ODOP Programme
Various schemes and programmes are there to help people seek financial assistance.
- Common Facility Centre (CFC) Scheme: This scheme would provide financial assistance of up to 90 per cent of the project cost. It is provided by the state government.
- Marketing Development Assistance Scheme: The financial assistance would be provided to all participants of national and international exhibitions and fairs. They can use it for displaying and selling their products selected under ODOP programme.
- Finance Assistance Scheme (Margin Money Scheme): This scheme benefits with not whole but a margin of the project cost. The applicants receive it in the form of subsidy to set up the project.
- Skill Development Scheme: In this, all skilled artisans would be trained through RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning). They would be certified through various Sector Skill Councils, SSCs, whereas the unskilled artisans would be trained for 10 days and provided with an advanced toolkit which will be free of cost
This scheme intending to identify a traditional art or craft in various districts of the State and develop a cluster for the manufacture and marketing of crafts. The main criterion of this scheme is that any art should be unique to that particular region.
The Market for Indigenous Crafts
Reducing dependence on agriculture
Preservation of Cultural Heritage
