CFC for Kala Namak Rice to be inaugurated soon

So far 25 CFCs approved under ODOP scheme

Inauguration of CFCs for Sitapur, Agra, Azamgarh, and Ambedkar Nagar to be done

Lucknow, April 11, 2022

The scheme of the Common Facility Center (CFC) which was started for the betterment of ‘One District, One Product’ has begun to yield results. Soon, the inauguration of CFC - Shivansh Siddharthnagar Agriculture Development Producer Company Limited, established in Siddharthnagar for Kala Namak rice, will be inaugurated.

In this sequence, CFCs - (Siswa Weavers Welfare Society) at Sitapur, (JD Welfare Society) at Agra, (Black Pottery Foundation) at Azamgarh and (Tanda Textile Association) at Ambedkar Nagar will also be inaugurated.

According to Navneet Sehgal, Additional Chief Secretary, MSME, “The state government has planned to sanction 15 more CFC centers. As soon as the districts are selected, the Chief Minister will lay the foundation stone.”

He said that in order to provide all facilities under one roof to the people interested in the ODOP scheme, the Yogi government has a plan to open one or more CFCs in every district as per its ODOP product. These centers will have facilities for training, general or air-conditioned storage, processing, grading, packaging and barcoding machines, etc. as per requirement for raw and finished goods storage.

Stating that UP is famous for its extremely rich tradition of exquisite handicrafts, Sehgal said, “A unique product of every district is its identity. It is the intention of CM Yogi that with the help of technology, these products should be made competitive in quality and price so that people of every section can get its benefits.”

This will help in providing employment to the people at the local level and there will be overall development of the state. With this intention, with the establishment of CFCs, training for branding, marketing, credit, finance and skill development of the people concerned is also being done.

25 CFCs approved so far

As many as 25 centers have been approved so far. Of the centers that have been approved, three are in Moradabad, two in Agra and Bijnor, one each in Saharanpur, Varanasi, Sambhal, Unnao, Lucknow, Bareilly, Bhadohi, Ghaziabad, Mirzapur, Mainpuri, Mau, Muzaffarnagar, Gautam Budh Nagar, Siddharthanagar, Sitapur, Azamgarh, Ambedkarnagar and Ayodhya.

It is worth mentioning that the cost of one CFC is Rs 15 crore. The government bears 90 percent of the cost and the remaining 10 percent will have to be done by the concerned organization. According to an estimate, in the districts where CFCs will be formed, the income of craftsmen or people associated with its production will increase up to 1 to 1.5 times. Due to training, the products will be competitive in quality and price. With this, more people will also come forward to enrich their traditions.