One district-One product Scheme in UP leads to 38% rise in Exports: MSME Minister

Lucknow, 3 Dec (KNN) The MSME sector in Uttar Pradesh is leading in terms of investment and providing employment, a government official told TOI on Thursday.

 “In the past 4.5 years, nearly 90 lakh MSME units in the state have brought in investment of more than INR 5 lakh crore and  provided employment to 3 crore people,” added the official.

Speaking on this development, Sidharth Nath Singh, MSME Minister of UP said, the initiatives taken by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath government has helped the sector to thrive tremendously.

“Exports from UP have increased by 38% and the ‘one district- one product’ goods account for 70% of this growth. Our emphasis on quality control, branding and packaging played a key role. No previous government thought about exports in a focused manner like the Yogi government. For the first time, a firm like PWC was hired to identify a global supply chain for our for our products,” added Singh

Around 92 lakh units got loans under various schemes in the past 4.5 years, and Common Facility Centres (CFCs) are set up in districts for providing MSMEs access to technology, equipment, training and packaging, have shown excellent results.