According to Economic Survey of Madhya Pradesh 2024-25, under 'One District One Product (ODOP)', which district is not included in case of six major agricultural produces?

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Correct — D, Gwalior. Gwalior's One District One Product is a stone-based product rather than an agricultural one — which is exactly why it falls outside the group the question asks about — a mineral-based product, not an agricultural produce. So when the Madhya Pradesh Economic Survey 2024-25 lists the districts attached to the major agricultural produces under ODOP, Gwalior does not appear. The other three are agricultural ODOP districts: Anuppur is mapped to kodo-kutki (minor millets), Narsinghpur to tur (arhar) dal — the well-known Gadarwara tur — and Balaghat to Chinnor rice.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Anuppur's ODOP product is kodo-kutki, the minor millets grown across the state's eastern tribal belt — squarely an agricultural produce, so the district is included.  (b) Narsinghpur's ODOP product is tur (arhar) dal, associated with Gadarwara in the district — an agricultural produce, so the district is included.  (c) Balaghat's ODOP product is Chinnor rice, the fine-grained aromatic rice of the district — an agricultural produce, so the district is included.

Concept: One District One Product identifies, brands and promotes at least one distinctive product from every district so that the district becomes a recognised production and export hub for it. The products are of mixed character — agricultural and horticultural produce in some districts, handicrafts, textiles, minerals or processed goods in others. Madhya Pradesh runs the initiative across all its districts, and the state Economic Survey reports progress by grouping the districts under their products, which is why a question can ask which district does not belong to the agricultural group.

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