J&K Trade Promotion Organisation (JKTPO) organised GeM onboarding drive in Doda and Kishtwar for ODOP-DEH products
As part of the ongoing GeM onboarding drive in UT
of J&K, the Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organisation (JKTPO)
organized an onboarding drive of products under District as exports hub (DEH)
& one district one product (ODOP) of Doda & Kishtwar Districts on
Government-Marketplace(GeM) for potential exporters providing direct access to
all the Government departments, FPOs/Manufactures/ societies of districts/other
relevant stakeholders participated in the onboarding drive organized by JKTPO
in collaboration with ODOP Team, Invest India and District administrations ,
Doda and Kishtwar .
On the directions of Principal Secretary to
Government, Industries and Commerce, Shri Prashant Goyal, JKTPO is reaching out
at grassroot level to promote local ODOP & DEH products and aware
entrepreneurs/artisans regarding the benefits of selling products on the
Government e-Marketplace.
The drives are planned to be held across the UT for
onboarding of the ODOP & DEH products on GeM platform.
Lavender
oil has
been selected as one of the products under District as Export hub initiative
from district Doda and has immense potential for exports. District
Administration is working in full swing with Government and other export
institutions to promote the Lavender oil. The drive was attended by the members
/growers of 25 FPO from district of Doda and senior officers from agriculture and
Floriculture department along with the representatives of JKTPO and Invest
India.
Saffron of Kishtwar , selected as one of the
products under District as Export hub. The onboarding drive in Kishtwar was
attended by about 40 saffron producers/ FPO members along with officials from
Invest India. Chief Agriculture officer Kishtwar and Saffron Development
officer Kishtwar were also present on the occasion.
In these drives, team of JKTPO and Invest India
explained the benefits of onboarding on Government e-Market place (GeM) in
detail and the working of the portal was also demonstrated wherein the working
and benefits of the portal werealso demonstrated in both the workshops.JKTPO officials also gave one-to-one awareness session to
the participants, who were onboarded on this platform onspot .
Both Saffron and lavender oil along with 20 + other
Agro and Food products of J&K will
be exhibited in International Buyer
Seller Meet to be organised by JKTPO on 1st March , 2023 in SKICC ,
Srinagar where Domestic and international buyers of 15 + countries will
participate.
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is an online
platform for public procurement in India and to provide forward market linkages
for ODOP/products under DEH on this portal, Department for Promotion of
Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce has taken a joint
meeting of all States/UTS in which it was informed that “ODOP Products” are to
be onboarded on GeM portal and “District Collectors” have been designated as
OEMs to facilitate the GeM portal onboarding drive at district level.
Artisans/ Farmers /FPOs/ Artisan Organizations/
Manufacturers/SHGs and Small entrepreneurs of “ODOP Products” can get onboarded
on GeM portal without any fees and GST details.
The onboarding will open Government market for ODOP
products especially for gifting/souvenir purpose during major government
events, conferences, summits especially in view of various G20 meetings to be
held across the country in 2023.
JKTPO is providing both physical and virtual e-commerce
marketing platform to entrepreneurs of Jammu and Kashmir at the National and
International levels. Initiatives like participation in trade
fairs/exhibitions, on boarding drives on GeM, ONDC and other e commerce
platforms, Export awareness programmes at District level will help to improve overall
trade and export ecosystem for the UT of J&K by providing easy access to
both domestic and international markets.