VARANASI: The well-known Banarasi Paan and Banarasi Langda mango are the 2 newest merchandise from the town to have gotten the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. This aside, the ‘Adamchini’ rice of neighbouring Chandauli district has additionally joined the GI club not too long ago.
As many as 33 merchandise had been granted GI certification on a single day on March 31 by the GI Registry, Chennai. Amongst them, 10 merchandise belong to Uttar Pradesh, together with three from Varanasi. As of now, UP has 45 GI items, out of which 20 belong to the Varanasi area of japanese UP. Up to now, 441 Indian merchandise and 34 overseas items have been granted GI tag by the GI Registry.
Aside from paan and mango, one other well-known farming product of Varanasi, the Ramnagar Bhanta (brinjal), was additionally granted GI certification. The ‘Adamchini Chawal‘ (rice) of neighbouring Chandauli district had joined the GI club a month in the past. With these new entrants in GI club, Varanasi has began getting GI tags for agricultural and horticultural items. Until now, the town was recognized primarily for its GI-tagged handloom and handicraft items.
Effectively-known GI knowledgeable, Padma Shri Rajni Kant, who facilitated 20 items out of the 33, to get the certification this yr, mentioned, “I categorical my gratitude to the PM, who can also be the MP of Varanasi, for taking a eager curiosity in selling the normal GI merchandise. Along with his inspiration, the GI items are going from native to international in Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and the nation is displaying its heritage all around the world”.
“The Nationwide Financial institution for Agriculture and Rural Improvement (NABARD), Lucknow, performed a pivotal function in supporting the native merchandise to get the GI certification,” he mentioned, including that the post-GI initiative will begin quickly with the assistance of NABARD.
“About 20 lakh persons are engaged within the manufacturing of all GI items in Varanasi and japanese UP, making an annual turnover of about Rs. 25,500 crore,” claimed Kant, who was felicitated with Life Time Achievement Award by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) in August final yr.
AGM of NABARD Varanasi, Anuj Kumar Singh mentioned that the agricultural financial institution would proceed to prolong its assist for selling conventional merchandise to get GI tag. “We’ll begin new initiatives and schemes to promote GI merchandise,” he mentioned.
In accordance to GI Registry, the ten newly licensed items from UP amongst 33 merchandise embrace Aligarh Tala, Bakharia Brassware, Banda Shazar Patthar Craft, Nagina Wooden Craft, Pratapgarh Aonla, Hathras Hing, Banaras Langda Aam, Ramnagar Bhanta, Muzaffarnagar Gur (jaggery), and Banarasi Pan.
As many as 33 merchandise had been granted GI certification on a single day on March 31 by the GI Registry, Chennai. Amongst them, 10 merchandise belong to Uttar Pradesh, together with three from Varanasi. As of now, UP has 45 GI items, out of which 20 belong to the Varanasi area of japanese UP. Up to now, 441 Indian merchandise and 34 overseas items have been granted GI tag by the GI Registry.
Aside from paan and mango, one other well-known farming product of Varanasi, the Ramnagar Bhanta (brinjal), was additionally granted GI certification. The ‘Adamchini Chawal‘ (rice) of neighbouring Chandauli district had joined the GI club a month in the past. With these new entrants in GI club, Varanasi has began getting GI tags for agricultural and horticultural items. Until now, the town was recognized primarily for its GI-tagged handloom and handicraft items.
Effectively-known GI knowledgeable, Padma Shri Rajni Kant, who facilitated 20 items out of the 33, to get the certification this yr, mentioned, “I categorical my gratitude to the PM, who can also be the MP of Varanasi, for taking a eager curiosity in selling the normal GI merchandise. Along with his inspiration, the GI items are going from native to international in Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and the nation is displaying its heritage all around the world”.
“The Nationwide Financial institution for Agriculture and Rural Improvement (NABARD), Lucknow, performed a pivotal function in supporting the native merchandise to get the GI certification,” he mentioned, including that the post-GI initiative will begin quickly with the assistance of NABARD.
“About 20 lakh persons are engaged within the manufacturing of all GI items in Varanasi and japanese UP, making an annual turnover of about Rs. 25,500 crore,” claimed Kant, who was felicitated with Life Time Achievement Award by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) in August final yr.
AGM of NABARD Varanasi, Anuj Kumar Singh mentioned that the agricultural financial institution would proceed to prolong its assist for selling conventional merchandise to get GI tag. “We’ll begin new initiatives and schemes to promote GI merchandise,” he mentioned.
In accordance to GI Registry, the ten newly licensed items from UP amongst 33 merchandise embrace Aligarh Tala, Bakharia Brassware, Banda Shazar Patthar Craft, Nagina Wooden Craft, Pratapgarh Aonla, Hathras Hing, Banaras Langda Aam, Ramnagar Bhanta, Muzaffarnagar Gur (jaggery), and Banarasi Pan.