What is a Geographical Indication (GI)Tag?
A GI tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess origin-based qualities and reputation in the region.
Keep in mind that the characteristics, qualities, and popularity of the product should be essentially due to the place of origin.
Geographical indications tags are given to foodstuffs, handicrafts, industrial products, wine and spirit drinks, and agricultural products.
Who issues GI Tag in India?
The GI tags are given as per the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act,1999. GI tags are issued by the Geographical Indication Registry under the Department of Industry Promotion and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The GI Tag right enables the right holders to use the indication to prevent its use by a third party whose product does not belong to the particular region and doesn't have the required quality and standards.
Worth to mention that, a protected geographical indication does not enable the right holder to prevent someone from making a product using the same techniques as used by the right holder.
Darjeeling tea was the first product that got GI tag in 2004–05 in India, since then 365 goods had been added to the list as of May 2020. Recently Kashmir saffron and black rice Manipur got this GI tag.
List of Geographical Indications (GI) Tags in India
| Geographical indication | Type | State/UT |
| Darjeeling Tea (word and logo) | Agricultural | West Bengal |
| Aranmula Kannadi | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Pochampalli Ikat | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Salem Fabric | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Chanderi Sarees | Handicraft | Madhya Pradesh |
| Solapur Chaddar | Handicraft | Maharashtra |
| Pochampally Ikat | Textile | Telangana |
| Salem Fabric | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Payyannur Pavithra Ring | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Chanderi Sarees | Handicraft | Madhya Pradesh |
| Kotpad Handloom fabric | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Mysore Silk | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Kota Doria | Handicraft | Rajasthan |
| Mysore Agarbathi | Manufactured | Karnataka |
| Navara Rice | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Mysore Agarbathi (Logo) | Manufactured | Karnataka |
| Kullu Shawl | Handicraft | Himachal Pradesh |
| Bidriware | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Madurai Sungudi | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Orissa Ikat | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Channapatna Toys & Dolls | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Mysore Rosewood Inlay | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Kangra Tea | Agricultural | Himachal Pradesh |
| Coimbatore Wet Grinder | Manufactured | Tamil Nadu |
| Phulkari | Handicraft | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan |
| Srikalahasthi Kalamkari | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh |
| Palakkadan Matta Rice | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Kondapalli Bommallu | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh |
| Kashmir Pashmina | Handicraft | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Thanjavur Paintings | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Kashmir Sozani Craft | Handicraft | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Malabar Pepper, merged With Application No. 56 | Agricultural | Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
| Allahabad Surkha Guava | Agricultural | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kani Shawl | Handicraft | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Nakshi Kantha | Handicraft | West Bengal |
| Silver Filigree of Karimnagar | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Alleppey Coir | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Muga Silk of Assam | Handicraft | Assam |
| Muga Silk of Assam (Logo) | Handicraft | Assam |
| Brass Broidered Coconut shell crafts of Kerala | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Screw Pine Crafts of Kerala | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Maddalam of Palakkad | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Alleppey Green Cardamom | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Wayanad Robusta coffee | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Chengalikodan Nendran Banana | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Wayanad Jeerakasala Rice | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Wayanad Gandhakasala Rice | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Mysore Sandalwood Oil | Manufactured | Karnataka |
| Mysore Sandal soap | Manufactured | Karnataka |
| Kasuti Embroidery | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Mysore Traditional Paintings | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Coorg Orange | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Mysore Betel leaf | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Ganjifa cards of Mysore | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Navalgund durries | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Karnataka Bronze Ware | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Nanjanagud Banana | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Blue Pottery of Jaipur | Handicraft | Rajasthan |
| Molela Clay Work | Handicraft | Rajasthan |
| Kathputlis of Rajasthan | Handicraft | Rajasthan |
| Mysore Malligae | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Udupi Malligae | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Hadagali Malligae | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Ilkal Sarees | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Molakalmuru Sarees | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Coorg Green Cardamom | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Monsooned Malabar Robusta Coffee | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Devanahalli Pomello | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Appemidi Mango | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Kamalapur Red Banana | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Sandur Lambani Embroidery | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Guledgudd Khana | Textile | Karnataka |
| Bangalore Blue Grapes | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Bababudangiri arabica coffee | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Karnataka Bronzeware (Logo) | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Ganjifa Cards of Mysore (Logo) | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Coorg arabica coffee | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Chikmagalur Arabica coffee | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Navalgund Durries (Logo) | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Sirsi Supari | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Kolhapuri Chappal | Footwear | Maharashtra, Karnataka |
| Bangalore Rose Onion | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Udupi Saree | Textile | Karnataka |
| Kinhal Toys | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Chamba Rumal | Handicraft | Himachal Pradesh |
| Dharwad Pedha | Foodstuff | Karnataka |
| Pokkali Rice | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Bastar Iron Craft | Handicraft | Chhattisgarh |
| Bastar Dhokra | Handicraft | Chhattisgarh |
| Bastar Wooden Craft | Handicraft | Chhattisgarh |
| Monsooned Malabar Arabica Coffee | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Pipli Applique Work | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Konark Stone Carving | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Orissa Pattachitra | Textile | Odisha |
| Budithi Bell & Brass Metal Craft | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh |
| Machilipatnam Kalamkari | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh |
| Nirmal Toys and Crafts | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Arani Silk | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Kovai Kora Cotton Sarees | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Salem Silk | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| East India Leather | Manufactured | Tamil Nadu |
| Virupakshi Hill Banana | Agricultural | Tamil Nadu |
| Thanjavur Art Plate | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Swamimalai Bronze Icons | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Temple Jewellery of Nagercoil | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Kancheepuram Silk | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Bhavani Jamakkalam | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Sirumalai Hill Banana | Agricultural | Tamil Nadu |
| Thanjavur Doll | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Pattamadai Pai (Pattamadai Mats) | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Nachiarkoil Kuthuvilakku (Nachiarkoil Lamp) | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Thanjavur Art Plate (Logo) | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Swamimalai Bronze Icons (Logo) | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Nilgiri (Orthodox) | Agricultural | Tamil Nadu |
| Nilgiri (Orthodox) Logo, now merged with Application No. 116 | Agricultural | Tamil Nadu |
| Madurai Malli | Agricultural | Tamil Nadu |
| Leather Toys of Indore | Handicraft | Madhya Pradesh |
| Bagh Prints of Madhya Pradesh | Handicraft | Madhya Pradesh |
| Banaras Brocades and Sarees | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Sankheda Furniture | Handicraft | Gujarat |
| Agates of Cambay | Handicraft | Gujarat |
| Kutch Embroidery | Handicraft | Gujarat |
| Jamnagari Bandhani | Handicraft | Gujarat |
| Nirmal Furniture | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Nirmal Paintings | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Pipli Applique Craft, now merged with Application No.86 - Pipli Applique Work | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Naga Mircha | Agricultural | Nagaland |
| Eathomozhy Tall Coconut | Agricultural | Tamil Nadu |
| Laxman Bhog Mango | Agricultural | West Bengal |
| Khirsapati (Himsagar) Mango | Agricultural | West Bengal |
| Fazli Mango grown in the district of Malda | Agricultural | West Bengal |
| Baluchari Saree | Handicraft | West Bengal |
| Santiniketan Leather Goods | Handicraft | West Bengal |
| Santipur Saree | Handicraft | West Bengal |
| Assam (Orthodox) Logo | Agricultural | Assam |
| Assam (Orthodox) Logo, now merged with GI Application No. 115 | Agricultural | Assam |
| Lucknow Chikan Craft | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Feni | Manufactured | Goa |
| Tirupati Laddu | Foodstuff | Andhra Pradesh |
| Uppada Jamdani Sarees | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh |
| Durgi Stone Carvings | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh |
| Etikoppaka Toys | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh |
| Andhra Pradesh Leather Puppetry | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh |
| Araku valley Arabica coffee | Agricultural | Andhra Pradesh |
| Nashik Valley Wine | Manufactured | Maharashtra |
| Tangaliya Shawl | Handicraft | Gujarat |
| Puneri Pagadi | Handicraft | Maharashtra |
| Bydagi Chilli | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Vazhakkulam Pineapple | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Toda Embroidery | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Khandua Saree and Fabrics | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Gadwal Sarees | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Vazhakkulam Pineapple, now merged With Application No. 130 | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Bikaneri Bhujia | Foodstuff | Rajasthan |
| Guntur Sannam Chilli | Agricultural | Andhra Pradesh |
| Cannanore Home Furnishings | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Basmati | Agricultural | India |
| Sanganeri Hand Block Print | Handicraft | Rajasthan |
| Hand made Carpet of Bhadohi - Mirzapur Region of UP | Handmade Carpets | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kinnauri Shawl | Handicraft | Himachal Pradesh |
| Paithani Saree & Fabrics | Handicraft | Maharashtra |
| Balaramapuram Sarees and Fine Cotton Fabrics | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Firozabad Glass (Word Mark) | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Firozabad Glass (Logo Mark), now merged With Application No. 155 | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kannauj Perfume (Word Mark) | Manufactured | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kannauj Perfume (Logo Mark), now merged With Application No. 157 | Manufactured | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kanpur Saddlery (Word Mark) | Manufactured | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kanpur Saddlery (Logo Mark), now merged With Application No. 159 | Manufactured | Uttar Pradesh |
| Moradabad Metal Craft (Word Mark) | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Varanasi Glass Beads | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Khurja Pottery | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Moradabad Metal Craft (Logo Mark), now merged With Application No. 161 | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Agra Durrie | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Farukkhabad Cotton Print | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Lucknow Zardozi | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Mango Malihabadi Dusseheri | Agricultural | Uttar Pradesh |
| Banaras Brocades and Sarees (Logo) | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Banaras Gulabi Meenakari Craft | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Benaras Metal Repouse Craft | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Varanasi Wooden Lacquer Ware & Toys | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Mirzapur Handmade Dari | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Nizamabad black clay pottery | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Central Travancore Jaggery | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Nashik Grapes | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Gopalpur Tussar Fabrics | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Kasaragod Sarees | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Surat Zari Craft | Handicraft | Gujarat |
| Champa Silk Saree and Fabrics | Handicraft | Chhattisgarh |
| Kachchh Shawls | Handicraft | Gujarat |
| Dhaniakhali Saree | Handicraft | West Bengal |
| Kuthampully Sarees and Fine Cotton Fabrics | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Kashmir Paper Machie | Handicraft | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Kashmir Walnut Wood Carving | Handicraft | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Kashmiri Hand Knotted Carpet | Handicraft | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Bagru Hand Block Print | Handicraft | Rajasthan |
| Saharanpur Wood Craft (Word Mark with Logo) | Handicraft | Uttar Pradesh |
| Gir Kesar Mango | Agricultural | Gujarat |
| Siddipet Gollabama | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Venkatagiri Sarees | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh |
| Cheriyal Paintings | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Kota Doria (Logo) | Handicraft | Rajasthan |
| Bhalia Wheat | Agricultural | Gujarat |
| Hyderabad Haleem | Food Stuff | Telangana |
| Pembarthi Metal Craft | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Maheshwar Sarees & Fabric | Natural Goods | MADHYA PRADESH |
| Mangalagiri Sarees and Fabrics | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh |
| Udupi Mattu Gulla Brinjal | Agricultural | Karnataka |
| Chettinad Kottan | Food Stuff | Tamil Nadu |
| Villianur Terracotta Works | Handicraft | Puducherry |
| Thirukannur Papier Mache Craft | Handicraft | Puducherry |
| Bobbili Veena | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh |
| Khatamband | Handicraft | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Kalanamak Rice | Agricultural | Uttar Pradesh |
| Thanjavur Veenai (Tanjore Veena) | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Narayanpet Handloom Sarees | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Dharmavaram Handloom Pattu Sarees and Paavadais | Textile | Andhra Pradesh |
| Bomkai Saree & Fabrics | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Habaspuri Saree & Fabrics | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Berhampur Phoda Kumbha Saree & Joda | Textile | Odisha |
| Dhalapathar Parda & Fabrics | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Sambalpuri Bandha Saree & Fabrics | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Chendamangalam Dhoties & Set Mundu | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Ganjam Kewda Rooh | Agricultural | Odisha |
| Ganjam Kewda Flower | Agricultural | Odisha |
| Patola Sari | Handicraft | Gujarat |
| Banaganapalle Mangoes | Agricultural | Andhra Pradesh |
| Kaipad Rice | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Thewa Art Work (Gold Work on Glass) | Handicraft | Rajasthan |
| Shaphee Lanphee | Textile | Manipur |
| Wangkhei Phee | Textile | Manipur |
| Moirang Phee | Textile | Manipur |
| Naga Tree Tomato | Agricultural | Nagaland |
| Arunachal Orange | Agricultural | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Sikkim Large Cardamom | Agricultural | Sikkim |
| Mizo Chilli | Agricultural | Mizoram |
| Kangra Paintings | Handicraft | Himachal Pradesh |
| Jaynagarer Moa | Foodstuff | West Bengal |
| Kullu Shawl (Logo) | Textile | Himachal Pradesh |
| Muga Silk of Assam (Logo - connected with GI-55) | Handicraft | Assam |
| Nagpur Orange | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Orissa Pattachitra (Logo) | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Bastar Dhokra (Logo) | Handicraft | Chhattisgarh |
| Bell Metal ware of Datia and Tikamgarh (Logo) | Handicraft | Odisha |
| Meerut Scissors | Manufactured | Uttar Pradesh |
| Karvath Kati Sarees & Fabrics | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Leather Toys of Indore (Logo) | Handicraft | Madhya Pradesh |
| Bell Metal Ware of Datia and Tikamgarh | Handicraft | Madhya Pradesh |
| Kuthampully Dhoties & Set Mundu | Clothing | Kerala |
| Srivilliputtur Palkova | Food Stuff | Tamil Nadu |
| Makrana Marble | Natural | Rajasthan |
| Kangra Painting (Merged with Application No.381) | Handicraft | Himachal Pradesh |
| Mahabalipuram Stone Sculpture | Handicraft | Tamil Nadu |
| Bandar Laddu | Food Stuff | Andhra Pradesh |
| Ratlami Sev | Foodstuff | Madhya Pradesh |
| Assam Karbi Anglong Ginger | Agricultural | Assam |
| Tripura Queen Pineapple | Agricultural | Tripura |
| Memong Narang | Agricultural | Meghalaya |
| Tezpur Litchi | Agricultural | Assam |
| Joha Rice of Assam | Agricultural | Assam |
| Khasi Mandarin | Agricultural | Meghalaya |
| Kachai Lemon | Agricultural | Manipur |
| Ajara Ghansal Rice | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Waigaon Turmeric | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Mangalwedha Jowar] | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Bhiwapur Chilli | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Sindhudurg & Ratnagiri Kokum | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Waghya Ghevada | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Warli Painting | Handicraft | Maharashtra |
| Kolhapur Jaggery | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Navapur Tur Dal | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Ambemohar Rice | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Vengurla Cashew | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Sangli Raisins | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Lasalgaon Onion | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Dahanu Gholvad Chikoo | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Beed Custard Apple | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Jalna Sweet Orange | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Solapur Chaddar | Handicraft | Maharashtra |
| Solapur Terry Towel | Handicraft | Maharashtra |
| Jalgaon Banana | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Paithan's Paithani, now merged with GI Application No. 150 | Handicraft | Maharashtra |
| Mahabaleshwar Strawberry | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Marathwada Kesar Mango | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Purandar Fig | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Jalgaon Bharit Brinjal | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Solapur Pomegranate | Agricultural | Maharashtra |
| Bagh Prints of Madhya Pradesh (Logo) | Handicraft | Madhya Pradesh |
| Sankheda Furniture (Logo) | Handicraft | Gujarat |
| Agates of Cambay (Logo) | Handicraft | Gujarat |
| Kutch Embroidery (Logo) | Handicraft | Gujarat |
| Palakkad Maddalam Kerala (Logo) | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Brass Broidered Coconut Shell Crafts of Kerala (Logo) | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Screw Pine Craft of Kerala (Logo) | Handicraft | Kerala |
| Uttarakhand Tejpat | Spice | Uttarakhand |
| Udayagiri Wooden Cutlery | Handicraft | Andhra Pradesh |
| Bardhaman Sitabhog | Food Stuff | West Bengal |
| Bardhaman Mihidana | Foodstuff | West Bengal |
| Banglar Rasogolla | Food Stuff | West Bengal |
| Tulaipanji Rice | Agricultural | West Bengal |
| Gobindabhog Rice | Agricultural | West Bengal |
| Mysore Silk (Logo) | Handicraft | Karnataka |
| Molela Clay Work of Rajasthan (Logo) | Handicraft | Rajasthan |
| Blue Pottery of Jaipur (Logo) | Handicraft | Rajasthan |
| Kathputlis of Rajasthan (Logo) | Handicraft | Rajasthan |
| Chakhesang Shawls | Textile | Nagaland |
| Pochampally Ikat (Logo) | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Nilambur Teak | Forest Produce | Kerala |
| Kandhamal Haladi | Spice | Odisha |
| Jhabua Kadaknath Black Chicken Meat | Food stuff | Madhya Pradesh |
| Adilabad Dokra | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Warangal Durries | Handicraft | Telangana |
| Erode Turmeric | Agricultural | Tamil Nadu |
| Marayoor jaggery | Agricultural | Kerala |
| Applique (Khatwa) Work of Bihar | Handicraft | Bihar |
| Bhagalpur Silks | Handicraft | Bihar |
| Sikki Grass Products of Bihar | Handicraft | Bihar |
| Shahi Litchi | Agricultural | Bihar |
| Katarni Rice | Agricultural | Bihar |
| Jardalu Mango | Agricultural | Bihar |
| Magahi Paan (Betel) | Agricultural | Bihar |
So this was the list of all the GI tag received products in India. This list is very important for exams like UPSC/PSC prelims. To read important articles like this click on the link given below;
Geographical Indication (GI) Tag: Meaning, Objectives, Examples and FAQs
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