PM Modi participated in the ‘Kashi Ek Roop Anek’ program organized at the Deendayal Upadhyay Trade Facilitation Center, Bada Lalpur, in Varanasi. During the function, he visited an exhibition on the various products from Kashi and others districts of UP produced by weavers and handicraftsmen. He inspected stalls of handloom, pink meenakari, wooden toys, chandauli black rice, Kannauj’s perfume, Moradabad’s metal crafts, agra leather shoes, Lucknow’s chikankari, and Azamgarh black pottery under the One District One Product but also interacted with artisans and craftsman. He also distributed kits and financial assistance to artisans and craftsman from different crafts.
Modi appreciated the Uttar Pradesh Government for taking several initiatives in creating more opportunities for Indian products in the international market and for providing essentials such as machines, credit, and loans to weavers and handicraftsmen under several schemes. The PM mentioned that due to UP Government’s programmes like One District One Product, exports from UP have been steadily increasing in the last 2 years, and said the country will benefit from the products of UP reaching abroad and online markets of the world.
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Modi said in India every district can be identified with a unique art or product such as different varieties of silk, spices etc. This, he said, is the biggest inspiration behind ideas like Make in India and One District One Product.
Source: Indus Dictum
