State PCS - Uttar Pradesh (UP PCS)

• 16 May 2025

New Products added in One District One Product

Why in News? 

The Uttar Pradesh government included 12 new products under the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme . 

Key Points 

• About One District One Product Scheme: 
  • This scheme was launched  by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 24 January 2018 
  • Under this, specific and traditional products of each district of the state are identified and given a Geographical Indication (GI) tag , which certifies that the products belong to a particular region. 
  • The state government provides financial assistance, group marketing facilities and other resources to the entrepreneurs to get these products recognized in the national and international markets . 
  • The major objectives of the scheme include: 
    • Creation of new employment opportunities in the state 
    • To boost the exports of the state 
    • To contribute towards making Uttar Pradesh a trillion dollar economy by the year 2029 
  • Till now 62 products were listed under this scheme , but after adding 12 new products this number has increased to 74 . 
• The 12 new products that have been added are: 
  • Baghpat – Agricultural machinery and related equipment 
  • Saharanpur - Hosiery Products 
  • Firozabad – Food Processing Ghaziabad – Metal, Textiles & Apparels 
  • Amroha – Metal and Wooden Handicrafts 
  • Agra - Petha industry and all kinds of footwear 
  • Hamirpur - Metal Products 
  • Bareilly - Wood Products 
  • Etta - Chicory Product 
  • Pratapgarh – Food Processing 
  • Bijnor – Brushes and related products 
  • Ballia – Sattu Products  

Geographical Indication (GI) Tag 

• A Geographical Indication (GI) tag is a name or mark used on special products that belong to a specific geographical location or origin. 
• The GI tag ensures that only authorised users or people residing in the geographical region are allowed to use the name of a popular product. 
• It also protects the product from being copied or imitated by others. 
  • A registered GI tag is valid for 10 years . 
• GI registration is overseen by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. 
• Legal Framework: 
  • It is regulated and guided by the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). 

India's largest titanium and superalloy materials plant

Why in News? 

Union Defence Minister and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister inaugurated India 's largest Titanium and Superalloy Materials Plant in Lucknow . 

Key Points 

•  About the Plant: 
  • This titanium plant is operated by Aeroalloy Technologies Limited, a subsidiary of PTC Industries Limited. 
  • The plant is spread over an area of 50 acres and has an annual production capacity of 6,000 tonnes , making it the world's largest single-site titanium remelting facility . 
  • The state-of-the-art technologies being used at this plant include: 
    • Vacuum arc remelting (VAR) 
    • Electron Beam (EB) 
    • Plasma Arc Melting (PAM) 
    • Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM) 
  • These technologies will make domestic production of aerospace-grade materials possible. 
• Along with the titanium plant, the foundation stone of seven additional advanced facilities was also laid. Prominent among them are: 
  • Aerospace Precision Casting Plants : Which make single crystal castings, which are important for jet engines. 
  • Aerospace Forge Shop and Mill Products Plant: The need for manufacturing critical materials such as billets, bars and plates will be eliminated. 
  • Aerospace Precision Machining Shop: which provides capability for ready-to-assemble ultra-precision CNC machined components. 
• The project is being developed under the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor, which aims to promote self-reliance in defence production . 

Titanium  

• Its symbol Ti and atomic number 22, known for its high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent corrosion resistance, and ability to withstand high temperatures.  
• It is a light and strong metal. It is as strong as steel, but much lighter than that.  
• Titanium is the preferred material for making underwater objects because it can withstand heavy water pressure even at great depths and does not rust. 
• Titanium metal is used in making alloys with aluminium, molybdenum, manganese, iron and other metals. These alloys of titanium are used in  the aviation industry . 
• Titanium is a component of joint replacement parts, including the hip ball and socket.  
• Titanium is also used in  dental implants . 

Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor 

• It is an ambitious project aimed at reducing the foreign dependency of the Indian aerospace and defence sector. 
• It will have 6 nodes – Aligarh, Agra, Kanpur, Chitrakoot, Jhansi and Lucknow. 
• Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) was made the nodal agency to execute the project in collaboration with various state agencies . 
• The aim of this corridor is to establish the state as one of the largest and advanced defence manufacturing hubs and put it on the world map. 
  • Defence Corridor refers to a route or path used by public sector, private sector and micro, small and medium enterprises for domestic production of defence equipment as well as to enhance equipment/operational capabilities of the defence forces.