Lok Sabha Question No. 1691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Exports of Kalanamak Rice
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1691 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10/02/2026

## EXPORTS OF KALANAMAK RICE

## 1691. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL

Will  the  Minister  of  COMMERCE  AND  INDUSTRY (वाणिज्य  एवं  उद्योग  मंत्री )  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the exports of Kalanamak rice since the declaration of Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2012;
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  Kalanamak  rice  in  the international market; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  considering  granting  GI  tags  to  other  indigenous cereal, pulse or grain varieties, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्यमंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA )

(a) In  India,  the  products  are  classified  into  tariff  items  at  8-digit,  notified  under  the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. There was no separate HS code for other GI varieties of rice, including Kalanamak rice, till 30 th  April 2025, except for Basmati rice. Accordingly, the export data for non-basmati rice from 2011-12 to 2024-25 is as below:

| Year                |   Export value (US$ Million ) |   Export value (Rs. Crore) |   Qty in MT |
|---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------|
| 2011-12 to 2024- 25 |                       52615.1 |                     377648 | 1.34006e+08 |

Source: DGCIS

With  effect  from  1 st   May  2025,  Government  has  created  new  tariff  items  for  rice recognised by the Geographical Indication Registry, which includes Kalanamak rice. Accordingly,  export  data  of  rice  recognized  by  the  Geographic  Indication  Registry, available from the months of April 2025 to November 2025, is as under:

| HS Code                                   | Products                                  |   Export value (US$ Million ) |   Export value (Rs. Crore) |   Quantity in MT |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
| 10063091                                  | Other Rice, GI Recognized (Non- Basmati)  |                         40.2  |                     347.11 |          46267.8 |
| 10063011                                  | Parboiled Rice, GI Recognized             |                         36.75 |                     316.82 |          46417.2 |
| Total for GI recognized non- basmati rice | Total for GI recognized non- basmati rice |                         76.95 |                     663.93 |          92685   |

Source: DGCIS

(b)  The  Department  of  Commerce  through  the  Agricultural  and  Processed  Food Products  Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA)  provides  financial  support  to  its member exporters for export promotion of its Scheduled products, including Kalanamak rice, through its  Financial  Assistance  Scheme  (FAS).  The  scheme  has  three components  viz.,  Development  of  Export  Infrastructure,  Quality  Development  and Market  Development  The  scheme  guidelines  are  available  at  APEDA's  website www.apeda.gov.in under the 'Scheme' tab.

In addition to the above, following steps have been taken for the promotion of exports of Kalanamak rice:

i. Kalanamak rice has been showcased at major international food trade fairs in India, including World Food India (Delhi) and Indus Food (Noida), and at multiple editions of Gulfood, Dubai-one of the largest global food fairs and a key export destination  for  Indian  rice.  Promotion  included  providing  exhibition  space  to FPOs  and  stakeholders  and  sampling  of  Kalanamak  rice-based  dishes  to facilitate buyer connect.

ii. A research project on comprehensive grain and nutritional quality profiling of non-basmati rice varieties, including Kalanamak rice, and the development of value-added rice and rice-based food products was awarded to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The project has been completed, and the report and  associated  know-how  were  disseminated  to  stakeholders  at  an  industry event held in Raipur on 9 January 2026.

iii.  APEDA, in association with the Government of Uttar Pradesh, organized a Capacity  Building  Programme-cum-Buyer  Seller  Meet  for  Kalanamak  rice  at Siddharthnagar in November 2025, with participation of over 1,200 farmers and stakeholders; additionally, since 2022, 17 training and capacity-building programmes  have  been  conducted  in  Uttar  Pradesh  for  Kalanamak  rice stakeholders, covering around 6,500 participants.

iv. Two Kalanamak rice supply-chain startups have been selected among the top 100  startups  under  APEDA's  BHARATI-Export  Enablement  Acceleration Program.

(c) Granting  a  GI  tag  to  a  product  is  guided  by  Geographical  Indications  of  Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999 and Geographical Indications of  Goods (Registration & Protection) Rules, 2002. Accordingly, a product found eligible as per the specified  criteria  under  above  mentioned  Act  and  Rules  is  granted  status  as  a Geographical Indication.

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