Udayagiri wooden cutlery, Etikoppaka toys among 99 ODOP products from Andhra Pradesh, Union minister told Lok Sabha

Women who do the finishing touches to Etikoppaka toys in Anakapalli district. File | Photo credit: KR DEEPAK

About 99 products, including 26 primary, 26 secondary, 21 tertiary and 26 category products, have been identified from 26 districts of Andhra Pradesh under the One District-One Product (ODOP) scheme, State Commerce and Industry Minister Jitin Prasada said in response to a question raised by Nellore MP Vemireddy in Lok Sabhakar Reddy on Tuesday.

Mr. Prasada said, “Udayagiri wooden cutlery (primary) and Paturu cotton silk saree (secondary) were identified as ODOP products for the Nellore area and Etikoppaka lacquered/wooden toys (primary), palm leaf (secondary) and Payakaraopeta silk saree (tertiary) for the AnakapalliOP area.”

“Around 100 handloom weavers are engaged in weaving Payakaraopeta silk sarees. Since its identification under the ODOP scheme, a production value of ₹ 10.08 crore has been reported under the handlooms and textiles department,” he said. AP Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd. organizes district and state level exhibitions and conducts training programs to promote them.

Several steps have been taken to increase the visibility of products under the ODOP scheme, the Union Minister said.

Collaboration with MEA and Indian missions abroad, virtual buyer-seller meetings and participation in international exhibitions have been done to promote ODOP at the international level. Also, various ODOP products have been included as gifts in multilateral and bilateral meetings in India to popularize them internationally, Mr. Prasada added.

Further, the state government informed that the National Handloom Expos and State Level Handloom Expos were conducted to provide marketing facilities for the sale of products under the Handloom Marketing Assistance (HMA) component of the National Handloom Development Program (NHDP), he said.

Published – 21 Jul 2026 20:45 IST