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Assam's exotic items to get GI tag, says Minister
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SME Times News Bureau | 13 Mar, 2018
The BJP-led Assam government proposes to add Geographical Indicator (GI)
tag to the traditional items of Assam, which are all indigenous to
Assam but are marketed in the national and global markets, said a state
Minister on Monday.
Presenting the budget for financial year
2018-19 in the Assam Assembly, Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
said: "The nation mostly associates the image of Assam with tea and
rhinoceros. However, there are many indigenous items that have
originated in Assam but seldom got their due recognition."
"Items
like traditional jewellery of Assam ..., bell metal craft of
Sarthebari, Brass metal craft of Hajo, Eri silk, local liquor (Laopani),
'Komal Chaul' (soft rice), 'Joha Chaul' (aromatic rice), 'Bora Chaul'
(Sticky rice), 'Kopou Ful' (a local orchid), and 'Fulam Japi' (decorated
Japi) are all indigenous to Assam but are yet to fully realise their
potential in the national and international market," Sarma said.
GI status for all these items will enhance the demands of these exotic items at both national and at international level.
"Increase
in export of these items will also boost the economy and increase
tourism, directly enhancing the livelihood of the people like farmers
and artisans involved in production of these arts and crafts," he said,
adding that the government will try to get GI tag to all these items.
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