Six more products, unique to Tamil Nadu state were accorded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
They are Panruti Jackfruit, Panruti Cashew, Puliyankudi Acid Lime, Virudhu Nagar Samba Vathal, Chettikulam Small Onion, and Ramanadu Chithiraikar Rice.
These new additions are taking the total number of GI products in the state to 69.
Tamil Nadu has the second highest number of GI products, next only to Uttar Pradesh, which has 79 products.