Varanasi: Six extra merchandise from Uttar Pradesh have been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
These embrace the well-known ‘Tirangi Barfi’ of Kashi, a tricoloured candy that was offered to show some extent by freedom fighters in the course of the Give up India Motion.
The GI Registry awarded the certification to the Banaras Tirangi Barfi and the 5 different Uttar Pradesh merchandise on Tuesday.
With these six new additions, Uttar Pradesh retains its place because the state with essentially the most GI-tagged merchandise in India, reaching a complete of 75.
Tamil Nadu follows behind with 58 GI merchandise.
The opposite merchandise that acquired the certification in Uttar Pradesh embrace Banaras Steel Casting Craft, Lakhimpur Kheri Tharu Embroidery, Bareilly Cane and Bamboo Craft, Bareilly Zardozi Craft, and Pilkhuwa Hand Block Print Textile.
“Two famend merchandise from Varanasi, the Tirangi Barfi and Steel Casting Craft, have been granted GI certification on Tuesday,” mentioned Padma Shri Rajnikant, a GI knowledgeable.
He’s the final secretary of the Human Welfare Affiliation and has performed a vital function in securing GI tags for 148 producers throughout 14 states and Union Territories, together with these within the Northeast, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh.
Rajnikant mentioned, “These six GI tags have been supported by the Nationwide Financial institution for Agriculture and Rural Growth (NABARD) Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow workplace. This achievement solidifies UP’s place because the main state in GI merchandise.”
In 2008-09, the state had just one GI product, the ‘Allahabad Surkha Amrood’.
