(a) the details of industrially backward districts in Haryana and North-Eastern States including Assam;
(b) the district-wise details of schemes being implemented to promote industrialisation through DPIIT in Haryana and North-Eastern states including Assam; and
(c) whether the Government proposes to initiate ‘One District One Product’ scheme in each district and if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI SOM PARKASH)
(a): The State Governments decide the Industrially Backward Districts in their States. The State Government of Haryana has informed that their state has been divided into 04 Categories of blocks based on the level of industrialization, level of socio-economic development, locational advantage i.e. connectivity to highway, airport etc., State of infrastructure development and level of skill development that has taken place in these areas / blocks. The four categories are – Developed (A), Intermediate (B), Backward (C), and Most Backward (D). The details of industrially backward districts in Haryana as furnished by Government of Haryana is at Annexure.
The State Governments of Assam, Nagaland and Tripura have not declared any districts as Industrially Backward Districts in their States. The State Government of Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur have informed that all districts in their States are industrially backward. The State-wise list of industrially backward districts of other States in the North-East as informed by them are as below:-
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S.No. State Name of the industrially Backward District
1 Meghalaya Meghalaya has 11 Districts. All the Districts are industrially backward. These districts are:-
i) East Khasi Hills District
ii) West Khasi Hills District
iii) South West Khasi Hills District
iv) West Jaintia Hills District
v) East Jaintia Hills District
vi) Ri-Bhoi District
vii) West Garo Hills District
viii) East Garo Hills District
ix) South Garo Hills District
x) North Garo Hills District
xi) South West Garo Hills District
2.
Mizoram All the Districts except Aizawal District in Mizoram are industrially backward. The list of Districts that are backward are as follows:-
i) Mamit
ii) Hnathial
iii) Khawzawl
iv) Serchip
v) Lawngtlai
vi) Lunglei
vii) Champhai
viii) Kolasib
ix) Siaha
3. Sikkim West-District.
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(b): Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is not having any specific scheme, meant only for the backward districts of the Haryana and North-Eastern states including Assam.
(c) One District One Product (ODOP) is an initiative which is seen as a transformational step forward towards realizing the true potential of a District, duel economic growth and generate employment and rural entrepreneurship, taking us to the goal of Atma Nirbhar Bharat. One District One Product (ODOP) initiative is operationally merged with ‘Districts as Export Hub’ initiative being implemented by Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce with Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as a major stakeholder.
Department of Commerce through DGFT is engaging with State and Central Government agencies to promote the initiative of One District One Product. The objective is to convert each District of the country into an Export Hub by identifying products with the export potential in the District, addressing bottlenecks for exporting these products, supporting local exporters / manufacturers to scale up manufacturing, and find potential buyers outside India with the aim of promoting exports, promoting manufacturing & services industry in the District and generate employment in the District.
To increase exports and take export promotion to the District level, Department of Commerce through DGFT is engaging with State / UT Governments to implement the said initiative in all districts of the country in a phased manner, with the objective of mobilizing the potential of each district of the country to achieve its potential as an export hub. Under the initial phase of the ODOP programme, 106 products have been identified from 103 districts across 27 states.
District Export Promotion Committee (DEPC) is constituted in all Districts of India, except districts of the State of West Bengal. DEPC meetings have been conducted in 510 Districts of India.
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