One Station One Product

'One Station One Product' (abbreviation - OSOP) scheme is passed in Union Budget 2022-23. It is launched by Ministry Of Railway over 19 railway stations as a pilot project on 25-02-2022, with an initiative that aims to promote the "Vocal for Local" vision of the Government of India. After it success it is implemented to more than 1000 railway stations. OSOP stalls are designed by National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad for uniformity in all stalls.

As of 06-12-2023, There are 1189 OSOP outlets are operational at 1083 stations. These OSOP outlets have been allotted to the local beneficiaries which inter-alia include 184 Artisans, 630 Craftsmen, 147 Weavers, 202 Agricultural/Forest product producers etc.

Mission

‘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.

Features of the OSOP scheme are as under:

• Railways to provide standard design outlets-fixed stalls /kiosks, portable stalls/trolleys at railway stations for showcasing, selling and giving high visibility to indigenous/local products.

• The products category is indigenous/Geographical Indications (GI) tagged/local to that place and could include artefacts, handicrafts, textiles and handlooms, toys, leather products, traditional appliances/ instruments, garments, gems and jewellery, etc made by local artisans, weavers, craftsmen, tribes, etc and processed, semi processed and other food products indigenously made/grown in the area.

• Individuals at the bottom of the pyramid/marginalised and weaker sections and self help groups to be encouraged.

• Allotment for a period from 15 days up to 3 months with a nominal registration fee for participation in the Scheme.

• Allotment is to be done to all applicants who meet objectives of the scheme on rotation basis.

The beneficiary category under this scheme includes the following:

• Individual Artisans

• Individual Craftsman

• Individual Weavers

• Tribals

• Farmers

• Members of Self Help Group

• Members of Women Self Help Groups

• Members associated with registered Micro Enterprises

• Members associated with Social Organisations, State Govt Bodies, etc.

 

The details of stations that have been taken up for pilot project:

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

Source: pib.gov.in