 |
| 18          | Puducherry              | 2                 |                2 |
| 19          | Punjab                  | 10                |               10 |
| 20          | Rajasthan               | 37                |               39 |
| 21          | Tamil Nadu              | 59                |               59 |
| 22          | Telangana               | 20                |               24 |
| 23          | Uttar Pradesh           | 69                |               72 |
| 24          | Uttarakhand             | 7                 |                7 |
| 25          | West Bengal             | 88                |              104 |
| Total       | Total                   | 694               |              742 |

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APPENDIX-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5342  BY  SHRI  SANGAM  LAL  GUPTA,  SHRI  PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI, SHRI B.B. PATIL, SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY, DR.  RAMAPATI  RAM  TRIPATHI, SHRI ANURAG  SHARMA,  SHRI  P.P. CHAUDHARY AND SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2023 REGARDING OSOPS

(e): The details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred by the Indian Railways under Plan Head-53 'Customer Amenities', during Financial Year 2022-23 (till February, 2023) as under:

(Fig. in crores of ₹ )

| S. No   | Zonal Railway      |   Allocation |   Expenditure (till Feb., 2023) |
|---------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.      | Central            |       234.38 |                          122.21 |
| 2.      | East Coast         |       109.53 |                           73.69 |
| 3.      | East Central       |       162.39 |                          141.23 |
| 4.      | Eastern            |       173.98 |                           92.76 |
| 5.      | North Central      |       147.57 |                          106.82 |
| 6.      | North Eastern      |       187.23 |                           95.16 |
| 7.      | Northeast Frontier |        96.11 |                           78.18 |
| 8.      | Northern           |       235.37 |                          344.62 |
| 9.      | North Western      |       115.79 |                           78.87 |
| 10.     | South Central      |       135.15 |                          127.84 |
| 11.     | South East Central |        60.9  |                           46.07 |
| 12.     | South Eastern      |       176.53 |                          100.93 |
| 13.     | Southern           |       327.78 |                          121.84 |
| 14.     | South Western      |       137.94 |                           58.7  |
| 15.     | West Central       |        77.32 |                           31.91 |
| 16.     | Western            |       311.62 |                          140.63 |
| 17.     | Metro              |        10.39 |                            4.91 |
| Total   | Total              |      2700    |                         1766.37 |

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