Geographical indication in

Tamilnadu

K.Hemadevi
19PGZ008
Geographical indication
• GI tag represents a geographical indication

• GI-sign, name, or symbol used on products having a specific

geographical origin and possessing qualities (or) reputation due to the
origin
• To achieve the GI tag-the product and quality depend on the
geographical place of production
Geographical indication in india
• Under Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, GIs
are covered as an element of IPRs
• GI is governed by World Trade Organization(WTO) Agreement on
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
• In India, GI tag is governed by Geographical Indications of Goods
(Registration and Protection Act), 1999
• This Act is administered by Controller General of Patents, Designs and
Trade Marks, Registrar of Geographical Indications
• department of industry promotion and industry and internal
trade(ministry of commerce and industry)
• 15 September 2003-effect form
• Article 22 (1)-define the GI Tag
GI products india
• Darjeeling tea- first GI Tag in india(2004-2005)
• 365 products add the GI Tag in 2020
• 33 types of categories of products in GI Tag
• Agricultural products, food products, manufactured
products,handicrafts,industrial products
• protected register GI tag duration-10 years
Registration process GI Tag
• Filing of application
• Preliminary scrutiny and examination
• Show cause notice
• Publication in the geographical indications Journal
• Opposition to Registration
• Registration
• Renewal
• Additional protection to notified goods
• Appeal
GI tags types
• Agricultural products
• Food products
• Manufactured products
• Handicrafts
• Industrial products
GI Tags in Tamilnadu

• Tamilnadu -36 register GI products

• Pending-30 products
• Examples of registered products
• Handicraft-Salem fabric,arani silk,tanjavur doll
• Agricultural-sirumalai hill banana,Madurai malli,erode tumeric
• Food products-palani panchamirtham,sirivilliputhur palkova
• Manufactured-combiture wet grinder,dindugal locks
GI Tags and registered years
• Pattamadai pai
• Application number-195(march 2012-march 2013)
• Madurai malli
• application number-238(march 2012-march 2013)
• Sirumalai hill banana
• Application number-126(march 2008-march 2009
Pattamadai pai

• Pattamadai is the neighbor village to Cheranmahadevi, ranges about 3

Kilometers from Cheranmahadevi and 20 Kilometers from Tirunelveli in
Tamilnadu India
• Pattamadai resides along the banks of the river Tamaraparani
• It is world famous -silken mats woven from grass
• The majority of mats made in here have cotton warps and korai wefts
• Korai belongs to the sedge family of plants, Cyperaceae
• Korai grass grows -swampy lands and riverbeds
• Korai mats divided in three categories
• classification depends on the weave: Coarse weave, medium and the
fine weave
• The outer skins of the grass is stripped to bring out the fine strand
from within for weaving the finer variety
• Coarse mats are rough in texture, relatively quick to weave and made
using either a handloom or power loom
• Fine texture-Higher quality handloom mats
• highest quality texture -silk
• mats the korai is soaked in running water for up to a week begins to rot, the
central pith scraped off and each stem split into fine strands, dried and dyed
• finer mat -the longer the korai needs to soak and the thinner the weft strands
• The number of warp threads also increases with finer mats
• The highest quality have a texture akin to silk
• The finer the mat desired-the longer the korai needs to soak and the thinner the
weft strands
• The number of warp threads also increases with finer mats
Process of korai grass
• Conventional method of mat making involves lengthy processes of drying,
soaking, splitting and dyeing the grass
• The harvest season -months of September, October and February, March
• The grass  is cut green and the Strips of grass are sun-dried and not to exposed to
humidity (turn black with the exposure)
• the dried grass strips turn a yellowish green, boiled in a pot of water and dried
• Bundles of  dried grass are then soaked in running water and placed below the
surface of the water for three to seven days
• This process makes the grass-swell to three times its original size
• After the grass are dried again and take to a floor loom
• Finally a woven mat is dried in the sun for a short time before being polished
Weaving process
• The loom consists of a warp supported by the mukali (a bamboo tripod)
• The weft of korai strands is inserted in the needle and made to pass over
and under the warp of starched cotton threads according to the design,
very similar to the process of weaving fabric
• Water is used to soften the grass during weaving the process
 Motifs and patterns
• Dyed grass strands are woven into bold stripe patterns with a thick set of streaks
on both ends to make conventional looking mats
• Traditional colours-black,brown,red(derived from-sappan tree)
• Apart from the regular weaves and patterns- Pattamadai paai are made to order
for wedding ceremonies
• The bride and the groom's names and the wedding date are woven in to the mat
make the memorable
Silk mat
• These beautiful mats are weaved using cotton or silk in the weft
• Predominant use of silk) thread for weaving- Silk mat or pattu paai.
• Use of silk thread gives a royal sheen and definite appeal to the mat
• Look at the beautiful custom silk border of the mat
Madurai malligai
• Madurai unique link with the jasmine
• First flower of GI Tag
• The extensive references to the flower in Sangam literature
• Madurai is emerged a major market for the malligai grown in its neighborhood
and evolved into the jasmine capital of India
• The plant grown in moist, well-drained, sandy loam soil
• The plant grown is around-Aruppukkottai, Natham, Melur, Thirumangalam,
Perungudi, Uthappanaickanur, Ammainaickanur and Nilakottai
• Other district-virudhunagar,sivaganaga,theni,dindugal
Physical trait and harvest process of Madurai malli
• Round to oblong with short medium corolla tubes and three to four whorls of
petals-physical trait
• Harvest period-feburary to November
• Ideal season-summer and bright sunny days
• Ten days process is important for one harvest(irrigating,fertilizing,picking the
buds)
• Weather and irrigating process,nature soil important for the flowering process
• Weeding and ploughing in pits (size 30 cubic meters) for each pits filled with
farm manure
• 1.5× 1.5m space is important for each plants
• Rooted cutting are purchased for planting during the june-November
• Manuring process-after the annual
purning(nitrogen,phosphorus,potassium)
• During the months-june-july
• Weeding and strengthening of irrigation channel and bunds are the
intercultural operations are important for jasmine cultivation
• After 20 -25 days of planting the first weeding
• Purning helps the increase yield and quality of the flower during last week of
November
• Significance of Madurai malli-soil give the aromatic alkaloids jamone and
alpha terpineol
• The lateritic and red soil of Madurai district rich in Sulphur,precusrsor of
alkaloids
Uses of Madurai malli
• Ayurveda medicines(leaves)
• Making perfumes
• Used in celebration outside of the country
Sirumalai Hill Banana
• Sirumalai is a region of 60,000 acres situated 25 km from Dindigul and
90 km from Madurai
• Sirumalai -dense forest region with a moderate climate throughout
the year
• Sirumalai hill banana-most important heritage banana of Tamil Nadu.
• Sirumalai banana-small to medium size,after ripened process bright
yellow colour with greenish at the end of steam
Important Features of banana
• Hill Bananas grown between 600 and 1,500 m
• need the rainfall between 1,250 and 1,500 mm over the year
• take 18 months to reach harvest
• It tolerate the temperature 10-35°C and 75%of sunlight,60% humidity
• Rich soil and without stagnation is ideal for plantation of trees
Cultivation process of banana
• Selection of Suckers and Planting-A farm free from virus infection and wilt
disease
• East – West rectangular planting method
• Sword sucker is important
• The sucker with 2 ½ to 3 feet height with the age of 3 months and 9-12
sheaths The best month for planting is April-May(or)July-August
• 10×10 feet gap important plantation of plant
• Provide the pesticides,insecticides,manure
• Methods of Maintenance-Provide the pesticides,insecticides,manure
• Maintain the banana plant with 10-12 leaves
• Manuring-provide the pesticides,insecticides,manure before and after monsoon
• Pests and Diseases-Rhizome weevil, stem borer and sucking Aphids pests,
Sigatoka leaf spot disease
• Recommended dose of manuring maintains the plant health
• Management of Virus Incidence-Maintenance-Provide the pesticides, insecticides
(During high humidity and during continuous rainy days or continuous drought )
• Harvesting-The climatic condition and the elevation factors of maturation after
flowering
• The Maturation takes place in 150-180 days
• During the harvesting period 6 leaves are maintained it helps the improving the
size of the fruits.
• Marketing-Cut the bunch and remove the cluster and A pack contains 420 to 525
fruits.
• An ideal bunch should have 5 to 7 clusters and 12 fingers / cluster
Important of GI Tag
• helps the producers to differentiate their products from competing
products in the mark
• It enables the producers to build a reputation and goodwill around
their products
• help in export earning, promotion of tourism, cultural heritage and
national identity
• GIs have great potential to play a major role in trade between
countries
• Legal protection to GIs protect livelihoods and encourage employment
• Legal protection to GIs protect livelihoods and encourage
employment
• Owing to the premium prices of many GIs possibility of preserving
many traditional skills
• Benefit to the rural economy by improving the incomes of farmers or
nonfarmers
conclusion
• Important for potential increase the growth of country and pay the
attentation to challenges and provide the worth products
• It is solution for preserve the traditional methods
References

• http://www.maduraimalli.com/history.html
• https://
www.india1001.com/blogs/1001_crafts/6309954-the-famous-grass-mats-
of-pattamadai
• https://
www.indianmirror.com/culture/indian-specialties/maduraimalli.html
• https://
www.promusa.org/blogpost374-The-Hill-Bananas-of-southern-India
• https://www.pavalarajan.com/H.B.%20Rejuvination.html
• https://www.kashishworld.com/blog/geographical-indication-overview-i
mportance-and-benefits
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