How it started?
One Station one Product (OSOP) scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2022-23. This scheme aims to provide opportunities for enhanced livelihood through skill development to local artisans, potters, weavers/handloom weavers, craftsmen etc, through provision of sale outlets at Railway Stations across the Country. The pilot project was launched on 25.03.2022 for 15 days at 19 stations. Based on the experience gained from the pilot projects, OSOP policy was issued on 20.05.2022 vide Commercial Circular 12 of 2022.
As on 09.11.2023, 1134 OSOP outlets are operational at 1037 stations.
How OSOP stalls are allotted?
Under this scheme, Indian Railways is providing uniquely designed sale outlets with distinctive look, feel and logo at stations as per the design developed by NID/Ahmedabad for showcasing, selling and giving high visibility to indigenous/local products. Allotment is done to all applicants by tendering process, who meet the objectives of the scheme on rotation basis by draw of lots at stations.
How many beneficiaries are benefitted?
Total 39,847 direct beneficiaries have availed the opportunities being offered under this scheme up to 09.11.2023. Assuming indirect beneficiaries @5 per allotment, total beneficiaries work out to be 1,43,232. Total sales of ₹49.58 crores have been registered.
Vision behind OSOP & Outreach:
In the OSOP Policy, it is envisaged that the benefit of this scheme must reach the target groups i.e. those at the bottom of the pyramid and to provide opportunity to all applicants. To achieve this objective, various public outreach measures including advertising in newspapers, social media, public announcements, press notifications, personal visits to artisans, etc. have been adopted by the Railway Authorities.
Products in OSOP
The products category would be indigenous/ local to that place and could include artefacts, handicrafts, textiles and handlooms, toys, leather products, traditional appliances /instruments, garments, gems and jewellery, etc made by local artisans, weavers, craftsmen, tribes, etc and processed, semi processed and other food products indigenously made/ grown in the area.
| OSOP Scheme - Operational units as on 09.11.2023 |
| S. No. | State name | No. of Stations | No. of Units |
| 1 | Tamil Nadu | 137 | 146 |
| 2 | West Bengal | 123 | 146 |
| 3 | Uttar Pradesh | 105 | 112 |
| 4 | Maharashtra | 91 | 97 |
| 5 | Assam | 69 | 86 |
| 6 | Andhra Pradesh | 64 | 70 |
| 7 | Karnataka | 51 | 52 |
| 8 | Bihar | 47 | 54 |
| 9 | Madhya Pradesh | 43 | 45 |
| 10 | Rajasthan | 43 | 46 |
| 11 | Kerala | 39 | 41 |
| 12 | Telangana | 36 | 40 |
| 13 | Odisha | 35 | 38 |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 28 | 28 |
| 15 | Haryana | 26 | 26 |
| 16 | Gujarat | 24 | 26 |
| 17 | Jammu Kashmir | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | Punjab | 17 | 17 |
| 19 | Chhattisgarh | 14 | 18 |
| 20 | Delhi | 9 | 9 |
| 21 | Uttarakhand | 9 | 10 |
| 22 | Puducherry | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Tripura | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Chandigarh | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Nagaland | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1037 | 1134 |
Aneesh Hegde
Chief Public Relations Officer
South Western Railway, Hubballi
