Shillong, Dec 14: The popular traditional gamosa of Assam is among the nine new products which have received the GI tag.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter to congratulate the people of the state for this recognition.
“A day of pride for Assam, as our #Gamosa gets a Geographical Indication Tag by the Government of India. Grateful to Hon PM Shri @narendramodi Ji for always giving a place of prestige to this integral symbol of Assamese glory. Congratulations Assam,” he tweeted.
Among the other products are Tandur Redgram of Telangana, Raktsey Karpo apricot of Ladakh and Alibag white onion of Maharashtra. With this, the total number of GI tags comes to 432. The top 5 states holding the maximum number of GIs are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.
Recently, the government has supported the promotion of GIs by approving an expenditure of Rs 75 crore for three years for the promotion of awareness programmes.
