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GI tags for 60 products
April 6 , 2024
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- Over 60 products from across India, including the famous Banaras Thandai, have been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
- This is the first time such a large number of GI tags have been given at a go.
- Six traditional crafts from Assam — Asharikandi terracotta craft, Pani Meteka craft, Sarthebari metal craft, Jaapi (bamboo headgear of rural Assam), Mishing handloom products, and the Bihu dhol — have bagged the GI tag.
- Thirteen other products from Assam have been given tags, including the Bodo Dokhona, the traditional attire of Bodo women; and Bodo Eri silk.
- The Tripura region secured two tags —the Pachra-Rignai, and Matabari Peda, a sweet preparation.
- Meghalaya Garo Textile’ weaving, which is linked to socio-cultural and religious rituals, and the ‘Meghalaya Lyrnai Pottery’ and ‘Meghalaya Chubitchi’, have also secured GI tags.
- With 69 GI-tagged products, Uttar Pradesh now surpasses Tamil Nadu, which has 58.
- Till date, around 635 products in India have been given the GI tag.
- The first GI tag in the country was given two decades ago to the famous Darjeeling tea.
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