Govt awards GI tag to Mithila Makhana for ‘farmer’s revenue’

The authorities has awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Mithila Makhana, a transfer which is anticipated to assist growers get the utmost value for his or her premium produce.

“Mithila Makhana registered with GI Tag, farmers will get profit and it will be easier to earn. Due to Geographical Indication Tag to Mithila Makhana in the festive season, people outside Bihar will be able to use this auspicious material with reverence,” Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal mentioned in a tweet.

GI Tag से पंजीकृत हुआ मिथिला मखाना,
किसानों को मिलेगा लाभ और आसान होगा कमाना।

त्योहारी सीजन में मिथिला मखाना को Geographical Indication Tag मिलने से बिहार के बाहर भी लोग श्रद्धा भाव से इस शुभ सामग्री का प्रयोग कर पाएंगे। pic.twitter.com/SzSOlsugRB

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 20, 2022

Once a product will get this tag, any particular person or firm can’t promote an identical merchandise beneath that title. This tag is legitimate for a interval of 10 years following which it may be renewed.

The different advantages of GI registration embody authorized safety to that merchandise, prevention towards unauthorised use by others, and selling exports.

A GI is primarily an agricultural, pure or a manufactured product (handicrafts and industrial items) originating from a particular geographical territory.

According to the GI registry certificates, it’s licensed that the GI has been registered within the title of Mithilanchal Makhana Utpadak Sangh.

Typically, such a reputation conveys an assurance of high quality and distinctiveness, which is basically attributable to the place of its origin.

There is a correct strategy of registration of GI merchandise which incorporates submitting of software, preliminary scrutiny and examination, present trigger discover, publication within the geographical indications journal, opposition to registration, and registration.

Any affiliation of individuals, producers, organisation or authority established by or beneath the legislation can apply. The applicant should characterize the curiosity of the producers. It is a authorized proper beneath which the GI holder can prohibit others from utilizing the identical title.

The well-known items which carry this tag embody Basmati rice, Darjeeling Tea, Chanderi Fabric, Mysore Silk, Kullu Shawl, Kangra Tea, Thanjavur Paintings, Allahabad Surkha, Farrukhabad Prints, Lucknow Zardozi and Kashmir Walnut Wood Carving.