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‘One Station One Product’ concept aims to encourage indigenous and specialised products and crafts of India through providing display and sale outlets on railway stations across the country. The products would be specific to that place and could include artefacts made by indigenous tribes, handlooms by local weavers, handicrafts like world famous wood carving, chikankari and zari-zardozi work on clothes, or spices tea, coffee and other processed/semi processed food items/products indigenously grown in the area.

Indian Railways intends to provide stall/ kiosk/ sale outlets at identified railway stations for sale and promotion of items sourced from local manufacturers to improve their skills and livelihood. Presently a pilot is under implementation and requirement of funds has not been assessed at this stage.

A pilot project has been launched w.e.f. 25.03.2022 on each Zonal Railway. One product indigenous to the respective locality/ region has been identified and it is envisaged to allot space on the station for sale of this product.

The details of State-wise stations that have been taken up for pilot project are Appended:

Identified Station Identified product State Zone Division
Patna Jn Madhubani painting and related products Bihar ECR Danapur
Visakhapatnam Etikoppaka Toys (Wooden Toys) Andhra Pradesh ECoR Waltair
Howrah Tant Handloom Sarees + handloom textile West Bengal ER Howrah
Guwahati Assamese Gamocha Assam NFR Lumding
Bengaluru Channapatna wooden toys Karnataka SWR Bangalore
Chennai Central Kanchipuram saree Tamil Nadu SR Chennai
Tirupati Kalamkari Saree and textiles Andhra Pradesh SCR Guntakal
Balasore Coconut mat products Odisha SER Kharagpur
Jaleshwar Silver and stone jewellery Odisha SER Kharagpur
Nagpur Bamboo handicrafts Maharashtra CR Nagpur
Rajkot Terracotta/Ceramic products Gujarat WR Rajkot
Kota Kota Doria Sarees Rajasthan WCR Kota
Bilaspur Dokra Bell Metal handicraft products Chattisgarh SECR Bilaspur
Gorakhpur Terracotta handicrafts Uttar Pradesh NER Lucknow
Banaras Azamgarh Black pottery Uttar Pradesh NER Banaras
Varanasi Cantt Wooden toys Uttar Pradesh NR Lucknow
Panipat Handloom & Pickles Haryana NR Delhi
Jaipur Sanganeri print items & Jaipuri Razai Rajasthan NWR Jaipur
Agra Cantt Marble handicrafts Uttar Pradesh NCR Agra

This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha

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