Uttar Pradesh One District One Cuisine (ODOC) Financing Assistance Scheme

Highlights
  • ODOC provides margin money assistance of up to ₹50 lakh for eligible projects.
  • Supports new, expansion, and diversification units linked to district-specific ODOC cuisine.
  • Requires a 10% general-category and 5% special-category contribution.
Website
Directorate of Industries and Enterprise Promotion, Uttar Pradesh
MSME-1 Connect UP Portal
ODOC, Uttar Pradesh Portal
Customer Care
  • Directorate of Industries, Uttar Pradesh Phone Numbers:
    • 0512-2218401
    • 0512-2234956
    • 0512-2219166
  • Directorate of Industries Helpline Number: 155343
Information Brochure
Guidelines of ODOC Financing Assistance Scheme
Uttar Pradesh One District One Cuisine Financing Assistance Scheme Notification
Summary of the Scheme
Name of Scheme Uttar Pradesh One District One Cuisine (ODOC) Financing Assistance Scheme
Benefits Margin Money Assistance up to ₹50 Lakh
Beneficiary ODOC Cuisine Entrepreneurs and Units
Nodal Agency Directorate of Industries and Enterprise Promotion
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Mode of Apply Online

Uttar Pradesh One District One Cuisine (ODOC) Financing Assistance Scheme: Benefits, Eligibility and How to Apply

The Uttar Pradesh One District One Cuisine (ODOC) Financing Assistance Scheme helps entrepreneurs set up, expand or diversify food businesses built around the signature dish or food product of their district. It is the financing component of the “Ek Janpad Ek Vyanjan” programme, notified on 5 May 2026. The Directorate of Industries and Enterprise Promotion and the District Industries and Enterprise Promotion Centres (DICs) run it.

Why It Matters

Many UP districts have a signature dish or food product, yet most producers use old equipment, weak packaging and have limited market access. The scheme aims to add value to these products, raise production capacity, improve quality and make them competitive in national and international markets.

How It Works

Banks finance the project, and the department adds margin money on top of the loan. The margin money is released through DBT and stays in the beneficiary’s account as a Term Deposit Receipt (TDR), with no interest on that portion. After 2 years of successful operation without default and a joint inspection by the DIC and bank, it is adjusted against the loan as a grant.

Margin Money Slabs

Total project cost Margin money
Up to ₹25 lakh 25% of cost, maximum ₹6.25 lakh
Above ₹25 lakh to ₹50 lakh ₹6.25 lakh or 20% of cost, whichever is higher
Above ₹50 lakh to ₹1.50 crore ₹10 lakh or 10% of cost, whichever is higher
Above ₹1.50 crore 10% of cost, maximum ₹50 lakh

Other Key Benefits

  • Low own contribution: 10% for the general category, 5% for SC, ST, OBC, minorities, women and persons with disabilities
  • DBT release within 7 days of the bank’s claim
  • Project cost can include capital expenditure and one cycle of working capital
  • Rented premises allowed (land purchase is not counted)
  • At least one week of entrepreneurship training for new beneficiaries
  • No educational qualification required

Transgender applicants should confirm their own-contribution rate with the district DIC, as the government order does not name them in the 5% clause.

Activities Supported

  • Automatic machines to raise productivity
  • Modern packing, labelling, wrapping and sealing machines
  • Cold-chain facilities such as deep freezers, reefer vans and mini cold rooms
  • Food testing and quality-assurance equipment
  • Machines that increase shelf life
  • Cloud kitchens
  • Any other activity that makes the ODOC dish more competitive

Who Is Eligible?

  • Aged 18 or above and a resident of Uttar Pradesh
  • Unit must relate to the ODOC product of the district (new, expansion and diversification units all qualify)
  • Not a defaulter of any bank, financial institution or government body
  • Has not taken benefit under any other self-employment scheme of the Central or UP Government
  • Benefit is given only once to the applicant or any family member
  • Must submit an affidavit confirming eligibility
  • Reserved-category applicants must attach the competent-authority certificate

Documents Required

  • Aadhaar card and passport-size photograph
  • Uttar Pradesh residence certificate
  • Bank passbook or cancelled cheque
  • Project report
  • Affidavit confirming eligibility
  • Caste, disability or other category certificates, if applicable

How to Apply

Applications are entirely online.

  1. Visit the Directorate of Industries, UP portal and click “Schemes & Apply”.
  2. Select the ODOC Financing Assistance (Margin Money) Scheme.
  3. Register using your details exactly as in your Aadhaar and give consent for authentication.
  4. Log in with the User ID and password sent by SMS.
  5. Complete the form and upload the affidavit, project report and documents.
  6. Check everything and click “Final Submit”.

To track status, use “Application Status” on the portal with your application number, date of birth and mobile number. If you need help, contact a Common Service Centre, your district DIC or the helpline.

What Happens Next

  1. The DIC scrutinises your application, scores it and selects applicants, then forwards selected ones to the bank within 7 days.
  2. The bank branch manager decides on the loan within 1 month.
  3. After sanction, you complete the mandatory training of at least one week (unless exempted).
  4. The bank releases the first loan instalment within 15 days and claims the margin money from the DIC.
  5. The DIC releases the margin money by DBT within 7 days.

Important Conditions

  • If the loan is deliberately misused, the bank returns the margin money to the DIC.
  • If the project closes due to a natural disaster or other exceptional circumstances, the bank may adjust the margin money against the loan.
  • Benefits depend on budget availability.

Contact

  • Directorate of Industries phone: 0512-2218401, 0512-2234956, 0512-2219166
  • Helpline: 155343