ODOP scheme is being backed by the state government and the government is making all the arrangements for the operations as well as financial needs for the successful implementation of the scheme.
The ambitious ODOP plan aims to give an important boost to traditional industries, synonymous with the respective states districts.
The UP Govt wants to help local handicraft industries and products to help gain national and international recognition through branding, marketing support and easy credit.
The scheme is aimed at all the districts in the Uttar Pradesh and the scheme comes with a lot of benefits for the local craftsman as well as unemployed.
Uttar Pradesh is uniquely famous for product-specific traditional industrial hubs across 75 districts, including Varanasi (Banarasi silk saris), Bhadohi (carpets), Lucknow (chikan), Kanpur (leather goods), Agra (leather footwear), Aligarh (locks), Moradabad (brassware), Meerut (sports goods) and Saharanpur (wooden products).