One Station One Product: Encouraged by the optimistic suggestions from railway passengers to the ‘One Station One Product’ scheme in addition to the ‘Vocal for Local’ programme aimed to popularize handicraft merchandise on the railway stations, Indian Railways launches the fourth spell of the scheme from May 9 to May 23, 2022 on the Chandigarh railway station. The fourth spell was launched by Chief Commercial Manager Ravinder Goyal within the Ambala Division through which railway passengers had been supplied with the chance to buy native and indigenous gadgets distinctive to the area as presents or as souvenirs for households and associates, in keeping with an IE report.
The Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Ambala Division, Gurinder Mohan Singh was quoted within the report saying that within the first and second spells of ‘One Station One Product’, as many as 1,535 gadgets had been offered and an quantity of Rs 2,40,830 was earned by the stall homeowners.
Indian Railways’ idea of ‘One Station One Product’ goals to encourage indigenous and specialised merchandise and crafts of the nation by way of offering show and sale shops at railway stations throughout the nation. According to the nationwide transporter, the merchandise are particular to that place and area and consists of handlooms by native weavers, artefacts made by indigenous tribes, handicrafts resembling world well-known wooden carving, zari-zardozi and chikankari work on garments, or spices, tea, espresso in addition to different processed or semi processed meals gadgets or merchandise indigenously grown within the space.
At recognized railway stations throughout the nation, the nationwide transporter had offered stall, kiosk or sale shops on the market in addition to promotion of merchandise sourced from native producers with an goal to enhance their abilities and livelihood. A pilot venture on ‘One Station One Product’ idea was launched on 25 March 2022 on every Zonal Railway.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”