**Executive Summary:**
This document provides details regarding the PM Ekta Mall scheme, announced in the Union Budget 2023-24, aimed at promoting the sale of ODOP (One District, One Product), Geographical Indication (GI) products, and other handicrafts. It outlines the financial assistance provided to States for the construction of these malls under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24 (SASCI) and details the selection process. As of FY 2023-24, Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of 27 States have been approved.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Purpose:** To promote and sell ODOP products, GI products, and handicrafts from across the country in PM Ekta Malls (Unity Malls).
* **Financial Assistance:**
* ₹5000 crore allocated under Part VI Unity Mall of the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24 (SASCI) of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance for construction of PM Ekta Malls in all States.
* Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of 27 States have been approved upon the recommendation of DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade).
* Lists the amount sanctioned by DOE (Department of Expenditure) for FY 2023-24 to 27 states ranging from ₹100 Cr to ₹370.247 Cr
* **Selection Norms:**
* One Ekta Mall per State, preferably in the State capital, on a first-come, first-served basis.
* Consideration for setting up Unity Mall in the financial capital or a prominent tourism center of the State.
* ₹5,000 crore earmarked for the Scheme, provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
* Uttar Pradesh, being a large state, can construct 3 Ekta Malls within the allocated budget.
* Land for the mall is provided by the State Government free of cost or the cost of acquisition is borne by the State Government.
**Impact Analysis:**
**States:**
* *Impact:* Encouraged to establish PM Ekta Malls to promote and sell ODOP, GI products, and handicrafts.
* *Action Required:* To provide land free of cost or bear the cost of acquisition of land for the mall.
**Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for recommending States for financial assistance based on their Detailed Project Reports (DPRs).
* *Action Required:* Review DPRs and recommend States to the Department of Expenditure.
**Department of Expenditure (DOE), Ministry of Finance:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for sanctioning and releasing funds to States based on DPIIT recommendations.
* *Action Required:* Approve and release funds to States based on DPIIT recommendations and SASCI guidelines.
**Union Territories:**
* *Impact:* To be provided dedicated space in the PM Ekta Malls to display their ODOP products.
* *Action Required:* Utilize dedicated space to display ODOP products.
Key Entities Referenced
PM Ekta Mall: A scheme to establish Unity Malls for promotion and sale of ODOP products, Geographical Indication (GI) products, and other handicrafts.
Union Budget 2023-24: The Union Budget in which the PM Ekta Mall (Unity Mall) was announced.
ODOP: One District, One Product initiative, aimed at promoting products specific to each district.
Geographical Indication (GI): A sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.
Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24 (SASCI): A scheme of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, providing financial assistance to states for capital investment, including the construction of PM Ekta Malls.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT): The recommending authority for approving Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of states for PM Ekta Malls.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The ministry responsible for the PM Ekta Mall scheme.
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India which has been given exception to construct 3 Ekta Malls within the allocated budget.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1561.
TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 29TH JULY, 2025.
PM EKTA MALL SCHEME
1561. SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL:
SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:
SMT. LOVELY ANAND:
Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:
वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री
(a) the names of the States and tourist places in the country where 27 malls have been
selected and approved so far under the PM Ekta Mill scheme;
(b) the amount of financial assistance provided by the Government to each of said PM
Ekta Malls; and
(c) the details of the norms fixed with regard to the selection process of malls under the
said scheme?
ANSWER
वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद)
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a)& (b) : All States are encouraged to establish PM Ekta Mall (Unity Mall), announced
in the Union Budget 2023-24, for the promotion and sale of ODOP products
(One District, One Product), Geographical Indication (GI) products, and other
handicrafts from across the country. The Proposed Mall has provision for
dedicated space for each Union Territory and State to display their ODOP
products. In the fiscal year 2023-24, under Part- VI (Unity Mall) of the
‘Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24
(SASCI)’ of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance Rs.5000 Cr was
allocated for construction of PM Ekta Malls in all States. Under which
upon recommendation of
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Department of
Expenditure has approved Detailed Project Reports’ (DPRs) of 27 States. The details of fund sanctioned/released is as below:
Amount sanctioned by DOE,
S. Place where PM
States FY 2023-24
No. Ekta Mall
(In Crores)
being constructed
Andhra
1 Visakhapatnam 172
Pradesh
Arunachal
2 Itanagar 188
Pradesh
3 Assam Guwahati 226
4 Bihar Patna 212.689
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur 200.77
6 Goa Chimbel 100
7 Gujarat Surat 202
8 Haryana Karnal 155
Himachal
9 Dharamshala 132
Pradesh
10 Jharkhand Ranchi 162.92
11 Karnataka Mysuru 192.99106
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 120
Madhya
13 Ujjain 284
Pradesh
14 Maharashtra Navi Mumbai 195.136
15 Manipur Imphal 149
16 Meghalaya New Shillong 132
17 Mizoram Aizawl 127
18 Nagaland Chumukedima 145
19 Odisha Bhubaneshwar 187.12
20 Punjab Amritsar 159
21 Rajasthan Jaipur 202
22 Sikkim Gangtok 106
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai 223
24 Telangana Hyderabad 202
25 Tripura Agartala 114
Uttar
26 Agra, Lucknow, and 370.247
Pradesh
Varanasi
27 Uttarakhand Haridwar 136
Total 4795.87306(c) : The SASCI guidelines issued by Department of Expenditure provided for an amount
of Rs. 5000 crore for setting up of one Ekta Mall per State, to be setup preferably in
the State-capital, on a ‘first come first serve basis’. The guidelines also have a provision
for considering setting up of the Unity Mall in the financial-capital or a prominent tourism
Centre of the State. An amount of Rs.5,000 crore has been earmarked for the Scheme.
This will be provided to the States on 'First-come First-served basis. Exception has
been given to State of U.P, being a large state, to construct 3 Ekta Malls within the
allocated budget. The land for the mall is made available by the State Government free
of cost or the cost of acquisition of the land is borne by the State Government.
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