Rajasthan's 'Sojat Mehndi' got GI tag from the government

Rajasthan's 'Sojat Mehndi' got GI tag from the government

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Category : State Published on: September 28 2021

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· Rajasthan's "Sojat Mehndi" has got Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the government.

· Mehndi trade union committee, Sojat, Rajasthan and state science and technology department are the registered owners of this GI tag.

· Sojat Mehndi originates from the leaves of Mehndi grown in Sojat. It is cultivated completely naturally by rainwater to obtain high amount of lonsone in the leaves of Mehndi.

· Aromatic oil is also extracted by drying henna leaves. The leaves, bark, seeds and root of the henna plant are taken for medicinal use.

Important facts

About Rajasthan

v Governor: Kalraj Mishra

v Capital: Jaipur

v Chief Minister: Ashok Gehlot

v There is only one hill station in Rajasthan - Mount Abu.

v India's only saline river, The Luni, flows through the Thar Desert in Rajasthan and ends at the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.

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