Basmati rice to get GI tag.
Q. Which of the following have a GI tag in India?
1) Basmati Rice
2) Thanjavur Veena
3) Darjeeling Tea
4) Kolhapuri Chappal- Published on 08 Feb 16a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1 and 3
c. 1, 3, 4
d. All of the above
ANSWER: 1, 2 and 3
- Basmati rice cultivated in the Indo-Gangetic Plains on the foothills of the Himalayas, covering areas of the rice grown in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Western U.P. and two districts of Jammu and Kathua, will now be issued the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
- The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) on Friday cleared the decks for issuing the tag.
- India is the world’s leading producer and exporter of the Basmati rice, according to Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the statutory body responsible for export promotion and development of certain scheduled products. India exports a major quantity of basmati rice to Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Kuwait.
- Petition of Lahore-based Basmati Growers Association challenging India’s claim was dismissed.
- A Geographical Indication (GI) is a place name used to identify the origin and quality, reputation or other characteristics of products.
- Other examples of GI in India – Mysore Pak (sweet), Mysore Silk, Kolhapur jaggery, Solapuri Chaddar, Kancheepuram Silk, Nagpur Orange, Kashmir Pashmina, Bikaneri Bhujia, Mysore Traditional Paintings, etc.
