Lok Sabha Question No. 1165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Setting up of Unity Mall for sale One District One Product
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Y S Avinash Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1165.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 03 RD  DECEMBER, 2024.

## SETTING UP OF UNITY MALL FOR SALE ONE DISTRICT ONE PRODUCT

## 1165.  SHRI Y S AVINASH REDDY:

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

- (a) whether all the States would be encouraged to set up a Unity Mall in their state capital or most prominent tourism centre or the financial capital for promotion and  sale  of  their  own  ODOPs  (one  district,  one  product),  Geographical Indication (G.I.) products and other handicraft products, and for providing space for such products of all other States including Andhra Pradesh; and
- (b) the details of progress made including the earlier schemes comparatively since their launch, along with funds sanctioned/spent till now, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a): All States are encouraged to establish PM Ekta Mall, announced in the Union Budget 2023-24 , in State capital or prominent tourism centre or financial capital for  the  promotion  and  sale  of  ODOP  products  (One  District,  One  Product), Geographical Indication (GI) products, and other handicrafts from across the country.  It  also  has  dedicated  space  for  each State  and  Union  Territory, including the State of Andhra Pradesh, to display their ODOP products.
- (b): There were no comparative schemes earlier. However, in the fiscal year 202324, under the 'Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24  (SASCI)  PartVI (Unity Mall)' Rs.5000  Cr  was  allocated  for construction of PM Ekta Malls in all States. Under the scheme,  Department of Expenditure approved Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of 27 States and issued fund release letters to these States. The details of fund sanctioned/released is at Annexure 1.

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ANNEXURE-1 ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED

## QUESTION NO. 1165 FOR ANSWER ON 03.12.2024.

| S. No.   | States            |   Number of Ekta Malls sanctioned |   Amount sanctioned by DOE, FY 2023-24 (In Rs. Crores) |   Amount of 1st Instalment, (In Rs. Crores) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                 1 |                                                172     |                                     86      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 1 |                                                188     |                                     94      |
| 3        | Assam             |                                 1 |                                                226     |                                    113      |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                 1 |                                                212.689 |                                    106.344  |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                 1 |                                                200.77  |                                    100.385  |
| 6        | Goa               |                                 1 |                                                100     |                                     50      |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                                 1 |                                                202     |                                    101      |
| 8        | Haryana           |                                 1 |                                                155     |                                     77.5    |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                 1 |                                                132     |                                     66      |
| 10       | Jharkhand         |                                 1 |                                                162.92  |                                     81.46   |
| 11       | Karnataka         |                                 1 |                                                192.991 |                                     96.4955 |
| 12       | Kerala            |                                 1 |                                                120     |                                     60      |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                 1 |                                                284     |                                    142      |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |                                 1 |                                                195.136 |                                     97.568  |
| 15       | Manipur           |                                 1 |                                                149     |                                     74.5    |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |                                 1 |                                                132     |                                     66      |
| 17       | Mizoram           |                                 1 |                                                127     |                                     63.5    |
| 18       | Nagaland          |                                 1 |                                                145     |                                     72.5    |
| 19       | Odisha            |                                 1 |                                                187.12  |                                     93.56   |
| 20       | Punjab            |                                 1 |                                                159     |                                     79.5    |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                                 1 |                                                202     |                                    101      |
| 22       | Sikkim            |                                 1 |                                                106     |                                     53      |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        |                                 1 |                                                223     |                                    111.5    |
| 24       | Telangana         |                                 1 |                                                202     |                                    101      |
| 25       | Tripura           |                                 1 |                                                114     |                                     57      |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                 3 |                                                370.247 |                                    185.123  |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |                                 1 |                                                136     |                                     68      |
|          | Total             |                                29 |                                               4795.87  |                                   2397.94   |

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