Geographical Indication (G.I.) Tags & Its Significance

Geographical Indication (GI) tags play a crucial role in safeguarding cultural heritage and promoting distinctive products. These tags serve as a mark of authenticity, linking products to their specific geographic regions.

In this blog, we delve into the significance of GI tags and explore how they contribute to the preservation and recognition of unique traditions and products.

What is the G.I. Tag?

The term GI stands for Geographical Indication, indicating the geographical origin of a product. It serves as a symbol to connect a product primarily with its place of origin. The GI tag effectively highlights the distinctive attributes of a product.

To put it simply, the GI tag reveals the specific location where a particular product is produced or manufactured.

It is exclusively bestowed upon products that possess unique characteristics exclusive to their respective regions, confirming that they are solely produced or made within that region.

The grant of the GI tag is facilitated by the Parliament of India, which enacted the “Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act” in 1999.

The process of awarding GI tags commenced in 2003, with the first tag being granted to Darjeeling tea from West Bengal in 2004.

What is the Advantage of GI of Tag?

The GI tag offers several advantages. It provides legal protection to products, preventing the use of the same name for other products in the market.

Additionally, the GI tag serves as a benchmark for the superior quality of a product, facilitating its accessibility not only in domestic markets but also in foreign markets.

In simpler terms, the GI tag opens doors to various benefits, ranging from employment opportunities to revenue growth for the product.

How to Get GI Tag?

To obtain a GI tag for a product, one must first complete the application process. Any individual producer or organization can apply for the GI tag under the Commerce Ministry of the Indian government, specifically through the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks (CGPDTM).

The CGPDTM evaluates the product based on the evidence against the relevant standards. Once the product meets the required standards, it is granted the GI tag.

It is important to note that the GI tag is valid for a period of 10 years, after which it can be renewed. Obtaining the GI tag enhances the value of the product and elevates the significance of the associated individuals.

It plays a crucial role in preventing counterfeit products and provides financial benefits to the stakeholders involved.

State Wise List of G.I Tags of Food & Agriculture Products of India

The tables provided below offer insights into the GI Tags assigned to agriculture and Food Products from different states of India. These tags not only safeguard products against unauthorized usage but also provide them with legal protection.

Sr.No	States	Products	Categories
1	Andhra Pradesh	Tirupati Laddu	Foodstuff
2	Andhra Pradesh	Guntur Sannam Chilli	Agricultural
3	Andhra Pradesh	Bandar Laddu	Food Stuff
4	Andhra Pradesh	Banganapalli Mangoes	Agricultural
5	Andhra Pradesh	Araku Valley Arabica Coffee	Agricultural
6	Arunachal Pradesh	Arunachal Orange	Agricultural
7	Assam	Kaji Nemu	Agricultural
9	Assam	Assam Karbi Anglong Ginger	Agricultural
10	Assam	Tezpur Litchi	Agricultural
11	Assam	Joha Rice	Agricultural
12	Assam	Boka Chaul	Agricultural
13	Assam	Kaji Nemu	Agricultural
14	Assam	Chokuwa Rice	Agricultural
15	Bihar	Katarni Rice	Agricultural
16	Bihar	Magahi Paan	Agricultural
17	Bihar	Shahi Litchi	Agricultural
18	Bihar	Silao Khaja	Food Stuff
19	Chhattisgarh	Jeeraphool	Agriculture
20	Goa	Khola Chilli	Agricultural
21	Goa	Fenni	Manufactured
22	Goa	Khola Chilli	Agricultural
23	Gujarat	Gir Kesar Mango	Agricultural
24	Gujarat	Bhalia Wheat	Agricultural
25	Haryana	Basmati	Agricultural
26	Himachal Pradesh	Kangra Tea	Agricultural
27	Himachal Pradesh	Basmati	Agricultural
28	Himachal Pradesh	Himachali Kaala Zeera	Agricultural
29	J & K	Kashmir Saffron	Agriculture
30	J & K	Basmati	Agricultural
31	J & K	Kashmir Saffron	Agricultural
32	Karnataka	Gulbarga Tur Dal	Agricultural
33	Karnataka	Byadgi chilli	Agriculture
34	Karnataka	Bangalore Blue Grapes	Agriculture
35	Karnataka	Mysore Pak	Sweets
36	Karnataka	Bangalore Rose Onion	Agriculture
37	Karnataka	Coorg orange	Agriculture
38	Karnataka	Mysore betel leaf	Agricultural
39	Karnataka	Nanjanagud Banana	Agricultural
40	Karnataka	Mysore Jasmine	Agricultural
41	Karnataka	Udupi Jasmine	Agricultural
42	Karnataka	Hadagali Jasmine	Agricultural
43	Karnataka	Monsooned Malabar Arabica Coffee	Agricultural
44	Karnataka	Monsooned Malabar Robusta Coffee	Agricultural
45	Karnataka	Coorg Green Cardamom	Agricultural
46	Karnataka	Dharwad Pedha	Foodstuff
47	Karnataka	Coorg Orange	Agricultural
48	Karnataka	Malabar Pepper	Agricultural
49	Karnataka	Devanahalli Pomello	Agricultural
50	Karnataka	Appemidi Mango	Agricultural
51	Karnataka	Kamalapur Red Banana	Agricultural
52	Karnataka	Udupi Mattu Gulla Brinjal	Agricultural
53	Karnataka	Coorg Arabica Coffee	Agricultural
54	Karnataka	Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee	Agricultural
55	Karnataka	Bababudangiris Arabica Coffee	Agricultural
56	Karnataka	Sirsi Supari	Agricultural
57	Karnataka	Gulbarga Tur Dal	Agricultural
58	Kerala	Tirur Betel Leaf (Tirur Vettila)	Agricultural
59	Kerala	Central Travancore Jaggery	Agricultural
60	Kerala	Chengalikodan Banana	Agriculture
61	Kerala	Pokkali Rice	Agriculture
62	Kerala	Vazhakulam Pineapple	Agriculture
63	Kerala	Wayanad Gandhakasala Rice	Agriculture
64	Kerala	Wayanad Jeerakasala Rice	Agriculture
65	Kerala	Navara rice Agricultural	Agriculture
66	Kerala	Palakkadan Matta Rice	Agriculture
67	Kerala	Spices Alleppey Green Cardamom	Agriculture
68	Kerala	Malabar Pepper	Agriculture
69	Kerala	Monsooned Malabar Arabica Coffee	Agriculture
70	Kerala	Monsooned Malabar Robusta Coffee	Agriculture
71	Kerala	Kaipad Rice	Agriculture
72	Kerala	Nilambur Teak	Agricultural
73	Kerala	Wayanad Robusta Coffee	Agricultural
74	Kerala	Marayoor Jaggery( Marayoor Sharkara)	Agricultural
75	Kerala	Tirur Betel Leaf( Tirur Vettila)	Agricultural
76	Kerala	Alleppey Green Cardamom	Agricultural
78	Madhya Pradesh	Geographical Indication	Type
79	Madhya Pradesh	Nagpur Orange	Agriculture
80	Madhya Pradesh	Ratlami Sev	Food Stuff
81	Madhya Pradesh	Bagh Prints Logo	Food Stuff
82	Madhya Pradesh	Jhabua Kadaknath Black Chicken Meat	Food Stuff
83	Madhya Pradesh	Chinnor Rice GI Tag	Rice | Food
85	Maharashtra	Geographical Indication	Type
86	Maharashtra	Nagpur Orange	Agricultural
87	Maharashtra	Mahabaleshwar Strawberry	Agricultural
88	Maharashtra	Nashik Grapes	Agricultural
89	Maharashtra	Nashik Grapes	Agricultural
90	Maharashtra	Kolhapur Jaggery	Agricultural
91	Maharashtra	Ajara Ghansal Rice	Agricutural
92	Maharashtra	Mangalwedha Jowar	Agricultural
93	Maharashtra	Sindhudurg & Ratnagiri Kokum	Agricultural
94	Maharashtra	Waghya Ghevada	Agricultural
95	Maharashtra	Navapur Tur Dal	Agricultural
96	Maharashtra	Vengurla Cashew	Agricultural
97	Maharashtra	Lasalgaon Onion	Agricultural
98	Maharashtra	Sangli Raisins	Agricultural
99	Maharashtra	Beed Custard Apple	Agricultural
100	Maharashtra	Jalna Sweet Orange	Agricultural
101	Maharashtra	Waigaon Turmeric	Agricultural
102	Maharashtra	Purandar Fig	Agricultural
103	Maharashtra	Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal	Agricultural
104	Maharashtra	Solapur Pomegranate	Agricultural
105	Maharashtra	Bhiwapur Chilli	Agricultural
106	Maharashtra	Ambemohar Rice	Agricultural
107	Maharashtra	Dahanu Gholvad Chikoo	Agricultural
108	Maharashtra	Jalgaon Banana	Agricultural
109	Maharashtra	Marathwada Kesar Mango	Agricultural
110	Maharashtra	Alphonso	Agricultural
111	Maharashtra	Sangli Turmeric	Agricultural
112	Manipur	Geographical Indication	Type
113	Manipur	Shaphee Lanphee	Textile
114	Manipur	Wangkhei Phee	Textile
115	Manipur	Moirang Phee	Textile
116	Manipur	Kachai Lemon	Agricultural
117	Manipur	Chak Hao	Agricultural
118	Manipur	Judima Wines	Beverage
119	Manipur	Sirarakhing Chili	Agriculture
120	Manipur	Red Oranges	Agriculture
121	Meghalaya	Khasi Mandarin	Agricultural
122	Meghalaya	Memong Narang	Agricultural
123	Mizoram	Mizo Chilli	Agricultural
124	Mizoram	Pawndum	Handicraft
125	Mizoram	Ngotekherh	Handicraft
126	Mizoram	Hmaram	Handicraft
127	Mizoram	Tawlhlohpuan	Handicraft
128	Mizoram	Mizo Puanchei	Handicraft
129	Nagaland	Geographical Indication	Type
130	Nagaland	Naga Mircha	Agricultural
131	Nagaland	Naga Tree Tomato	Agricultural
132	Nagaland	Chakshesang Shawl	Handicraft
133	Odisha	Kandhamal Haladi	Agricultural
134	Odisha	Geographical Indication	Type
135	Odisha	Ganjam Kewda Rooh	Agricultural
136	Odisha	Ganjam Kewda Flower	Agricultural
137	Odisha	Kandhamal Haladi	Agricultural
138	Odisha	Odisha Rasagolla	Food Stuff
139	Punjab	Geographical Indication	Type
140	Punjab	Basmati	Agricultural
141	Rajasthan	Sojat Mehndi	Agricultual
142	Tamil Nadu	Kodaikanal Malai Poondu	Agricultural
143	Tamil Nadu	Swamimalai Bronze Icons	Agricultural
144	Tamil Nadu	Thanjavur Doll Handicraft	Handicraft
145	Tamil Nadu	Nilgiri(Orthodox) Logo	Agricultural
146	Tamil Nadu	Virupakshi Hill Banana	Agricultural
147	Tamil Nadu	Sirumalai Hill Banana	Agricultural
148	Tamil Nadu	Madurai Malli	Agricultural
149	Tamil Nadu	Malabar Pepper	Agricultural
150	Tamil Nadu	Erode Manjal(Erode Turmeric)	Agricultural
151	Tamil Nadu	Kodaikanal Malai Poondu	Agricultural
152	Tamil Nadu	Palani Panchamirtham	Food Stuff
153	Tamil Nadu	Kandangi Sarees	Handicraft
154	Tamil Nadu	Sirivilliputtur Palakova	Foodstuff
155	Tamil Nadu	Kovilpatti Kadalai Mittai	Foodstuff
156	Tamil Nadu	Kanniyakumari Clove	Foodstuff
157	Telangana	Hyderabadi Haleem	Foodstuff
158	Telangana	Banaganapalle Mangoes	Agricultural
159	Tripura	Tripura Queen Pineapples	Agricultural
160	Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad Surkha	Agricultural
161	Uttar Pradesh	Mango Malihabadi Dusseheri	Agricultural
162	Uttar Pradesh	Kalanamak Rice	Agricultural
163	Uttar Pradesh	Agra Petha	Sweets
164	Uttar Pradesh	Mathura Peda	Sweets
165	Uttar Pradesh	Basmati	Agricultural
166	Uttarakhand	Basmati	Agricultural
167	West Bengal	Darjeeling Tea (word & logo)	Agricultural
168	West Bengal	Laxman Bhog Mango	Agricultural
169	West Bengal	Himsagar(Khirsapati Mango)	Agricultural
170	West Bengal	Fazli Mango	Agricultural
171	West Bengal	Joynagar Moa	Foodstuff
172	West Bengal	Bardhaman Sitabhog	Foodstuff
173	West Bengal	Bardhaman Mihidana	Foodstuff
174	West Bengal	Gobindobhog Rice	Agricultural
175	West Bengal	Tulapanji Rice	Agricultural
176	West Bengal	Bangla Rasogolla	Foodstuff

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