- Kerala has secured the highest number of Geographical Indication (GI) tags for products among all states in India in the financial year 2022-23, according to data shared by the GI Registry.
- Products from Kerala, including Atappadi Attukombu avara (beans), Atappadi thuvara (red gram), Onattukara ellu (sesame), Kanthalur vattavada veluthuli (garlic) and Kodungallur pottuvellari (snap melon) have been awarded the GI tag.
- Besides the 6 products from Kerala, Mithila Makhana (aquatic fox nut) from Bihar was selected for GI recognition followed by Alibag white onion from Maharashtra.
- Tandur Redgram from Telangana the local variety of pea, Ladakh Raktsey Karpo Apricot from Ladakh and Gamosa handicrafts from Assam were also chosen for the honours.
GI Tag Recognition 2022-23:-
- For the period between April 2022 and March 2023, a total of 12 products were selected for GI recognition, including two foreign ones – Brandy de Jerez from Spain and Provolone Valpadana from Italy.
- In the last financial year (FY22), 50 products were selected for GI recognition, with Uttar Pradesh having the highest number of GI tags (seven), followed by Uttarakhand with six.
- The products from Uttar Pradesh selected for GI recognition in FY22 include Chunar Glaze Pottery, Banaras Zardozi, Mirzapur Pital Barton, Banaras Wood Carving, Banaras Hand Block Print, Rataul Aam and Mau Saree.
- Aipan, Munsiyari Rajma, Uttarakhand handicraft Ringal Shilp, Tamta, Thulma (handicraft) and Kumaon chiura oil from Uttarakhand were selected for GI recognition in FY22 in Uttarakhand.
- Kanyakumari cloves, Kallakurichi wood carvings, Karuppur Kalamkari paintings, and Narasimhapettai Nagaswaram were some of the products that were selected for GI recognition from Tamil Nadu in the last financial year.
