Question.
What is the Skill Development Scheme under the One District One Product Programme of the Government of Uttar Pradesh?
(UPPSC Mains General Studies-VI/GS-6 2023 Solutions)
Answer.
The concept of One District One Product (ODOP) was borrowed from Japan as they were implemented in 1979.
In India, Uttar Pradesh became the first state to launch the One District One Product (ODOP) program.
Uttar Pradesh launched it on 24 January 2018 and aimed to create product-specific traditional industrial hubs in all 75 districts of the state and promote traditional industries.
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is the nodal ministry for implementing this scheme.
Later, it was adopted by the Union Government to be implemented in all districts of India.
There are 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh, each has a unique product. The following are some products under the scheme:
- Amala ( Pratapgarh)
- Brass Work ( Moradabad)
- Locks ( Aligarh)
- Leather ( Kanpur)
- Black Pottery ( Azamgarh)
- Wooden Toy ( Chitrakoot)
- Perfume ( Kannauj)
- Wooden Work ( Saharanpur)
- Soft Toys ( Jhansi )
- Sports Product ( Meerut)
- Silk Saree ( Varanasi)
The success of the One District One Product Programme lies in four pillars: Capital, Market, Skills, and Design.
Four schemes were launched by the Uttar Pradesh Government to make a success of this scheme, these are-
- "Margin Money subsidy Scheme" for addressing finance issues.
- Marketing Development Assistance Scheme for addressing marketing and branding issues.
- Common Facility Centre Scheme for addressing issues like design and testing
- Skill Development Scheme for addressing skill gaps
Skill Development Scheme under the One District One Product Programme:
Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) is the nodal agency that consolidates and integrates all skill development-related training programs by the central and state governments. It also provides the required skills under the One District One Product Programme.
District Skill Development Plan comes under the Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM), which provides localized skills for promoting the One District One Product Programme.
It provides skills regarding designing, branding, marketing, and quality, which help them to make the market attractive and competitive in the market.
More than 80,000 people have been trained since 2018 and provided with modern toolkits free of cost under Skill Development.
Toolkit Distribution Scheme resulting in improved quality of products leading to a huge growth in local employment generation and a boost in the standards of living of artisans.
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