Handicrafts of the region aspiring for GI tag


# After the world-famous Banarasi and brocade and handmade carpet, some other products with specific distinctions of this region of eastern UP are also looking forward to getting the tag of Geographical Indication (GI).

# A project proposal has been submitted to the development commissioner (handicraft), union ministry of textiles for the registration under GI Act by the Human Welfare Association (HWA). The project covers Varanasi, Mirzapur, Azamgarh, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Sant Ravidas Nagar Bhadohi, and Sonebhadra districts

# Proposal for two agricultural products-- Banarasi Langda Aam and Banarasi Paan- has also been forwarded through NABARD for GI tag........................Click for more

 

 

Source Web Page: Times of india


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