GI registration for Orissa handloom products

Press Trust of India, Nov 1, 2009

Berhampur (Orissa), Nov 1 (PTI) In a bid to empower economically backward weaver community in the state, the Orissa government has identified at least eight handloom sub-products for Geographical Indications registration.

The products identified for the GI registrations are Sambalpuri tie and dye, Nuapatna tie and dye, Berhampur Kumbha design, Sonepur-Bomakei design, Pasapalli design of Bargarh, Dholapathara temple design, Khandua fabrics of Nuapatna and Habbas of Kalahandi.

"We have engaged IIT-Kharagpur to provide assistance for getting the products registered with GI, Chennai," state textiles and handloom department secretary Arati Ahuja said.

GI is a sign used on goods that have a specific geographical origin and possesses qualities and reputations that are essentially attributable the place of origin