08 Jul 2023: PIB Summary for UPSC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. One District One Product Awards

1. One District One Product Awards

Syllabus: GS-3, Economy; GS-2, Govt Schemes

Prelims: One District One Product

Context:

DPIIT announces One District One Product Awards.

Details:

• DPIIT launched the One District One Product (ODOP) Awards on June 15th on the Rashtriya Puraskar portal.
• The awards aim to recognize and honour those who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments within their respective Districts, States/UTs, and International Missions abroad in achieving economic development through the ODOP approach.
• The awards emphasise:
  • Encouraging constructive competition, innovation, and efficient public service delivery in successful ODOP interventions.
  • Promoting replication and institutionalization of best practices through experience sharing.
  • Recognizing innovations done for successful identification and solving bottlenecks in the supply chain of ODOP products.
• The department has invited all States/UTs, district administrations, and Indian Missions abroad to apply for the awards and participate in the process. The application process opened on the 25th and will remain open till 31 July.

Additional Information:

• ODOP has collaborated with an e-commerce player, Groyyo to onboard aggregators selling ODOP-identified products on its platform consisting of several categories such as home textiles, home décor, etc. 

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