Prelims Facts
- over 500 GI tags across all states
- TN - 61 tags 🥇
- UP - 56 tags 🥈
- Karnataka - 48 🥉
- not just popular products
- uniqueness in the product
- any trader’s body/association/organisation can apply
- brings region and that product in the eyes of the public
- 5 major categories
- Handicrafts 🥇
- Agriculture 🥈
- Every state has at least 1 GI tag
- input products in making that unique product can come from other states
- number of GI tags with a state not indication of any cultural richness
- just a registry
- getting recognition
| Item | State |
|---|---|
| - Dongaria Kondh shawl - Saora Painting | Odisha |
| Sundarban Honey | WB |
| Laddus | Tirupati |
| Oranges | Nagpur |
| Saddles | Kanpur |
| Leather footwear | Agra |
| Chikankari | Lucknow |
| Wet grinder (manufactured category) | Coimbatore |
| - booble head dolls - paintings | Thanjavur, TN |
- Banaras
- 11 unique crafts and agri items
- 🔝from a single place
- 11 unique crafts and agri items
- Mysuru
- wodeyar dynasty rule
- 10 items
- special variety of jasmine
- mysore mallige
- sandalwood soap
- special variety of jasmine