Two well-known products from Banaras, Banarasi Paan and Banarasi Langda mango, have been awarded the (*33*) Indication (GI) tag, recognizing their distinctive origin. The ‘Adamchini’ rice from Chandauli district has additionally acquired the GI certification. On March 31, the GI Registry in Chennai granted GI certification to 33 products, together with 10 from Uttar Pradesh and three from Varanasi. With the newest additions, the overall variety of GI products from Uttar Pradesh has reached 45, out of which 20 are from the Varanasi area. Currently, the GI Registry has granted GI tags to 441 Indian products and 34 international items.
In addition to Banarasi Paan and Banarasi Langda mango, the well-known Ramnagar Bhanta (brinjal)Â from Varanasi has additionally been granted GI certification.Â
Padma Shri Rajni Kant, a widely known GI skilled who facilitated the certification of 20 items out of the 33 licensed this 12 months, expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister, who can also be Varanasi’s MP for his enthusiastic curiosity in selling conventional GI items.
Kant mentioned that the GI items are going from native to international within the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and the nation is showcasing its wealthy heritage all around the world by means of the popularity and safety of its distinctive products by means of the GI tag.
As per the GI Registry, the not too long ago licensed items from Uttar Pradesh embrace Aligarh Tala, Bakharia Brassware, Banda Shazar Patthar Craft, Nagina Wood Craft, Pratapgarh Aonla, Hathras Hing, Ramnagar Bhanta, Muzaffarnagar Gur (jaggery), Banaras Langda Aam and Banarasi Pan.Â
Over 1,000 farmers might be registered and issued GI authorised person certificates, as introduced by NABARD AGM Anuj Kumar Singh. He congratulated all of the farmers, producers, FPOs, and related self-help teams for the certification of their products and acknowledged that NABARD might be launching varied schemes to advertise and assist these GI products. Financial establishments can even present cooperation for the manufacturing and advertising of those products, he added.
