ONE DISTRICT, ONE PRODUCT

Dec. 30, 2018

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, during his visit to Varanasi, visited the One District, One Product (ODOP) Exhibition at the Deendayal Hastkala Sankul.

About:

  • ODOP scheme of Uttar Pradesh government aims to is to promote traditional micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) synonymous with their respective districts to create jobs.

  • Its key strategy is preservation and development of local crafts, improvement in product quality and skill development.

  • Uttar Pradesh is unique in being famous for product-specific traditional industrial hubs across 75 districts, including Varanasi (Banarasi silk sari), Lucknow (chikan), Kanpur (leather goods), Aligarh (locks), Moradabad (brassware), Meerut (sports goods), Saharanpur (wooden products) etc.

Source : PIB