Thirubuvanam Silk Sarees and Jeeraphool rice, two new GIs

Registered Geographical Indications in India count raised to 343 as on 11.03.2019. 

Thirubuvanam Silk sarees from Tamilnadu and Jeeraphool rice Variety from state of Chhattisgarh are the two new GI Products of India. 

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1. Thirubuvanam Silk Sarees: 

    

   Application number : 480, filed in Year 2014 by Thirubuvanam Silk Handloom Weavers Co‐operative Production and Sale Society Limited.

Uniqueness as mentioned by applicant:

i. They use filature silk for both warp and weft, resulting in high quality, uniform, and high lustre sarees.

ii.Very smooth due to two-ply warp weaving style .

2. JerraPhool : 

 Aromatic and very soft rice, looks like cumin.

 

343rd Geographical Indications Product of India, applied in Feb 2018 by Jaivik Krishi Utpadak Sahkari Samiti Maryadit, Chhattisgarh. 

Uniqueness:

JeeraPhool rice is the indigenous aromatic short rice plant of Chhattisgarh, It has unique aromatic characteristics widely cultivated in Sarguja division. 

Till date 15 different rice varieties  including JeeraPhool received GI tag status in India.