One District One Product
Details of Officer In-charge for ODOP-related activities in Sindhudurg District
- Nodal Department:-
District Industries Centre, Sindhudurg
Contact no. 02362-228705
E-mail Id – didic.sindhudurg@maharashtra.gov.in
- District ODOP Officer In-charge:-
Shri. Shripad Shailaja Shankar Damale.
General Manager, District Industries Centre, Sindhudurg.
- ODOP Helpdesk for Sindhudurg :-
1) Shri. Ravindra Shankararao Patki.
Manager, District Industries Centre, Sindhudurg.
2) Smt. Yogita Vanita Ramchandra vairat.
Industries Inspector, District Industries Centre, Sindhudurg.
3) Komal Maya Vasant Mane.
Industries Inspector, District Industries Centre, Sindhudurg.
4) Shri. Pankaj Lata Vitthal Shelke.
Industries Inspector, District Industries Centre, Sindhudurg.
5) Shri. Pranav Zunjarrao.
Senior Consultant to GoM, for ODOP Initiative.
Introduction:-
One District One Product (ODOP) initiative is aimed at fostering balanced regional development across all districts of the country. The initiative aims to select, brand, and promote at least One Product from each District (One District – One Product) of the country for enabling holistic socioeconomic growth across all regions. The ODOP Initiative has identified a total of 1102 products from 761 districts across the country.
Importance of ODOP initiative:-
- For enabling holistic socioeconomic growth across all regions
- To attract investment in the District to boost manufacturing and exports
- To generate employment in the District
- To provide ecosystem for Innovation/ use of Technology at District level to make them competitive with domestic as well as International market.
ODOP for Sindhudurg District:-
‘Processed cashew’ has been identified as ODOP for Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg district has the largest area under cashew cultivation as it has the ideal climate to produce good-quality cashew. Cashew processing units found in Sindhudurg are more than hundred years old with the first plant established in Vengurla in 1920. The tehsils of Devgad, Dodamarg, Kankavli, Kudal, Malvan, Sawantwadi, Vaibhavwadi and Vengurla in Sindhudurg district form the all-important cashew cluster.
Objectives of ODOP initiative |
Advantages of ODOP initiative |
1. To Increase income and local employment in Sindhudurg ditrict. 2. Preservation and development of skills. 3. Improvement in product quality. 4. Transforming the products in an artistic way (through packaging, branding). 5. To enhance export opportunities of the district. 6. To establish research and testing labs in the district 7. To provide global marketing opportunities to entrepreneures |
1. Help to generate valuable skilled/semi-skilled man power. 2. Paving way for employment generation 3. Enable micro-enterprises to formalize, grow and become competitive 4. Boost integration with logistics and supply chain management 5. Empower woman entrepreneurs, FPOs, SHGs and Cluster entrepreneurs 6. Increase access to common infrastructure facilities. 7. Onboarding of sellers on e-Commerce platforms such as GeM and ONDC. |
List of Activities undertaken by district administration under ODOP initiative.
District Export Promotion Committee (DEPC) has been constituted. ODOP District Action Plan has been prepared for District.
- DEPC meetings are being conducted in district for promotion of ODOP.
- ODOP and Export Promotion programs were organized by DIC on 06 November 2023 and 14 March 2024.
- Promotion and Awareness Activities are being carried out in consultation with DGFT, EPCs, firms like Ernst and Young.