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| Circular number | Commercial Circular No. 12 of 2022 |
|---|---|
| File number | No. 2022/Catering/600/01 |
| Date | 2022-05-29 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | catering |
| Currency | Currency not verified |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
Policy for implementation of ‘One Station- One Product Scheme’- Union budget announcement 2022-23 OSOP Outlets shall include fixed stalls/kiosks, mobile/portable stalls or trolleys.
भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रैलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD) No. 2022/Catering/600/01 New Delhi, dated: “29/05/2022 The General Managers All Zonal Railways (Commercial Circular No. 12 of 2022) Sub: Policy for implementation of ‘One Station- One Product Scheme’- Union budget announcement 2022-23. 1. Objective: ‘One Station One Product’ scheme announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 has four fold objective as follows: 2. 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. 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) b) c) d) e) The product/products identified for a particular station needs to be local/indigenous to that place/area. Product categories include - i) Handicrafts/ Artefacts ii) Textiles and Handlooms iii) Traditional Garments iv) Local agricultural produce/ Processed/semi processed foods. It needs to be ensured that the items/products identified under OSOP scheme do not conflict or infringe upon the scope of business of the existing licensees of Catering Units, Fruit and Fruit Juice stalls, Milk stalls, Multi Purpose Stalls. 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. Identification of Stations and station wise list of the product /products shall be approved by the DRM. 4. Guidelines for identifying and approving OSOP Outlets: OSOP Outlets shall include fixed stalls/kiosks, mobile/portable stalls or trolleys. a) The number, location and type of OSOP Outlets at stations shall be approved by the DRM and included in the station blueprint, subject to maximum number of OSOP outlets not exceeding two per platform (if platform is long enough). b) Standardised OSOP outlets will be constructed by Zonal Railways as per designs provided by Railway Board. i) Size of fixed stalls shall be either 6’ x 5’ or 6’ x 10’ depending upon the space available at the station. The height is standardised as 7’(inside ) and 9’ (overall). ii) Size and design of portable/mobile trolleys will be provided by the Railway Board. Width of the trolley to be not more than 3’(ft.). c) While deciding the number and location of OSOP outlets, following factors may to be taken into consideration: i) | Congestion on platforms and inconveniences 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 OSOP may 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 shall 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) ete. c) Self Help Groups registered with PMEGP (Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme). d) Marginalized or weaker sections of
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