27 States Advancing PM Ekta Malls to Promote ODOP, GI, and Handicrafts Products
27 States Advancing PM Ekta Malls to Promote ODOP, GI, and Handicrafts Products
All States are encouraged to establish PM Ekta Mall (Unity Mall), announced in the Union Budget 2023-24, for the promotion and sale of ODOP products (One District, One Product), Geographical Indication (GI) products, and other handicrafts from across the country. The Proposed Mall has provision for dedicated space for each Union Territory and State to display their ODOP products. In the fiscal year 2023-24, under Part- VI (Unity Mall) of the ‘Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24 (SASCI)’ of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance Rs.5000 Cr was allocated for construction of PM Ekta Malls in all States. Under which upon recommendation of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Department of Expenditure has approved Detailed Project Reports’ (DPRs) of 27 States
The details of fund sanctioned/released is as below:
S.No
States
Place where PM Ekta Mall being constructed
Amount sanctioned by DOE, FY 2023-24
(In Crores)
1
Andhra
Pradesh
Visakhapatnam
172
2
Arunachal
Pradesh
Itanagar
188
3
Assam
Guwahati
226
4
Bihar
Patna
212.689
5
Chhattisgarh
Raipur
200.77
6
Goa
Chimbel
100
7
Gujarat
Surat
202
8
Haryana
Karnal
155
9
Himachal
Pradesh
Dharamshala
132
10
Jharkhand
Ranchi
162.92
11
Karnataka
Mysuru
192.99106
12
Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
120
13
Madhya
Pradesh
Ujjain
284
14
Maharashtra
Navi Mumbai
195.136
15
Manipur
Imphal
149
16
Meghalaya
New Shillong
132
17
Mizoram
Aizawl
127
18
Nagaland
Chumukedima
145
19
Odisha
Bhubaneshwar
187.12
20
Punjab
Amritsar
159
21
Rajasthan
Jaipur
202
22
Sikkim
Gangtok
106
23
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
223
24
Telangana
Hyderabad
202
25
Tripura
Agartala
114
26
Uttar Pradesh
Agra, Lucknow, and Varanasi
370.247
27
Uttarakhand
Haridwar
136
Total
4795.87306
The SASCI guidelines issued by the Department of Expenditure provided for an amount of Rs. 5000 crore for setting up of one Ekta Mall per State, to be set up preferably in the State-capital, on a ‘first come first serve basis’. The guidelines also have a provision for considering setting up of the Unity Mall in the financial-capital or a prominent tourism Centre of the State. An amount of Rs.5,000 crore has been earmarked for the Scheme. This will be provided to the States on ‘First-come First-served basis. Exception has been given to the State of U.P, being a large state, to construct 3 Ekta Malls within the allocated budget. The land for the mall is made available by the State Government free of cost or the cost of acquisition of the land is borne by the State Government.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Shri Jitin Prasada, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.