Andhra Pradesh won six out of the 12 district awards of One District - One Product (ODOP-2023), including the top two gold prizes — one for Uppada Jamdani sarees from Kakinada district and one for Araku Coffee from Alluri Sitharama Raju district. A total of 538 districts from across the country had applied for the awards.
The award ceremony took place at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, where External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal presented the accolade to the district collectors and other officials on Wednesday (January 3), according to Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K.S. Jawahar Reddy.
Ponduru Cotton sarees from Srikakulam district and Kodumur Gadwal sarees from Kurnool district won bronze prizes while Madanapalle Silk sarees from Annamayya district and Mangalagiri sarees from Guntur district won special mention awards.