Indian Railways’ One Station One Product scheme covers 728 stations with over 785 outlets

Kolkata (West Bengal), May 16,2023: Ministry of Railways has launched the ‘One Station One Product’ (OSOP) scheme with objectives to promote the ‘Vocal for Local’ vision of the Government of India and provide a market for local or indigenous products which will create additional income opportunities for the marginalised sections of society, said an official statement on Monday.
Under the scheme, ‘One Station One Product’ outlets at railway stations are allotted for showcasing, selling and giving high visibility to indigenous /local products, the official statement added.
According to the statement, 728 stations are covered with 785 OSOP outlets in 21 States and 3 Union Territories across the country.
These OSOP stalls are designed through National Design Institute for uniformity.
Product categories, under this scheme, include Handicrafts/ Artefacts, Textiles and Handlooms, Traditional Garments and Local agricultural produce (including millet)/ Processed/semi-processed foods.
Officials said that the OSOP scheme certainly succeeded to provide enhanced livelihood and skill development opportunities to local artisans, potters, handloom weavers, and tribals and help local businesses and the supply chain.
They said that OSOP is specific to that place and includes 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, as for example, Taant sarees of West Bengal, Bhagalpur Silk sarees, Terracotta Products, Bamboo products and jute products.
As per the official statement, in Eastern Railway 57 stalls are now operating at different stations in four divisions viz. Howrah, Sealdah, Asansol, Malda. Out of which, 21 stalls in Howrah Division, 7 in Malda Division, 7 in Asansol Division and 22 in Sealdah Division.