(MENAFN- KNN India) No GI tag for Madhya Pradesh's Basmati rice
New Delhi, Mar 19 (KNN) In a recent development, the Geographical Indication (GI) Registry has rejected Madhya Pradesh's plea for its inclusion in the Basmati growing region.
The authority in its rejection note has said that there is no ‘corroborative evidence' to suggest that the aromatic variety is grown in the state.
'This tribunal reaches a conclusion that there is proper demarcation of cultivation area in the GI application filed by the respondent applicant (Apeda). The opponent (MP government and others) failed to prove the Basmati cultivation in the claimed with supporting documents. A mere plea without supported by any corroborative evidence, has no gravity in the eye of Law. In finale, the oppositions are disallowed as lack of merit. the authority said in a statement
Basmati, a special kind of rice is grown in more than 70 districts of the country including Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, western Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on select products that corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin.
India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 has come into force with effect from 15 September 2003.
The GI tag makes sure that none other than those registered as authorised users (or at least those residing inside the geographic territory) are allowed to use the popular product name. (With Inputs from a media report) (KNN/DA)
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