NEWS – The Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai granted GI tags to eight products from Assam

WHICH PRODUCTS GET GI TAG

Rice Beer Varieties (3 GI Tags)

1. Bodo Jou Gwran: Highest alcohol content (16.11%) among Bodo rice beers.
2. Maibra Jou Bidwi: Served as a welcome drink, prepared by fermenting half-cooked rice with yeast (amao).
3. Bodo Jou Gishi: Another traditionally fermented rice-based alcoholic beverage.

Traditional Food Items (4 GI Tags)

1. Bodo Napham: A dish made with fermented fish.
2. Bodo Ondla: Rice powder curry flavored with garlic, ginger, salt, and alkali.
3. Bodo Gwkha (Gwka Gwkhi): Prepared during the Bwisagu festival.
4. Bodo Narzi: Semi-fermented dish made from jute leaves, rich in Omega 3, vitamins, calcium, and magnesium.

Handicrafts

• Bodo Aronai: A small, intricately woven cloth, also awarded the GI tag.

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (GI)

• Sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities, reputation, or characteristics that are essentially attributable to that place of origin
• In India, the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, governs the registration and protection of geographical indications
• Issued by Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDT)