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"Indications which identify a good as originating in the
territory of a member, or a region or a locality in that
territory, where a given quality, reputation or
characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to
its geographic origin.“
 It is an indication
 It is used to identify agricultural, natural, or
manufactured goods originating in the said area
 It originates from a definite territory in India,
 It should have a special quality or characteristics
unique to the geographical indication
 At the International level, WIPO and World Trade Organization’s
(WTO’s) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights (TRIPS).

 In India, Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and

Protection) Act, 1999 governs the Geographical Indications
registration. It came into force with effect from September 2003.

 The first product in India with GI tag was Darjeeling tea in the year
2004-05.
•Legal protection to the products
•Prevents unauthorized use of GI tag products by others
•It helps consumers to get quality products of desired traits and
is assured of authenticity.
•Promotes the economic prosperity of producers of GI tag goods
by enhancing their demand in national and international
markets.

Max GI tags- Karnataka (47 tags)

GI Tag store- Goa

Product State/UT Category
Saffron Jammu and
(Lachha,Mongra,Guchhi) Kashmir Agriculture

Gorakhpur Terracotta Uttar Pradesh Handicraft

Chak-Hao (Black Rice) Manipur Agricultural

Goa Khaje Goa Food Stuff

Hermal Chillies Goa Food Stuff

Moira banana Goa Food Stuff

Dalle Khursani Sikkim Agriculture

Product State/UT Category

Tezpur Litchi Assam Agricultural

Sohrai and Khovar folk

paintings Jharkhand Handicraft

Telia Rumal Telangana Handloom

Arumbavur wood carving Tamil Nadu Handicraft

Thanjavur Pith work Tamil Nadu Handicraft

Kovilpatti kadalai mittai Tamil Nadu Food Stuff

Kashmir Saffron

✓Cultivated and harvested in the Karewa (highlands) of Jammu

and Kashmir

✓The unique characteristics - longer and thicker stigmas, natural

deep-red colour, high aroma, bitter flavour, chemical-free
processing

✓The saffron is of three types —

•‘Lachha Saffron’
•‘Mongra Saffron’
•‘Guchhi Saffron’
Gorakhpur Terracotta – Uttar Pradesh

✓Clay craft - clay based unglazed ceramic where the

fired body is porous and red in color.

✓Terracotta has been used throughout the history for

sculpture, pottery as well as bricks & roof shingles.
Black Aromatic Rice (Chak-hao) – Manipur

Uniqueness - pleasant aroma and stickiness - not

common in other black rice grown in other parts of the
world

One of the richest source of anthocyanin found among

food grain product
Goa Khaje (Goa)
✓ Fried sweet prepared with chickpea flour, ginger,
jaggery and sesame seeds.
✓ Also referred to as kaddio-boddio due to its thin,
long shape
✓ Ubiquitous at every temple and church fair across
Goa
The Moira banana(Goa)

✓Has medicinal value and can prevent certain ailments.

✓A single fruit weighs around 200g, and a well-
developed bunch of 85-98 bananas weighs 50-50kg

✓Called Myndoli kellim in Konkani — so named because

it is believed to have first been
Introduced to the village of Moira,
by Franciscan priests.
Harmal Chillies (Goa)

Rich in minerals like potassium, iron, magnesium,

calcium and sodium

Grown by most households in lateritic soil in Arambol

Dalle Khursani, famous red hot cherry pepper of
Sikkim

✓Considered one of the world’s hottest chillies, it has

a range of 1,00,000 to 3,50,000 SHU (Scoville Heat
Units). The Scoville scale is a measurement of spiciness
or heat of chillies
Tezpur Litchi- Assam

Known for its excellent quality pleasant flavour, juicy

pulp with attractive red colour.
Sohrai and Khovar folk paintings, Jharkhand

•Sohrai is the harvest painting on the mud houses

•Khovar refers to the decoration of the marriage chambers

•Sparrows, peacocks, squirrels and cows inhabit the world of

Sohrai and Khovar paintings.

•Popular in Hazaribagh region of Jharkhand, the folk art draws

heavily from the forest life.
Telia Rumal – Telangana

✓Telia Rumal is a method for the oil treatment of yarn

✓It originated from Chirala in Andhra Pradesh -

reintroduced in Nalgonda district in Telangana

✓It is an art of Ikat tradition using natural vegetable dyes

Arumbavur wood carving (Tamil Nadu)

Inspired by architectural details on temple sculptures

and carvings.
Thanjavur Pith (Netti) works (Tamil Nadu)

Made from pith obtained from Aeschynomene aspera (netti), a

hydrophyte plant - found abundantly in lakes and marshy lands
surrounding Thanjavur and Mannargudi region in Tamil Nadu.

The pith work models are delicate to handle and are usually
preserved inside glass boxes. They resemble ivory and marble
handicrafts in looks
Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai (peanut candy), Tamil Nadu

Produced from groundnuts and organic jaggery

obtained from specific locations. It gets its unique
flavour from the use of the special Theni jaggery
Products States/UTs Categories
Himachali Kala Zeera Himachal Pradesh Agricultural

Himachali Chulli oil Himachal Pradesh Manufactured

Chunar Balua Patthar Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh Natural

Zeeraphool Chattisgarh Agricultural

Kaji Nemu Assam Agricultural

Chokuma Rice Assam Agricultural

Khola Chilli Goa Agricultural

Idu Mishmi Textiles Arunachal Pradesh Handloom

Products States/UTs Categories

Kandhamal Haladi Odisha Agricultural

Odisha Rasagola Odisha Food Stuff

Tawlhlohpuan Mizoram Handloom

Mizo Puanchei Shawl Mizoram Handloom

Pawndum Mizoram Handicraft

Ngotekherh Mizoram Handicraft

Hmaram Mizoram Handicraft

Araku Valley Arabica coffee Andhra Pradesh Agricultural

Products States/UTs Categories
Gulbarga Tur Dal Karnataka Agricultural
Coorg Arabica coffee Karnataka Agricultural
Bababudangiris Arabica coffee Karnataka Agricultural

Chikmaglur Arabica Coffee Karnataka Agricultural

Sirsi Supari Karnataka Agricultural

Kolhapur Chappal Maharasthra & Karnataka Handicraft

Wayanad Robusta coffee Kerala Agricultural
Tirur Betel Leaf (Tirur Vettila) Kerala Agricultural
Marayoor Jaggery (Sharkara) Kerala Agricultural
Products States/UTs Categories

Kodaikanal Malai Poondu Tamil Nadu Agricultural

Erode Manjal (Turmeric) Tamil Nadu Agricultural

Palani Panchamirtham Tamil Nadu, Food Stuff

Murugan Swami Temple
Dindigul Locks Tamil Nadu Manufactured

Kandangi Saree Tamil Nadu Handloom

Srivilliputtur Palkova Tamil Nadu Food Stuff

Thirubuvanam Silk Sarees Tamil Nadu Handicraft