LUCKNOW: Taking the lead to promote ‘Vocal for Local’ and ‘One District-One Product’ this Diwali, chief minister Yogi Adityanath will gift specially curated gift baskets containing the best of UP’s crafts and produce to the President, Prime Minister and Union ministers.
The CM had recently appealed to people to gift locally made goods on Diwali to help local business. Setting an example, his Diwali gift will include one ODOP product from 13 districts.
“The basket will have terracotta Ganesh and Lakshmi idols and diyas for Diwali puja and will showcase UP’s best and most famous products to inform people about UP’s crafts and specialities,” said a senior official.
The basket will contain terracotta idols and diya from Gorakhpur, kalanamak rice from Siddharthnagar, a silk stole from Varanasi, a chikan kurta from Lucknow, jaggery from Muzaffarnagar, a wooden pen stand from Saharanpur, ittar from Kannauj, amla products of Pratapgarh, zari zardozi of Chandauli, a brass bowl from Moradabad and a moonj basket from Prayagraj.
“It will be a package of unmatched gifts in terms of variety and quality and its packaging will beat that of multinational companies,” a senior official said.