Parliament Question: One District One Product as Export Hubs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 351 ANSWERED ON 22/07/2025 ONE DISTRICT ONE PRODUCT AS EXPORT HUBS 351. SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA: Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री) be pleased to state: (a) the details of the products identified under the One District, One Product and Districts as Export Hubs (ODOP-DEH) initiative for Andhra Pradesh, along with the criteria used for their selection; (b) the details of the funds allocated and utilized for capacity building, infrastructure development and promotional activities under the ODOP-DEH initiative in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; (c) whether any district from Andhra Pradesh has been selected by the Exim Bank under the GRID program in collaboration with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT); (d) if so, the details thereof along with the proposals submitted by Andhra Pradesh districts under the GRID program; (e) the details of the proposals approved under the GRID program, along with the funds allocated, released and utilized for these proposals; and (f) the details of infrastructure facilities created under the GRID program and the number of beneficiaries impacted by the program? ANSWER वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA) (a) ODOP is an initiative by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry to promote the indigenous products of the country. Under the ODOP Initiative, 1200+ products have been identified from 773 districts 1of the country. ODOP products are identified by the respective States/Union Territories (UTs), and the finalized list is communicated to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) by the relevant departments of the States/UTs. The details of unique products identified (district-wise) from Andhra Pradesh under the ODOP initiative as of 2nd July 2025 are mentioned in Annexure A. The Districts as Export Hubs (DEH) initiative, launched in August 2019, aims to identify, brand, and promote products and services from each district in India that possess unique economic potential. The core objective of the initiative is to boost exports by leveraging the inherent strengths and competitive advantages of each district, while also promoting decentralized and inclusive export growth. It further seeks to provide a platform for local producers, artisans, and entrepreneurs to access national and international markets through targeted support and facilitation. Under the DEH framework, products and services have been identified through a consultative process with the respective State Governments and Union Territories, taking into account factors such as existing production clusters, export potential, local specialization, employment generation, and historical or cultural significance of the product. In the case of Andhra Pradesh, a detailed list of products and services identified under the DEH initiatives, district-wise, is mentioned at Annexure B. (b) The ODOP and DEH initiatives are ongoing initiatives without financial outlay sanctioned under any specific budgetary framework. (c) to (f) The partnership between DGFT and EXIM Bank as part of the Grassroots Initiative and Development (GRID) programme aimed to enhance export capabilities in select districts. As part of this collaboration, and in alignment with the Districts as Export Hubs (DEH) initiative, six districts were identified with the objective of addressing and mitigating export bottlenecks. The list of districts is mentioned in Annexure C. 2Annexure A Andhra Pradesh - ODOP Product List – 2nd July, 2025 S. State/ UT District Product No. 1 Andhra Alluri Sitarama Raju Coffee (Araku) Pradesh 2 Andhra Alluri Sitarama Raju Bamboo Craft Pradesh 3 Andhra Alluri Sitarama Raju Rock Bee Honey Pradesh 4 Andhra Anakapalli Etikoppaka Lacquerware/ Wooden Toys Pradesh 5 Andhra Anakapalli Palm Leaf Pradesh 6 Andhra Anakapalli Payakaraopet Silk Sarees Pradesh 7 Andhra Ananthpuram Cotton/Jean Pants Pradesh (Anantapur) 8 Andhra Ananthpuram Dharmavaram Silk Sarees Pradesh (Anantapur) 9 Andhra Annamayya Cotton / Jean Pants Pradesh (Rayachoty) 10 Andhra Annamayya Red Sander & Wood Carvings Pradesh (Rayachoty) 11 Andhra Annamayya Raja Rani Dolls Pradesh (Rayachoty) 12 Andhra Annamayya Applique Work Pradesh (Rayachoty) 13 Andhra Annamayya Mandanapalle Silk Sarees Pradesh (Rayachoty) 14 Andhra Bapatla Granite Cutting and Polishing Pradesh 15 Andhra Bapatla Cotton Bags Pradesh 16 Andhra Bapatla Chirala Silk Sarees Pradesh 17 Andhra Chittoor Venkatagiri Sarees Pradesh 18 Andhra Chittoor Mango Pulp Pradesh 19 Andhra Chittoor The Glass Beads Pradesh 20 Andhra Chittoor Kollangantu Tie & Dye Check Lungies Pradesh 21 Andhra Chittoor Teracotta Pradesh 322 Andhra Dr BR Ambedkar Natural banana fibres Pradesh Konaseema 23 Andhra Dr BR Ambedkar Bandaru Lanka Sarees Pradesh Konaseema 24 Andhra Dr BR Ambedkar Angara Sarees Pradesh Konaseema 25 Andhra Dr BR Ambedkar Coconut & Coir Pradesh Konaseema 26 Andhra Dr BR Ambedkar Shrimp Pradesh Konaseema 27 Andhra Dr BR Ambedkar Oil & Natural Gas Pradesh Konaseema 28 Andhra Dr BR Ambedkar Pasalapudi Sarees Pradesh Konaseema 29 Andhra East Godavari Fruit Based Food Products (Pickles, Mango Jelly, Fruit Pradesh Pulp, Cashew nuts, Lemon extracts) 30 Andhra East Godavari Ratnam pens Pradesh 31 Andhra East Godavari White Wood Birds Pradesh 32 Andhra East Godavari Pulagurta Clothing Shirting & Sarees Pradesh 33 Andhra East Godavari Muramunda Cotton Shirting & Sarees Pradesh 34 Andhra East Godavari Veeravaram Silk Sarees Pradesh 35 Andhra East Godavari Dulla Sarees Pradesh 36 Andhra Eluru Gold Jewellery Pradesh 37 Andhra Eluru Hand Knotted Carpet weaving Pradesh 38 Andhra Eluru Walking Sticks Pradesh 39 Andhra Eluru Nuziveedu veena Pradesh 40 Andhra Eluru Eluru Cotton Sarees Pradesh 41 Andhra Guntur Chillies Pradesh 42 Andhra Guntur Bronze Casting Pradesh 43 Andhra Guntur Mangalagiri Sarees and Fabric Pradesh 44 Andhra Kakinada Uppada Jamdani Sarees Pradesh 45 Andhra Kakinada Peddapuram Silk Dhotis, Upper and shirtings Pradesh 446 Andhra Kakinada Kalamkari Block Printing Pradesh 47 Andhra Kakinada Cashew Kernel Pradesh 48 Andhra Krishna Machilipatnam Kalamkari Pradesh 49 Andhra Krishna Kalamkari Block Printing Pradesh 50 Andhra Krishna Pedana kalamkari Fabrics Pradesh 51 Andhra Krishna Bandar / Polavaram Sarees Pradesh 52 Andhra Krishna Gold Jewellery Pradesh 53 Andhra Kurnool Stone carved products Pradesh 54 Andhra Kurnool Kodumuru Gadwal Sarees Pradesh 55 Andhra Kurnool Yemmiganuru Bedsheets Pradesh 56 Andhra Nandyal Allagadda Stone Carving Pradesh 57 Andhra Nandyala Banganapalli Mangoes Pradesh 58 Andhra Nandyala Nandivargam plain towels & plain lungis Pradesh 59 Andhra NTR (Vijaywada) Kondapalli Toys Pradesh 60 Andhra NTR (Vijaywada) Bandar type Resham (Art Silk) Sarees Pradesh 61 Andhra Palnadu Durgi Stone Carving Pradesh (Narasaraopeta) 62 Andhra Palnadu Sattenapalli Bedsheets Pradesh (Narasaraopeta) 63 Andhra Palnadu Leather Puppets Pradesh (Narasaraopeta) 64 Andhra Palnadu Spice Products Pradesh (Narasaraopeta) 65 Andhra Parvathipuram Bobilli Veena Pradesh Manyam 66 Andhra Parvathipuram Bobilli Sarees Pradesh Manyam 67 Andhra Parvathipuram Severa Adivasi Paintings Pradesh Manyam 68 Andhra Parvathipuram Rice Pradesh Manyam 69 Andhra Prakasam Granite (Black Galaxy) Pradesh 70 Andhra Prakasam Ethamukkala Check Lungis 5Pradesh 71 Andhra SPSR Nellore Udayagiri Wooden Cutlery Pradesh 72 Andhra SPSR Nellore Patturu Cotton Silk Sarees Pradesh 73 Andhra Sri Sathya Sai Silk Sarees Pradesh (Puttaparthi) 74 Andhra Sri Sathya Sai Leather Puppets Pradesh (Puttaparthi) 75 Andhra Sri Sathya Sai Dharmavaram Silk Sarees Pradesh (Puttaparthi) 76 Andhra Srikakulam Ponduru Cotton Sarees Pradesh 77 Andhra Srikakulam Budithi Brassware Pradesh 78 Andhra Srikakulam Ponduru Dhoti &Shirtings Pradesh 79 Andhra Srikakulam Jute Works Pradesh 80 Andhra Srikakulam Cashew Kernels Pradesh 81 Andhra Tirupati Srikalahasti Kalamkari Fabrics/ Handicrafts Pradesh 82 Andhra Tirupati Venkatagiri Cotton Sarees Pradesh 83 Andhra Tirupati Pen kalamkari Pradesh 84 Andhra Tirupati Wood Carvings Pradesh 85 Andhra Tirupati Lord Venkateswara Swamy Photo Pradesh 86 Andhra Tirupati Chennuru Silk Sarees Pradesh 87 Andhra Visakhapatnam Seafood Cluster Pradesh 88 Andhra Visakhapatnam Basket Weaving Pradesh 89 Andhra Vizianagaram Mango Jelly Pradesh 90 Andhra Vizianagaram Bobilli Veena Pradesh 91 Andhra Vizianagaram Design Bedsheets Pradesh 92 Andhra West Godavari District Processed Prawn & Shrimp Pradesh 93 Andhra West Godavari District Veemavaram Light Weight Sarees Pradesh 94 Andhra West Godavari District Crochet Lace Pradesh 695 Andhra West Godavari District Narspur Crochet Laces Pradesh 96 Andhra YSR Kadapa Vonipenta Brass Pradesh 97 Andhra YSR Kadapa Madhavaram Sarees Pradesh 98 Andhra YSR Kadapa Prodattur Raw (Kora) Silk Shirting Pradesh 99 Andhra YSR Kadapa Barytes & Barium Compounds Pradesh Annexure B Andhra Pradesh: Products/Services Identified under DEH S. District Products/Services Identified under DEH No. 1 Alluri Sitharama Raju Araku Coffee 2 Anakapalli Jaggery, Coir Products & Etikoppaka Wooden Toys 3 Ananthapuramu Fresh Fruits & Vegetables, Readymade Garments, Groundnut Products & Millet Products 4 Annamayya Barytes Lumps and Powder, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Granite Blocks and Polished Slabs, Hand Loom Silk Sarees 5 Bapatla Processed Shrimp, Granite and Cotton Yarn / Oleoresins 6 Chittoor Mango Pulp, Polished Granite and Raw Granite Blocks 7 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Coir Products, Frozen Shrimp Konaseema 8 East Godavari Cashew and Cashew Kernel, Nursery Plants & Coir-based Products 9 Eluru Shrimp, Aqua Feed, and Human Hair Products 10 Guntur Cotton Yarn, Chillies & Turmeric 11 Kakinada Frozen Shrimp, Cashew Kernels, Rice (non-basmati) 12 Krishna Frozen Shrimp, Imitation Jewellery, Kalamkari Products, Textiles & Bed Sheets 13 Kurnool Cotton, Chillies, Caustic Soda Flakes, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, and Foxtail Millets 14 Nandyal Stone Idols and Slab Polishing 15 NTR Textiles, Mango, Pharmaceuticals and API, and Casting (auto components) 716 Palnadu Spices and Textiles 17 Parvathipuram Manyam Rice 18 Prakasam Granite & Marine Food Products, Spices 19 Sri Potti Sriramulu Processed Sea Foods, Rice, Lemon-based Products, Wooden Cutlery, Nellore and Mineral-based Products 20 Sri Sathya Sai Silk Saris and Silk Fabrics, Leather Puppets, Wall Hangings and Lamp Shades, Readymade Garments and Apparels 21 Srikakulam Pharmaceutical Products, Granite, Cashew and Marine Food Products 22 Tirupati Automobile Components, Textile Products, Electronic Products, and Pharma Products 23 Visakhapatnam Sea/Marine Food Products, Engineering Goods & Health Services 24 Vizianagaram Mango, Mango Jelly, and Cashew Kernel 25 West Godavari Processed Shrimp, Coir and Allied Products, and Crochet Lace Products 26 YSR Kadapa Barium Chloride, Barium Nitrate, Barium Carbonate, Sodium Sulphide Flakes Annexure C S.No. District State 1 Ernakulam Kerala 2 Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 Bargarh Odisha 4 North Tripura Tripura 5 Kanpur Nagar Uttar Pradesh 6 Kolhapur Maharashtra ***** 8