Lok Sabha Question No. 241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Initiative of One District One Product
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 241.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 04 TH  FEBURARY, 2025.

## INITIATIVE OF ONE DISTRICT ONE PRODUCT

## 241.   SHRI S JAGATHRATCHAKAN:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  districts  identified  under  the  One  District  One  Product (ODOP)  initiative  since  the  inception  of  scheme  in  the  country  State-wise including Tamil Nadu, year-wise;
- (b) the financial assistance provided by the Government under the ODOP initiative since inception, State and year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has data for any measurable impact of the scheme, including export growth and employment generation in States, if so, the details thereof State-wise particularly in Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  challenges faced by States, including Tamil Nadu, in the implementation of the ODOP initiative?

## 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): Products from 782 districts across the country have been covered under the ODOP Initiative. The ODOP products are from various sectors such as textiles, agriculture, food processing, handicrafts, and more. Number of districts covered under One District One Product (ODOP) since inception year-wise is as under:

| Financial Year   |   New Districts Covered |   Cumulative Districts Covered |
|------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
| FY 2020-21       |                     103 |                            103 |
| FY 2021-22       |                     647 |                            750 |
| FY 2022-23       |                      10 |                            760 |
| FY 2023-24       |                      22 |                            782 |

The  details  of  unique  products  identified  (district  and  state-wise,  including Tamil Nadu) under the ODOP initiative as of 19th December 2024 is available on DPIIT's website under the links - https://dpiit.gov.in/sites/default/files/odop\_product\_list\_december.pdf

- (b): ODOP  is  an  initiative;  thus,  there  is  no  provision  for  financial  assistance thereof.
- (c): Such data is not available with DPIIT. However, the Government of India has launched the Districts as Export Hubs (DEH) Initiative under the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) to boost export activities including for ODOP products  across  various  districts.  In  Tamil  Nadu,  38  districts  have  been identified with potential export products and services (refer Annexure 1) and District  Export  Action  Plans  (DEAPs)  have  been  prepared  for  20  of  these districts (refer Annexure 2)
- (d): There are several steps taken by the Government to address challenges faced by States, including Tamil Nadu, in the implementation of the ODOP initiative, as below:
1. GeM  Onboarding: A dedicated storefront has been  created on Government  e-Market  place  (GeM)  for  ODOP.  The  purpose  of  the storefront is to enable direct procurement of ODOP products for gifting/ office  use  by  various  line  ministries,  government  bodies,  and  foreign missions  abroad.  500+  ODOP  categories  are  currently  live  on  the marketplace including 38 product categories from Tamil Nadu.
2. Product Showcase at National and International platforms: ODOP Products including from State of Tamil Nadu were exhibited at various national and international events and exhibitions.
3. Market Access and Promotion: Establishing ODOP (One District One Product)  corners  in  Indian  missions,  embassies,  and  international exhibitions to showcase regional products globally, including those from Tamil Nadu. Additionally, partnering with online platforms such as GeM, ONDC, Amazon, Flipkart, and other e-commerce platforms to enhance the reach of ODOP products.
4. Skill  Development  and  Capacity  Building: Conducting  training  and certification  programs  in  collaboration  with  NIDs,  NIFT,  and  NPOP  to upskill artisans and entrepreneurs. A workshop on export procedures, organized by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of  Commerce  &  Industry,  was  held  on  14th  November  2024  at  the Madurai Export Summit.

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## ANNEXURE-1

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 241 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2025.

## List of Districts and Products/ Services Identified under DEH

| S No.   | District                | Identified Products and Services                                                                                               |
|---------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Ariyalur                | Readymade Garments, Corrugated Sheets & Boxes, Cashew                                                                          |
| 2.      | Chengalpattu            | Leather goods, Shrimp, Automobile products, Granite                                                                            |
| 3.      | Chennai                 | Biotechnology, Food processing, Marine products, Jewellery products, Apparels, Software services                               |
| 4.      | Coimbatore (Pollachi)   | Automobile & Engineering Products, Poultry Products, Coconut & Coir Products, Kovai Kora Cotton Sarees, Coimbatore Wet Grinder |
| 5.      | Cuddalore               | Chemical, Marine, Cashew Nuts                                                                                                  |
| 6.      | Dharmapuri              | Auto Components, Engineering, Horticulture, Agro Products, Plastics                                                            |
| 7.      | Dindigul                | East India Leather, Dindigul Locks, Sirumalai Hill Banana, Virupakshi Hill Banana, Kodaikanal Malai Poonducts                  |
| 8.      | Erode                   | Handloom & Powerloom Products, Egg Powder, Motor Vehicle Parts, Tapioca & Starch, Erode Manjal (Erode Turmeric)                |
| 9.      | Kallakurichi            | Rice, Sago, Turmeric, Jaggery powder, Cattle feed                                                                              |
| 10.     | Kanchipuram             | Engineering and Auto components, Software Food Processing, Tourism, Kancheepuram Silk                                          |
| 11.     | Kanyakumari             | Cashew, Fish Nets, Sea Shells, Temple Jewellery of Nagarcoil, Eathomozhy tall coconut                                          |
| 12.     | Karur                   | Home Textiles, HDPE Products, Gems                                                                                             |
| 13.     | Krishnagiri             | Food Processing, Cut flowers, Diamond Jewellery                                                                                |
| 14.     | Madurai                 | Madurai Sungudi, Madurai Malli, Granite                                                                                        |
| 15.     | Mayiladuthurai          | Coconut, Mango pulp, Coir                                                                                                      |
| 16.     | Nagapattinam            | Food Processing, Coir, Artificial Jewellery                                                                                    |
| 17.     | Namakkal                | Poultry Products, Cotton Yarn & Fabric, Granite                                                                                |
| 18.     | Perambalur              | Agriculture Products, Cashew                                                                                                   |
| 19.     | Pudukkottai             | Food Processing, Coir, Cashew, Granite                                                                                         |
| 20.     | Ramanathapuram          | Dry Fish                                                                                                                       |
| 21.     | Ranipet                 | Leather products, Pharmaceuticals, Automobile components                                                                       |
| 22.     | Salem                   | Salem Venpattu, Engineering, Food Processing, Diamond Jewellery, Poultry Products                                              |
| 23.     | Sivaganga               | Gherjubs (Miniature Cucumber), Chettubad Jittab                                                                                |
| 24.     | Tenkasi                 | Coir pith block                                                                                                                |
| 25.     | Thanjavur               | Thanjavur Paintings, Thanjavur Art Plate, Thanjavur Doll, Thanjavur Veenai, Thanjavur Pith Works, Coir, Silk, Brass Works      |
| 26.     | Theni                   | Banana, Spices, Made ups                                                                                                       |
| 27. 28. | Nilgiris Tiruvallur     | Horticulture Crops, Tea, Floriculture products Garments, Engineering, Chemicals                                                |
| 29.     | Tiruvarur               | Coir Industries, Agriculture Products, Marine Products                                                                         |
| 30.     | Tiruchirappalli         | Agro Food Processing, Defence Equipments, Artificial                                                                           |
|         |                         | Jewellery, Windmil Components, Banana                                                                                          |
| 31.     | Tirunelveli             | Tirunelveli Halwa, Pattamadai Pai, Readymade garments                                                                          |
| 32. 33. | Tirupathur Tiruppur     | Leather products, Coir products, Sandalwood products Hosiery Garments & Apparels                                               |
| 34.     | Tiruvannamalai          | Silk, Manufacturing Products, Automobile Products, Edible oil                                                                  |
| 35.     | Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) | Marine Products                                                                                                                |
|         | Vellore                 | Leather Industry, Readymade Garments, Chemicals                                                                                |
| 36. 37. | Viluppuram              | Agriculture Products, Marine Products                                                                                          |
| 38.     | Virudhunagar            | Spices, Yarn, Coir pith, Crackers, Printed books                                                                               |

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## ANNEXURE-2

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 241 FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2025.

## Details of DEPC meetings and District Export Action Plans for all districts of Tamil Nadu.

| Districts      | Products/Services Identified                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Details of District Export Action Plan   |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Ariyalur       | Readymade Garments, Corrugated Sheets & Boxes, Corn, Drumstick, Moringa leaf products                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Prepared                                 |
| Chengalpattu   | Software exports, shrimp, engineering - Automobile components, granites, mamallapuram rock statues, Tourism -Cultural & Heritage, Pharmaceutical products, Vegetable oil, Non -Basmati rice, Watermelon, Mango & Mangopulp, Chillies                                                              | Prepared                                 |
| Chennai        | Biotechnology, Food processing, Marine products, Jewellery products, Apparels, Software and software services, Bio- Tech based Diagnostic production of vaccines, Engineering -Automobile componenets, Stevia (Natural Sweetener), Millets, Herbal Components used for Ayurveda, Organic Products | Prepared                                 |
| Coimbatore     | Engineering products such as motors & pumps, automobile engineering components, iron castings, aluminium castings, Wet grinders & home appliances, Textiles, Poultry products, Coconut & coir products, Kovai kora cotton sarees.                                                                 | To be Formulated                         |
| Cuddalore      | Chemical, Marine, Agro & Processed Food Products - Cashew Nuts, Jackfruit, Non- Basmati Rice, Ceramics, Handi Crafts Toys, Industrial Chemicals                                                                                                                                                   | Prepared                                 |
| Dharmapuri     | Auto Components, Engineering, Horticulture, Plastics, Sago / Topiaco, Mango & Mango pulp, Skimmed Milk Powder , Green Chillies, Tomato Pulp, Milets( except maize products)                                                                                                                       | Prepared                                 |
| Dindigul       | Textile, Dindigul Locks, Sirumalai Hill banana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | To be Formulated                         |
| Erode          | Handloom & Powerloom products, processed fabrics, Egg powder, Motor vehicle parts, Agricultural products such as Tapioca & starch, Poultry products & egg, Erode Manjal (Turmeric)                                                                                                                | To be Formulated                         |
| Kallakurichi   | Food products - Rice, Sago, Turmeric, Tamarind, Guava, Water melon, Cashew Nut, Jaggery powder, Cattle feed - Briquette, Edible oil - Ground nut, Gingelly Oil                                                                                                                                    | Prepared                                 |
| Kancheepuram   | Engineering and Auto components, Silk weaving, Textile garments, Software, Food Processing, Tourism - Heritage and medical, Kancheepuram Silk, Non - BasmatiRice,Watermelon, Mango & Mango pulp, Chillies                                                                                         | Prepared                                 |
| Kanniyakumari  | Cashew, Fish nets, Sea shells, Temple jewellery of Nagarkoil, Earthomozhy tall coconut                                                                                                                                                                                                            | To be Formulated                         |
| Karur          | Home textiles such as bedsheets, Placemats, Table runners, curtains, etc. HDPE products, Gems such as Ruby & Beryl                                                                                                                                                                                | To be Formulated                         |
| Krishnagiri    | Engineering, Food Processing (Mango Pulp), Cut flowers, Diamond Jewellery                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Prepared                                 |
| Madurai        | Handlooms, Granite products, Readymade Garments, Madurai Sungudi, Madurai Malli (Jasmine)                                                                                                                                                                                                         | To be Formulated                         |
| Mayiladuthurai | Agro food processing, Marine food processing, Coir,Non- basmati rice, coconut products, millets and maize, mango pulp                                                                                                                                                                             | To be Formulated                         |
| Nagapattinam   | Poultry Products such as Hatching Eggs, Parent Eggs, Broiler Chickens, Table Eggs, etc., Raw Granite, Yarn, Cotton Fabrics, Towels, Bed Spreads & Rigs.                                                                                                                                           | Prepared                                 |

| Namakkal        | Poultry products such as hatching eggs, Parent eggs, broiler chickens, Table eggs, etc. Raw Granite, Yarn, cotton fabrics, towels, Bed spreads & Rigs                                         | To be Formulated   |
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| Perambalur      | Marine food products, Granite, Coir, Engineering -Auto mobile Components, Cashew Nut, Ground Nut                                                                                              | Prepared           |
| Pudukkottai     | Dry Fish                                                                                                                                                                                      | Prepared           |
| Ramanathapuram  | Dry Fish                                                                                                                                                                                      | To be Formulated   |
| Ranipet         | Engineering, Food Processing (mango Pulp), cut flowers, Diamond Jewellery, Poultry Products & Eggs, Salem Fabric, Salem Silk known as Salem Venpattu,                                         | Prepared           |
| Salem           | Engineering, Food processing (mango pulp), Cut flowers, Diamond jewellry, Poultry products & eggs, Salem fabric, Salem Venpattu(Silk)                                                         | To be Formulated   |
| Sivaganga       | Handicrafts                                                                                                                                                                                   | To be Formulated   |
| Tenkasi         | Coir pith block                                                                                                                                                                               | To be Formulated   |
| Thanjavur       | Agro food processing, Marine food processing, Coir,Non- basmati rice, coconut products, millets and maize, mango pulp                                                                         | Prepared           |
| The Nilgiris    | Horticulture crops like potato, Cabbage, Carrot, Tea, Coffee, Ginger, Fruits, Timber, Eucalyptus oil, Garlic & pepper, Floriculture products, Home made chocolates, Ooty varkey, Nilgiri logo | To be Formulated   |
| Theni           | Banana, Spices, Made ups                                                                                                                                                                      | To be Formulated   |
| Thiruvallur     | Readymade Garments,Handloom products, Engineering- tools and Automobile components, Chemical Products - Industrial polymer, Bulk Containers, Non -Basmati Rice, Vegetable oil, Dhal Products  | Prepared           |
| Thiruvarur      | Coir Industries, Marine Products, Non-Basmati Rice,Onion Powder ,Organic Vegetable,Rice Bran Oil                                                                                              | Prepared           |
| Thoothukkudi    | Agro Food Processing, Heavy Electricals and Engineering, Artifical Jewellery, Readymade garments, Software, Banana, Banana Products,                                                          | To be Formulated   |
| Tiruchirappalli | Yarn,Tirunelveli Halwa, Pattamadai Pai                                                                                                                                                        | Prepared           |
| Tirunelveli     | Yarn,Tirunelveli Halwa, Pattamadai Pai                                                                                                                                                        | To be Formulated   |
| Tirupathur      | Hosiery Garments & Apparels                                                                                                                                                                   | Prepared           |
| Tiruppur        | Hosiery Garments & apparels                                                                                                                                                                   | To be Formulated   |
| Tiruvannamalai  | Marine Products                                                                                                                                                                               | Prepared           |
| Vellore         | Leather Industry, Readymade Garments, Industrial Chemicals, Edible Oil -Ground Nut , Mango Pulp,Dairy Products,Elamvambadi Brinjal,Odungathur Guava                                           | Prepared           |
| Viluppuram      | Marine Products, Edible Oil- Ground Nut and Gingelly oil,Tamarind,Guava, Water Melon,Cashew Nut                                                                                               | Prepared           |
| Virudhunagar    | Spices, Yarn, Coir pith, Crackers, Safety matches, Printed books, Grey cloth, Gauze cloth                                                                                                     | To be Formulated   |

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