NEW DELHI, Nov 21 (PTI) - After Banarasi sarees and Chikan works of Lucknow, ethnic handloom designs from Manipur may be the next in line to get GI (geographical indication) status.
Three handloom designs and motifs from the northeastern state are vying for the status.
"The designs were identified through a group of academicians, designers and local experts," says Sriparna B Baruah, head of the Centre for Industrial Extension at the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE).
"A report has already been submitted to the Manipur government which in turn has taken up the issue at the fora concerned," Baruah told PTI.
A decision in this regard is expected soon, she says.
GI is an Intellectual Property Right which attributes the quality, reputation or other characteristics of a good to its geographical origin.
NEW DELHI, Nov 21 (PTI) - After Banarasi sarees and Chikan works of Lucknow, ethnic handloom designs from Manipur may be the next in line to get GI (geographical indication) status.
Three handloom designs and motifs from the northeastern state are vying for the status.
"The designs were identified through a group of academicians, designers and local experts," says Sriparna B Baruah, head of the Centre for Industrial Extension at the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE).
"A report has already been submitted to the Manipur government which in turn has taken up the issue at the fora concerned," Baruah told PTI.
A decision in this regard is expected soon, she says.
GI is an Intellectual Property Right which attributes the quality, reputation or other characteristics of a good to its geographical origin.
