429 items have got GI Tag so far: DPIIT

As many as 429 products like Mysore Silk, Kangra Tea and Thanjavur Paintings have been granted Geographical Indications (GIs) tag as on date, including 31 foreign goods, according to the commerce and industry ministry.

The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT), an arm of the ministry, said that steps have been taken to promote these goods.

“A total of 429 GIs have been registered as on date in India, including 31 foreign products,” the DPIIT said in its annual report 2022-23.

A GI is primarily an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product (handicraft and industrial goods) originating from a particular geographical territory.

Typically, such a name conveys an assurance of quality and distinctiveness, which is essentially attributable to the place of its origin.

There is a proper process of registration of GI products, which includes filing of application, preliminary scrutiny and examination, show cause notice, publication in the geographical indications journal, opposition to registration, and registration.