Lok Sabha Question No. 1758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: GI Tag to Agricultural Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban, P. Velusamy

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1758.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2023.

## GI TAG TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

## 1758.  SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.: SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

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

वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the number of and details of the GI Tag given to agricultural products in the State of Tamil Nadu, District-wise; and
- (b) the steps taken by the Ministry to protect and develop those products?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a): A total of 17 GI tags has been given to agricultural products in the State of Tamil Nadu. District-wise details of the same are placed at Annexure I
- (b): The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 protect  the  GI's  in  India.  Registration  of  GI  is  not  compulsory.  However,  if registered as a GI product, this will afford better legal protection to facilitate any action for infringement.

Furthermore, the Government has earmarked Rs.75 crore under the IPR Policy Management Scheme for period of three years i.e., FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 to undertake initiatives and activities aimed at creating awareness about significance of  GIs,  promoting  registered  Indian  GIs,  identify  potential  GIs  and  encourage stakeholders  towards  registration. Also  the GI  Registry regularly  conducts Awareness programmes for stakeholders on GI at various places in the country and also provides necessary handholding facility to the applicants in the filing and processing of their GI applications.

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Some of the recent initiatives taken by DPIIT and Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) for promotion of GI Products are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Event                                                                                                                            | Place                                    |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|         1 | GI Mango Promotion Programme and Tasting Event                                                                                   | Brussels, Belgium                        |
|         2 | Virtual Buyer Seller Meets on Agricultural and Food products GI with UAE, USA and Qatar in association with the Indian Missions  | Virtual                                  |
|         3 | GI Mango promotion Programme in association with Embassy of India at Copenhagen                                                  | Copenhagen, Denmark                      |
|         4 | In-store promotional programmes in association with foreign retailers such as Al- Zajira Group of Bahrain and Family Food Center | Doha, Qatar                              |
|         5 | AAHAR Exhibition 2023                                                                                                            | Pragati Maidan, New Delhi                |
|         6 | 'India Geographical Indications (GI) Fair 2023'                                                                                  | India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, |
|         7 | UP International Trade Show                                                                                                      | Indian Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida |
|         8 | GI Mahotsav, Srinagar                                                                                                            | Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir                |
|         9 | India International Trade Fair (IITF), 2023                                                                                      | Pragati Maidan, New Delhi                |

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## ANNEXURE - I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1758 FOR ANSWER ON 13.12.2023.

| List of Agriculture GI Applications Registered from State of Tamilnadu as on December 07, 2023   | List of Agriculture GI Applications Registered from State of Tamilnadu as on December 07, 2023   | List of Agriculture GI Applications Registered from State of Tamilnadu as on December 07, 2023   | List of Agriculture GI Applications Registered from State of Tamilnadu as on December 07, 2023   | List of Agriculture GI Applications Registered from State of Tamilnadu as on December 07, 2023   | List of Agriculture GI Applications Registered from State of Tamilnadu as on December 07, 2023                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | List of Agriculture GI Applications Registered from State of Tamilnadu as on December 07, 2023   |
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| Sl.No.                                                                                           | App.No.                                                                                          | Geographical Indications                                                                         | Status                                                                                           | Goods                                                                                            | District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Geographical Area                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                | 49 & 56                                                                                          | Malabar Pepper                                                                                   | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Kerala (Alapuzha, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wynad, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram) Karnataka (Dakshina Kannada, Davangere, Dharwad, Hassan, Kodagu, Bangalore R, Mandya, Mysore, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udipi, Uttara Kannada, Chamarajanagar, Chickmagalur). Tamil Nadu: (Namakkal, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pudukottai, Salem, Thanjavur, Theni, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Krishnagri, Dindigul, Erode, Kanniyakumari) | India (Kerala, Karnataka & Tamilnadu)                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                | 72                                                                                               | Alleppey Green Cardamom                                                                          | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu: (Tirunelveli, Dindugul, Coimbatore, Nilgiris and Theni); Kerala (Idukki, Palghat, Wynad and Trivandrum)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | India (Kerala & Tamilnadu)                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                | 110                                                                                              | Eathomozhy Tall Coconut                                                                          | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Kanyakumari Disstrict                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                | 116 &117                                                                                         | Nilgiri (Orthodox)                                                                               | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Nilgiri District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                | 124                                                                                              | Virupakshi Hill Banana                                                                           | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Lower Palani hills, Sirumalai, Kallayar hills, Kotti hills                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                | 126                                                                                              | Sirumalai Hill Banana                                                                            | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Dindigul District (Sirumalai)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                | 231                                                                                              | Erode Manjal (Erode Turmeric)                                                                    | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Erode, Coimbatore & Tirupur District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                | 238                                                                                              | Madurai Malli                                                                                    | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Madurai, Virudhunagar, Theni, Dindigul and Sivagangai District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                | 616                                                                                              | Kodaikanal Malai Poondu                                                                          | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Dindigul District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                               | 675                                                                                              | Kanniyakumari Clove                                                                              | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Kanniyakumari District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                               | 691                                                                                              | Udangudi Panangkarupatti                                                                         | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Thoothukudi district                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                               | 719                                                                                              | Authoor Vetrilai                                                                                 | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Toothukudi District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                               | 720                                                                                              | Ramnathapuram Mundu Chilli                                                                       | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Ramanathapuram district                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                               | 734                                                                                              | Cumbum Panneer Thratchai                                                                         | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Theni District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                               | 757                                                                                              | Kanyakumari Matti Banana                                                                         | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Kanyakumari District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                               | 788                                                                                              | Vellore Spiny Brinjal                                                                            | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Vellore District                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                               | 789                                                                                              | Sholavandan Vetrilai                                                                             | Registered                                                                                       | Agricultural                                                                                     | Madurai district                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       |

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