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Lok Sabha Question No. 2406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Licensing of Tobacco Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Hemant Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2406 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  MARCH, 2022

## LICENSING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

## 2406. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is likely to issue a licensing policy for tobacco to control consumption and to bring products such as smokeless and other tobacco products under its control;
- (b) if so, the details thereof.
- (c) whether as per media reports illicit trade of tobacco products is taking place across the country inspite of India being signatory of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC); and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  ratification, acceptance  and  approval  of  the  protocol  to  eliminate  illicit  trade  of  tobacco products?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):  At present 'Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes' (HS Code 2402) are under compulsory licensing. Other tobacco products including ENDS devices are not under licensing. Furthermore, under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, only 'Cigarettes' are covered under entry number 38(1) of the First Schedule. Therefore, the remaining tobacco products lie outside the competence of Central Government and controlled through States/UTs."

(c) & (d) :  India is signatory to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and  is  implementing  various  demand  and  Supply  reduction  measures  for  tobacco  control. Government of India has acceded to the protocol to eliminate illicit trade of tobacco products under Article 15 of WHO FCTC. The treaty instrument was deposited at UN Treaty Section, New York on 05.06.2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Based Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2405 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## HYDROGEN FUEL CELL BASED TRAINS

## †2405. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minster of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  scheme  to  run hydrogen  fuel  cell  based  train  on  its  network  across  the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c)
- the estimated cost likely to be sanctioned thereunder;
- (d) the details including the number of States where such trains are likely to be introduced; and
- (e) the targets fixed in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- to  (c)  As  a  Pilot  project,  Tender  for  Hydrogen  Fuel  cell  based retrofitment for Conversion of 02 nos 1600 Horse Power Driving Power  Cars  (DPCs)  into  Hydrogen  Fueled  Power  Car  at  an 84.2 Cr, was floated on 15.12.2021 and has
- (a) Estimated cost of ₹ been opened on 31.01.2022.
- (d) Presently the Pilot Project is for Sonipat-Jind section of Northern Railways catering to the State of Haryana.
- (e) As of now, only the Pilot Project is sanctioned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Wastage of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDTA

## MINISTRY  OF GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UI{STARRED QUESTIOI{  NO.24O3

TO BE ANSWERED ON {6TH MARCH,2022

## WASTAGE OF FOODGRAINS

## t24O3.  SHR! GAI{ESH  SINGH:

Will the Minister of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS' FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTIoN sq$tl  qrr+,  ur* *< urffit G-rflI {* be pteased  to state:

- whether  the Govemment  Is aware that the foodgrains procured by the Govemment  gets spoiled by mold and other Insects during monsoon  season due to
- (a) improper  storago and if so' the facts thereot
- whether l4 bllllon dotlars worth of food products gets spoaled  every year ln tndia as reported by Food and Agrlcultural  Organlsation and if so, the detalls
- (b) thereof;
- (c) whether the Public Distribution System (PDS) has been more focused on urban areas in comparlson to rural areas and If sor the detalls In this rcgard; and
- (d) whether leakage hae become a very serlous problem in the PDS and lf so' the detalls  thereof?

## ANSWER

TTII{ISTER OF STATE FOR ]UIINISTRY  OF RURAL DEI'ELOPMENT  AND CONSUTIIER AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTION

(sADHVr NIRANJAN  JYOT!)

- (a): o quantl$l of Central Pool Foodgrains  stocks (wheat and rlce) gets spoiled by mold and other ansects durlng monsoon season due to improper storage.
- (b): Food and Agriculturat Organization  of the UN has not prepared any such
- report ln re3pect of foodgrains.
- (c): The Targeted  Publlc Dlstrlbutlon Syltem  (TPDS)  is now govemed as per provlsions of the Natlonal Food securaty Act, 2ol3 whlch provldes for coverage of about 75olo of the rural and 5O% of the urban populatlon for receivlng hlghly substdlzed  food gralns under TPDS.
- (d): operationat responsibility of TPDS rests wlth the stateruT Govemments. Howey€r,  to mlnimlze/chec[t  the leakage in PDS, this Department has lmplemented an important  scheme on  rEnd-to.End  Gomputerlzatton  of TPDS Operatlons" on cost sharing basis with the statesruTs with the main components of dlgitlzation of ra on cards/beneficlary and other database, computerlzatlon  of supply.chain management, settlng up of transparency portals, grievance redressal mechanism and lnstaltation of ePoS devices at fair price Shops.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: National Digital Communication Policy
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal, Jagdambika Pal, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2402 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2022

## NATIONAL DIGITAL COMMUNICATION POLICY

2402.   SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL: SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the objectives and key features of the National Digital Communication Policy (NDCP2018) including the strategical importance of it;
- (b) the details of the user base of BSNL broadband service along with the revenue generated during the last financial year;
- (c) whether the Government has any plans for disinvestment in BSNL; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) The  strategic  objectives  of  the  National  Digital  Communications  Policy-2018  are  (i) Providing broadband for all, (ii) Creating additional jobs in the Digital Communications Sector, (iii)  Enhancing  contribution  of  the  Digital  Communications  Sector  in  India's  Gross  Domestic Product (GDP), (iv) Propelling India up in the ICT Development Index of ITU, (v) Enhancing India's contribution to Global Value Chains, and (vi) Ensuring digital sovereignty. In pursuit of accomplishing these objectives, the policy envisages three Missions namely; (i) Connect India: Creating  Robust  Digital  Communications  Infrastructure;  (ii)  Propel  India:  Enabling  Next Generation Technologies and Services through Investments, Innovation and IPR generation; and (iii)  Secure  India:  Ensuring  Sovereignty,  Safety  and  Security  of  Digital  Communications.  The policy  is  strategically  important  for  the  nation  as  it  envisions  to  fulfill  the  information  and communication  needs  of  citizens  and  enterprises  through  the  establishment  of  a  ubiquitous, resilient,  secure,  accessible  and  affordable  Digital  Communications  Infrastructure  and  aims  to support India's transition to a digitally empowered economy and society.

- (b) The total number of broadband connections provided by the BSNL till 31 st March 2021 is 59,92,560 . The revenue generated by BSNL during the last financial year (2020-21) is Rs. 1828.14 crore.
- (c) & (d) At present, the Government has no plan for disinvestment in BSNL.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Operating System for India
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2401

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## OPERATING SYSTEM FOR INDIA

## 2401. SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

Will  the  Minister  of  ELECTRONICS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to develop an Operating System (OS) indigenous to India to compete with existing Operating System like Android and ios of Apple;
- (b) If so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether aforesaid OS will be available only in India and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  amount of resources  planned to be allotted by the Government to develop  OS entirely from the scratch;
- (e) whether the Government will have access to all the data collected by abovesaid OS system; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRIRAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) and  (b):  No,  Sir.  However,  the  Government  is  considering  development  of  Operating System, as part of the Government efforts to create a vibrant design and innovation ecosystem in Electronics and Information Technology.
- (c):  There  is  no  policy  in  the  Government  that  restricts  the  export  &  use  of  Indian  Software Products outside India.
- (d):  No funds have been allocated by the Government to develop an Indian Mobile Operating System.
- (e) and  (f): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Coal Block Auction
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2400

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## Coal Block Auction

## 2400.   SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has put up 38 coal blocks for auction in 2020;
- (b) if so, the number of coal blocks that are in Odisha; and
- (c) the total value of auction of coal blocks in Odisha, block-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COAL, MINES & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a) Yes Sir.
- (b) Out of 38 coal blocks put up in first round of auction for commercial mining in 2020, there were 9 coal blocks in State of Odisha.
- (c) Out of aforementioned 9 coal blocks of State of Odisha put up in first round of  auction for  commercial  mining,  three  coal  blocks  were  successfully  auctioned  whose  details  are  as below:-

|   S. No. | Name of coal mine   | Successful bidder                | End Use      | Allocation date   |   PRC (MTPA) | Bid price/ %of revenue share   |   Estimated Annual Revenue [In crore] |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|        1 | Radhikapur East     | EMIL Mines and Mineral Resources | Sale of coal | 03-03- 2021       |            5 | 16.75%                         |                                461.33 |
|        2 | Radhikapur West     | Vedanta Limited                  | Sale of coal | 03-03- 2021       |            6 | 21%                            |                                585.98 |
|        3 | Kuraloi (A) North   | Vedanta Limited                  | Sale of coal | 03-09- 2021       |            8 | 15.25%                         |                                755.12 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Railway Remote Terminal in Kerala
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2399 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## RAILWAY REMOTE TERMINAL IN KERALA

2399    SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Railway  Remote  Terminal/Satellite  Hub  is  essential  for  the comprehensive railway development of Kasaragod district, Kerala as well as for the extension of some of the trains from Kannur to Kasaragod/Mangalore;
- (b) if so, the facts thereof;
- (c) whether more than thirty acres of land at Kumbala Railway Station is in the hands of the Railways;
- (d)  if  so,  the  steps  taken/to  be  taken  by  the  Railways  to  develop  Kumbala Railway  Station  to  a  satellite  hub,  due  to  its  proximity  to  the  national highway;
- (e)  whether  preliminary  steps  have  been  taken  to  make  Kumbala  Railway Station as a Terminal Station; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c)  Approximately  25.3  acres  of  land  at  Kumbala  Railway  Station  is  in possession  of  Railways.  This  land  is  being  used  for  Railways'  operational purposes viz. track, station, buildings etc.
- (d) Does not arise, as satellite coaching terminals are need based.
- (e) No, Sir.
- (f) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2396 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Electrification of Bhavnagar-Dhola railway line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2396 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

ELECTRIFICATION OF BHAVNAGAR -DHOLA RAILWAY LINE

† 2396. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  current  status  of  electrification  of  Bhavnagar  -  Dhola  railway line under Western Railway;

(b) the time by which the work is likely to be completed; and (c) the reasons for delay in electrification  of the said railway line?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(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 UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2396  BY  DR.  BHARATIBEN  DHIRUBHAI  SHIYAL  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2022 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF BHAVNAGAR - DHOLA RAILWAY LINE (a)  Electrification  works  are  under  different  stages  of  execution  on (b)  The  completion  of  Electrification  project  depends  upon  various Departments/State Line works by State Power Utilities  and  resolution  of  law  &  order  issues of Railways. Therefore, it is not feasible to fix time lines for completion

Bhavnagar-Dhola section of Western Railway. factors like clearances from the concerned Governments/Central Ministries, completion of Transmission during execution, which are beyond the control of Ministry of the project. (c) There is no delay in electrification of the said Railway line.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Banned apps
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Mahua Moitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2393

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 16.03.2022

## BANNED APPS

## 2393. SHRIMATI MAHUA MOITRA:

Will  the  Minister  of  ELECTRONICS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government has banned 54 apps in order to protect our citizens;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  app  leakages  and  data  leakages  of  Indian  citizens  may  happen  from  other countries too;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government enact data localization requirements for all sensitive personal data while the Data Protection Act is under consideration; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) and (b): In line with the objective of the Government to ensure an Open, Safe & Trusted and Accountable Internet for all its users and based on the requests received through designated nodal  officers  from  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA),  the  Ministry  of  Electronics  and Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  blocked  54  mobile  applications  under  the  provision  of section  69A  of  the  Information  Technology  (IT)  Act,  2000  and  the  Information  Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information for Public) Rules, 2009. These mobile applications were blocked in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India and security of the State. As per the information made available by MHA, these apps were collecting various user data and transmitting it in an unauthorized manner to servers abroad for profiling.

(c) and (d): Yes, Madam. It is technically possible that the breach of data privacy of Indian citizens may happen from other countries. Any such cyber security incident for Indian citizens' data is expected to be reported to Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) as per the  Information  Technology  (IT)  Act,  2000  and  the  Information  Technology  (The  Indian Computer Emergency Response Team and Manner of Performing Functions and Duties) Rules, 2013.

(e) and (f): At present Section 43A and section 72A of the IT Act, 2000 enable privacy and security  of  sensitive  personal  data  in  digital  form.  The  Information  Technology  (Reasonable Security  Practices  and  Procedures  and  Sensitive  Personal  Data  or  Information),  Rules,  2011, provides reasonable security practices and procedures by the body corporate. In financial sector, RBI has mandated that all payment system providers shall ensure that the entire data relating to payment systems operated by them are stored in a system only in India. For the foreign leg of the transaction, if any, data can also be stored in the foreign country, if required.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Measures for Telecom Sector
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## 2392. SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has proposed a set of measures/reforms for the ailing Telecom sector by way of granting moratorium on unpaid dues, redefining Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) prospectively and cutting in Spectrum Usage Charges;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the yearly revenue loss to the Government on each of these three schemes separately?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) & (b) The government has recently approved various measures/reforms to reduce financial stress in the Telecom Sector inter-alia including:

- i. Rationalization of Definition of Adjusted Gross Revenue.
- ii. Moratorium/Deferment of up to four years in annual payments of dues arising out of the AGR judgment and spectrum purchased in past auctions.
- iii. Option to the TSPs to pay the interest amount arising due to the said deferment of payment by way of equity.
- iv. Rationalization  of  Interest  rates  and  removal  of  Penalties  for  delayed  payments  of  License  Fee (LF)/Spectrum Usage Charge (SUC).
- v. Reduction in BG requirements to 20% of the stipulated amount against License Fee (LF) and other similar Levies.
- vi. Removal of levy of Spectrum Usage Charges (SUC) on the spectrum to be acquired in future auctions.
- vii. Removal of requirement for submitting a Financial Bank Guarantee (FBG) to securitize the annual deferred spectrum installments in future.
- viii. Increasing the validity period of spectrum acquisition in future auctions from 20 to 30 years.

(c)   The fact of removal of Spectrum Usage Charge (SUC) will be known to all the bidders who will factor in the same and bid accordingly in Spectrum Auction.  Hence there is no revenue loss to the Government.  The proposal of Moratorium for up to four years on deferred annual spectrum installment is revenue neutral since Net Present Value (NPV) will be protected.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2392 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2022

## MEASURES FOR TELECOM SECTOR
Lok Sabha Question No. 2389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Criteria for ODOP
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ramesh Chand Bind

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2389.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 16 TH      MARCH, 2022.

## CRITERIA FOR ODOP

## 2389.  SHRI RAMESH CHAND BIND:

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

- (a) the manner in which the Government is planning to make every district self reliant  and  to  provide  employment by  globalizing  the  local  products  through 'One District One Product (ODOP)' scheme;
- (b) the process of selection of districts under ODOP scheme;
- (c) whether Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh has also been selected under the scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b): 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, fueling 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.

Government along with State and Central Government agencies has taken up activities to promote the initiative of ODOP, which is an ongoing 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. The ODOP initiative works with manufacturers/producers  across  districts,  along  verticals  like  design, production,  manufacturing,  packaging  and  market  creation  to  boost sales  both  in  the  domestic  as  well  as  international  market,  thereby paving  way  for  employment  generation.  Under  ODOP  initiative,  the products have been selected taking into consideration the existing eco- system  on  the  ground,  products  identified  under  DEH,  GI-tagged products and recommendations from State Governments.

- (c) & (d): Yes, Bhadohi district is one of the districts identified in the State of Uttar Pradesh  under  this  initiative.  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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