Five handicraft products of Madhya Pradesh have received Geographical Indications (GI) tags.
These 5 products include Gond Painting of Dindori, Carpet of Gwalior, Batik Print of Ujjain, Stone Craft of Jabalpur Bhedaghat and Saree of Varasivni of Balaghat.
This is the first time that so many products of the state have received GI tag simultaneously.
Along with this, the number of GI tagged products has increased to 19 in the state.
Anubha Srivastava told G.I. Tag (Geographical Indications Tag) is a type of level in which a product is given a special geographical identity, which is given by the Union Ministry of Commerce.
He said that with the cooperation of the NABARD Textile Committee and the Ministry of Textiles, the state government has achieved this success in coordination with the Cottage & Village Industries department and local producer organizations.
