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Plea on GI tag for basmati rice by MP dismissed
Why is it in the news?
- The State of Madhya Pradesh and the Madhya Shetra Basmati Growers Association have lost two separate cases filed by them in the Madras High Court in 2016.
- MP had challenged the exclusion of 13 districts in the State from a map submitted by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) seeking Geographical Indication tag for basmati rice grown in the Indo Gangetic Plain.
More in the news
- Basmati rice was grown only in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Uttarakhand apart from 26 districts in Uttar Pradesh besides Jammu as well as Kathua.
- Geographical Indication (GI) Tag:
(1) A geographical indication (GI) is a tag on products which indicates their specific geographical origin, quality or a reputation it acquires due to its origin.
(2) It conveys an assurance of quality and distinctiveness which is essentially attributable to the fact of its origin in that defined geographical locality, region or country.
(3) The GI tag in India is governed by the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection Act), 1999.
(4) GIs are also covered under Articles 22 to 24 of the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement.
Source
The Hindu.