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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | catering |
a) The number, location and type of OSOP Outlets at stations shall be approved by the
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Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
Policy for implementation of ‘One Station – One Product Scheme’
(OSOP)
1. Objective:
‘One Station – One Product’ scheme announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 has
four four fold objective as follows:
a) Promoting ‘Vocal for Local’ vision of Government of India.
b) Providing a market for the local / indigenous products.
c) Providing an opportunity to railway passengers to experience the rich heritage of
India and to buy local / indigenous products.
d) Creating additional income opportunities for the marginalised sections of society.
2. Scope:
Under this scheme, Railways would provide outlets – fixed stalls/Kiosks, portable
stalls / trolleys at railway stations for showcasing, selling and giving high visibility to
indigenous / local products. Railways shall identify stations, eligible products and
the vendors.
3. Guidelines for identifying and approving Product(s):
a) The product / products identified for a particular station needs to be local /
indigenous to that place/area.
b) Product categories include-
i)
Handicrafts/ Artfacts
ii)
Textiles and Handlooms
iii)
Traditional Garments
iv)
Local Agricultural produce / Processed / semi processed food.
c) It needs to beensured that the items / products identified under OSOP scheme do
not conflict or infringe upon the scope of business of the existing licenses of
Catering Units, Fruit Juice stalls, Milk stalls, Multi Purpose Stalls.
d) Geographical indicator (G.I.) tagged items of local origin, approved by Office of
Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Department of Promotion
of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt of
India will be preferred.
e) Identification of Stations and station wise list of the product / products shall be
approved by the RRM.
4. Guidelines for identifying and approving OSOP Outlets:
OSOP Outlets shall include kiosks, mobile/portable stalls or trolleys
a) The number, location and type of OSOP Outlets at stations shall be approved by the
RRM, subject to maximum number of OSOP outlets not exceeding two per platform.
b) The erection / construction of standard OSOP outlets / kiosks by KRCL will be decided
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as per the response / requirement received from the applicants as well need of Kiosk
etc.
c) While deciding the number and location of OSOP outlets, following factors may be
taken into consideration.
i)
Congestion on platform and inconvenience to passengers should be avoided.
ii)
Safety of passengers, both on platforms and while boarding / deboarding should
be ensured.
iii)
Promoting the overall objective of the scheme.
5. Eligibility Criteria :
The selection of participants in the One Station One Product (OSOP) will be done
considering that the benefit of this scheme must reach the marginalised sections, i.e
those individuals at the bottom of the pyramid. Priority will be given to the following:
a) Holder of Artisan/Weaver ID card issued by Development Commissioner Handicrafts,
Development Commissioner Handloom, or by the requisite State/Central Government
Authority.
b) Individual artisans/weavers/craftsmen enrolled/registered with Tribal Cooperative
Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED)/National Handloom
Development Corporation (NHDC)/ Khadi and Village Industries Commission
(KVIC) etc.
c) Self Help Groups registered with PMEGP (Prime Minister’s Employment
Generation Programme).
d) Marginalized or weaker sections of society.
6. Allotment of OSOP Outlets:
a) Applications are invited for the temporary allotment of OSOP outlets.
b) The applicant has to submit an application with the eligibility documents and
contact number to respective Station Master.
c) The interested applicants will submit their applications to the respective Station
Master in prescribed format. All application rece
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