Lok Sabha Question No. 2124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Delay in Granting GI Tag
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Nisith Pramanik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2124. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 04 TH  MARCH, 2020.

## DELAY IN GRANTING GI TAG

## 2124.  SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the details of efforts being made by the Government to minimise the delay in granting Geographical Indication (GI) tags; and
- (b) the  total  number  of  Indian  products  that  have  been  issued  GI-tags  till  date, State-wise  including  the  States  of  Gujarat,  Bihar  and  West  Bengal  in  the aforesaid aspect?

## ANSWER वाणिज ् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल ) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

| (a):   | Geographical Indications are registered as per the time frame stipulated by Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999 & Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Rules, 2002. An applicant has to comply with the necessary legal requirements mentioned in the GI Act & Rules. When, the applicant complies with the requirements as stipulated in the GI Act and Rules, GI Registrations are granted within the time frame of 12 to 18 months on an average. Since GI applications are related to traditional handicrafts/agricultural products, the applicant has to collect necessary documents and technical reports in order to establish historical reputation and geographical uniqueness. This takes time for compliance on the part of applicant, thereby delaying the overall registration process.   |
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| (b):   | As on 24.02.2020, a total of 362 GI Applications have been registered, out of which 347 are Indian GI Applications (318 - Indian GI Products & 29 GI Logo Applications) and remaining 15 GIs have been registered for Foreign GI Applications. Breakup of State wise GI Applications Registered as on 02.03.2020 is enclosed as Annexure.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2124 FOR ANSWER ON 4 TH  MARCH, 2020.

## STATEWISE LIST OF INDIAN REGISTERED GIs AS ON 02.03.3020

| S No.   | State/UTs                                                                                                          |   No. of Registered GIs |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                     |                      17 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                  |                       2 |
| 3       | Assam                                                                                                              |                       9 |
| 4       | Bihar                                                                                                              |                      13 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                       |                       6 |
| 6       | Goa                                                                                                                |                       2 |
| 7       | Gujarat                                                                                                            |                      15 |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                   |                       8 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                    |                       7 |
| 10      | Karnataka                                                                                                          |                      42 |
| 11      | Kerala                                                                                                             |                      28 |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                     |                      10 |
| 13      | Maharashtra                                                                                                        |                      30 |
| 14      | Manipur                                                                                                            |                       4 |
| 15      | Meghalaya                                                                                                          |                       2 |
| 16      | Mizoram                                                                                                            |                       6 |
| 17      | Nagaland                                                                                                           |                       3 |
| 18      | Odisha                                                                                                             |                      17 |
| 19      | Pondicherry                                                                                                        |                       2 |
| 20      | Rajasthan                                                                                                          |                      14 |
| 21      | Sikkim                                                                                                             |                       1 |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                         |                      35 |
| 23      | Telangana                                                                                                          |                      14 |
| 24      | Tripura                                                                                                            |                       1 |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                      |                      26 |
| 26      | Uttarakhand                                                                                                        |                       1 |
| 26      | West Bengal                                                                                                        |                      21 |
|         | Apart from the above mentioned Geographical Indications, the number of same GIs registered in more than one state. |                      11 |
|         | Total No. of Registered Indian GIs                                                                                 |                     347 |

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