New Products added in One District One Product

The Uttar Pradesh government included 12 new products under the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme .

Key Points

About One District One Product Scheme:
- This scheme was launched by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 24 January 2018
- Under this, specific and traditional products of each district of the state are identified and given a Geographical Indication (GI) tag , which certifies that the products belong to a particular region.
- The state government provides financial assistance, group marketing facilities and other resources to the entrepreneurs to get these products recognized in the national and international markets .
- The major objectives of the scheme include:
  - Creation of new employment opportunities in the state
  - To boost the exports of the state
  - To contribute towards making Uttar Pradesh a trillion dollar economy by the year 2029
- Till now 62 products were listed under this scheme , but after adding 12 new products this number has increased to 74 .
The 12 new products that have been added are:
- Baghpat – Agricultural machinery and related equipment
- Saharanpur - Hosiery Products
- Firozabad – Food Processing Ghaziabad – Metal, Textiles & Apparels
- Amroha – Metal and Wooden Handicrafts
- Agra - Petha industry and all kinds of footwear
- Hamirpur - Metal Products
- Bareilly - Wood Products
- Etta - Chicory Product
- Pratapgarh – Food Processing
- Bijnor – Brushes and related products
- Ballia – Sattu Products

A Geographical Indication (GI) tag is a name or mark used on special products that belong to a specific geographical location or origin.
The GI tag ensures that only authorised users or people residing in the geographical region are allowed to use the name of a popular product.
It also protects the product from being copied or imitated by others.
- A registered GI tag is valid for 10 years .
GI registration is overseen by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Legal Framework:
- It is regulated and guided by the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).

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