Lok Sabha Question No. 209 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: One District One Product
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

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

STARRED QUESTION NO. 209. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 16 TH     MARCH, 2022.

## ONE DISTRICT ONE PRODUCT

## *209.  SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether  economic  value  has  been  created,  exports  increased,  employment generated and entrepreneurship encouraged under 'One District One Product' scheme in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री (श्री पीयूष गोयल) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 209 FOR ANSWER ON 16 th  MARCH, 2022.

- (a) to (c): The  Central  Government  has  initiated  the  One  District  One  Product (ODOP)  in  different  States/UTs  of  the  country.  ODOP  is  seen  as  a transformational step towards realizing the true potential of a district, fuelling economic growth, generating employment and rural entrepreneurship, taking us to the goal of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.  ODOP initiative  is  operationally  merged  with  'Districts  as  Export  Hub'  (DEH) initiative of the DGFT, Department of Commerce, with the Department for  Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade  (DPIIT)  as  a  major stakeholder.

The  Department  is  engaging  with  State  and  Central  Government agencies  to  promote  the  initiative  of  ODOP,  which  is  an  on-going process. The objective is to convert each District of the country into a manufacturing  and  Export  Hub  by  identifying  products  with  export potential  in  the  District.  In  this  context,  Districts  Export  Action  Plans include specific actions required to support local exporters/manufacturers in producing/manufacturing identified products in adequate quantity and with the requisite quality, for reaching potential buyers outside India, thereby creating economic value. The plans also focus  on  the  interventions  required  to  provide  the  ecosystem  for innovation/ use of technology at the district level to make them export competitive, thereby encouraging entrepreneurship. These plans also include  identifying  and  addressing  challenges  for  exports  of  such identified products/services, improving supply chains, market accessibility  and  handholding  for  increasing  exports  paving  way  for employment generation.

Madhya Pradesh has a total of 52 districts and all of them have been covered in the DEH initiative. To realize the vision of the scheme, District administration along with various concerned Departments are organizing, developing and strengthening Farmer Producer Organizations  (FPOs),  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs),  Common  Facility Centers  (CFCs),  Special  Purpose  Vehicles  (SPVs),  Trainings,  BuyerSeller Meets and Marketing initiatives etc. The State-wise/ district-wise details of products identified under 'District as Export Hub' initiative are available at the following link:

http://exporthubs.gov.in/images/pdf/Final%20Product%20List.pdf

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