As per the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme of Uttar Pradesh, Moonj products are associated with which of the following dis…

Question

As per the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme of Uttar Pradesh, Moonj products are associated with which of the following districts?

1. Amethi

2. Sultanpur

3. Sant Kabir Nagar

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. 1 and 3
2. B. Only 3
3. C. 2 and 3
4. D. 1 and 2 (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — 1 and 2

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 1 and 2.

Key Points

• Under Uttar Pradesh's One District One Product (ODOP) scheme, Moonj products are associated with 1. Amethi and 2. Sultanpur, giving option (d).
• Moonj is a wild grass used to weave baskets, trays, boxes and decorative items — a traditional craft of these districts, practised largely by rural women.

Additional Information

• ODOP was launched by Uttar Pradesh in January 2018 to identify one traditional product for each district and support it with design, marketing, credit and common facility centres. It has since been adopted as a national approach under the Districts as Export Hubs initiative.
• Well-known ODOP pairings: Lucknow — chikankari; Varanasi — Banarasi silk saree; Bhadohi — carpets; Moradabad — brassware; Firozabad — glassware; Kanpur — leather goods; Agra — leather footwear; Aligarh — locks; Saharanpur — wood carving; Meerut — sports goods; Prayagraj — moonj products; Gorakhpur — terracotta; Barabanki — handloom; Mathura — sanitary fittings.
• Several of these products carry the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, and Uttar Pradesh has among the highest number of GI-tagged products of any Indian state.
• The related central scheme for food processing is PMFME — the PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises scheme, which also follows an ODOP approach.