Commerce Minister Sets
a Target of 10000 GI Tags by 2030, Committee to be Formed to Oversee Implementation
[ABS News Service/23.01.2025]
Union
Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal set a target of reaching 10,000
Geographical Indication (GI) Tags by 2030, at the GI Samagam
on 22 January, 2025 in New Delhi, organized by the Department for Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and India Today Group. This target will be achieved through
a whole of government approach, and the government will constitute a committee to
oversee this, added the Minister. The number of GI tags issued by the department
till date stands at 605.
Mr.
Goyal highlighted the efforts of the government under Prime Minister Mr. Narendra
Modi to give a thrust to the Intellectual Property Ecosystem (IPR) ecosystem. The
number of authorized users for GI tags increased from 365 to 29000 and the number
of patents granted increased from 6000 to 100000, in the last 10 years. Stressing
on the idea of ‘Vikas bhi aur Virasat
bhi’ given by the Prime Minister, Mr. Goyal highlighted
the constant efforts of the Prime Minister including mentioning of various products
in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio programme.
Speaking
on the efforts of the government to strengthen the IPR ecosystem, Mr. Goyal highlighted
the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Fund and One
District One Product (ODOP) scheme. Mr. Goyal also lauded the efforts of Uttar Pradesh
and Maharashtra state governments in promoting GI products. The Government also
increased the manpower strength of the department and the whole process has been
made online in a time-bound manner, added the Minister.
Mr.
Goyal stressed on the need for better branding of GI products. He mentioned the
need for collaboration with FSSAI and BIS for ensuring better quality standards.
This will also help to address the issue of counterfeit products, he added.
While
speaking about promotion and marketing efforts, the Minister talked about the potential
collaboration with private sector and government organisations like railways, airports.
Mr. Goyal suggested the possibility of having GI tagged products listed on GeM platform, ONDC portal and even e-commerce platforms. E-commerce
platforms are increasingly looking at Indian handloom, handicrafts, speciality food
products etc, added the Minister. Mr. Goyal also pointed out that GI products can
be showcased by Indian embassies abroad, similar to ODOP products and can unlock
the export potential for this sector.