9 February 2022

Aurangabad’s in ‘One District, One Produce’ plan of the Centre…

One District One Product” (ODOP) based on strengths of a district and National Priorities, ODOP is seen as a transformational step forward towards realizing the true potential of a district, fuel economic growth, and generate employment and rural entrepreneurship taking us to the goal of AtmaNirbhar Bharat.

The government is taking a series of steps to boost industrialization at the district levels for promoting the goals of AtmaNirbhar Bharat. 

“Government of India is in the process of initiating a program named “One District One Product” (ODOP) based on strengths of a district and National Priorities, ODOP is seen as a transformational step forward towards realizing the true potential of a district, fuel economic growth and generate employment and rural entrepreneurship taking us to the goal of AtmaNirbhar Bharat,” said Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal while replying to a question in the Lok Sabha on the schemes for industrially backward districts in the country.  

He added Niti Aayog is in process of implementing the ”Aspirational Districts Program” under which districts are being identified on the basis of social indicators like Health & Nutrition, Learning Outcomes, and Basic Infrastructure. Through a robust monitoring framework of sectors, the program is aimed at improving the economic productivity of the districts.

He pointed out that the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is not having any specific scheme, only meant for the backward districts of the country. However, DPIIT has been implementing various schemes for providing incentives to industries in the states/ UTs, towards the socio-economic development of the states/ UTs.