AP won 6 awards in one district one product contest

Amaravati: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy appreciated the authorities for bagging six awards from the Centre in One District One Product category (ODOP).

Andhra Pradesh won gold medals for Uppada sarees (Kakinda district) and Araku coffee (Alluri Seetaramaraju district), bronze medals for Pondur cotton and Kodumur Gadwal sarees and special jury awards for Madanapally silk and Mangalagiri handloom sarees.

The Centre has launched this award programme aiming at social and economic development by selecting one product from each district with a view to encourage them and provide branding through wide publicity.The awards were presented to the officials of respective departments from Andhra Pradesh at a function in New Delhi recently.

The officials called on the Chief Minister at the Secretariat here on Wednesday and explained about the awards.