Turmeric of Erode has been selected under the ‘one district one product’ (ODOP) approach of the Central government sponsored scheme.
Similarly, Carrot is selected for the Nilgiris District.
Under the Aatma nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries launched PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme.
Under this, a product from each district is selected
ODOP is aimed at providing financial, technical and business support for upgrading existing micro food processing enterprises in the district.
The Central government contributes 60%, the State government contributes 40% for the activities.