With 48 GI-tagged goods U.P now holds second position in GI Tagged Products

With 48 GI-tagged goods U.P now holds second position in GI Tagged Products

Daily Current Affairs / With 48 GI-tagged goods U.P now holds second position in GI Tagged Products

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Category : State Published on: May 18 2023

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Uttar Pradesh has achieved the second position nationally in terms of having the maximum number of Geographical Indication-tagged goods after receiving GI tags for three more ODOP crafts - Mainpuri tarkashi, Mahoba Gaura stone craft, and Sambhal horn craft - with the technical facilitation provided by the Varanasi-based NGO Human Welfare Association (HWA).
Tamil Nadu has maximum 55 GI-tagged goods while UP and Karnataka have 48 and 46 GI products, respectively.
Among the 48 GI goods of UP, 36 products belong to the handicraft category. In Varanasi region alone, 18 GI-tagged goods out of 23 belong to the handicraft category.
GI tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. The GI tag helps to protect the products from imitation and ensures that consumers get the genuine product.

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