Indian Railways have unveiled their ‘One Station One Product’ concept. The project aims to encourage indigenous and specialised products and crafts of India by providing display and sale outlets on railway stations across the country.
In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the 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 the requirement of funds has not been assessed at this stage.
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.
A pilot project was launched on 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 sales of this product.
