Lok Sabha Question No. 1653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: ODOP
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1653 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## ODOP

## 1653.  SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  make  every  district  self-reliant  through  One-District-One Product (ODOP) and to provide employment opportunities by taking local products at global level;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Ministry  has  identified  strengths  and  opportunities  under  ODOP  and  if  so,  the  steps taken/being taken by the Government to address those gaps; and
- (d) the  detail  of  the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  to  encourage  investment  to  boost manufacturing and push exports?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (c): Under 'Districts as Export Hubs' Initiative of the Department of Commerce, various activities are undertaken including One District One Product(ODOP). The focus under ODOP was manufacturing and marketing of the products within the country with identification of largely one product in a district. The 'District as Export Hubs' is a broader initiative that covers exports of multiple products and services from all the districts in the country.  This included setting up an institutional mechanism in State/UT by forming State Export Promotion Committee (SEPC) and District Export Promotion Committee (DEPC) at the District level.

The products and services for all districts under the 'Districts as Export Hubs' have been identified on the basis of consultation with the States/UTs. Regular updation of the products and services is being carried out in consultation with the State/UTs.

District Export Action Plans under 'Districts as Export Hubs' in more than 450 districts detailing the existing bottlenecks in the supply chain and identifying possible interventions to mitigate the

existing gaps have been prepared. These outline the support required by the local exporters and manufacturers  to  seamlessly  export  the  identified  products  and  services  by  supporting  new businesses to export and generating employment opportunities in the districts.

(d) : To encourage exports from the districts under 'Districts as Export Hubs', export promotion outreach  events  are  being  held  in  various  districts.  This  includes  handholding  sessions  with exporters and export related awareness sessions with exporters along with representatives of various  related  agencies/departments  such  as  Central  Board  of  Indirect  Taxes  and  Customs (CBIC),  Banks,  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME),  Export  Promotion Councils, Local Trade Association/Chambers of Commerce, District Industries Centres, etc.

Government  has  taken  various  steps  in  addition  to  ongoing  schemes  to  boost  domestic investments in India. These include the National Infrastructure Pipeline, Reduction in Corporate Tax, easing liquidity problems of NBFCs and Banks, trade policy measures to boost domestic manufacturing. Government of India  has  also  promoted  domestic  manufacturing  of  goods through  public procurement  orders,  Phased  Manufacturing  Programme (PMP),  Schemes  for Production Linked Incentives of various Ministries.

Envisioned as a one-stop for taking all the regulatory approvals and services  in  the  country, National Single Window System (NSWS) was soft-launched  on 22nd  September 2021. This national portal integrates the existing clearance systems of the various Ministries/ Departments of Govt. of India and State  Governments without disruption to the existing  IT portals of Ministries/ Departments.

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