Over 1,000 products identified under 'One District One Product'

India has identified 1,068 products across agriculture, textiles, handicrafts and engineering, among others, from 761 districts under the One District One Product (ODOP), an official said Tuesday. The ODOP initiative seeks to convert each district into a manufacturing and export hub by identifying products with export potential in the district.

Manmeet Nanda, joint secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) also said that the department has partnered with premier institutes like Indian Institutes of Technology, National Institute of Design and National Institute of Fashion Technology to impart skills related to designing and packaging of these products.

"We have collaborated with Indian missions abroad to showcase these goods as it would help create interest about these products globally," Nanda said, adding that capacity building via design workshops are being conducted for artisans and weavers to get proper prices.