New Delhi, Oct 21 (KNN) Eying at promoting the concept of Geographical indication in the country, the Cell for IPR Promotions & Management (CIPAM) under the aegis of the Department of Industrial Policy Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has launched a logo and tagline/slogan contest for Geographical Indications, a press release from DIPP informed.

It further said that the promotion of GIs is in line with government’s flagship project make in India.

Under the initiative DIPP aims to launch a certifying GI mark/logo that can be used to identify all registered GIs irrespective of the categories, and a suitable tagline/slogan for promotion of GIs.

DIPP further said that this will also help in engaging more people on the subject of GIs and making them aware about the benefits of a GI tag.

The details of the logo competition for ‘Design a Logo and Suggest a Tagline Competition can be obtained from MyGov.in online platform, the release added.

A Geographical Indication (GI) is primarily an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product (handicrafts and industrial goods) originating from a definite geographical territory.

Typically, such a name conveys an assurance of quality and distinctiveness, which is essentially attributable to the place of its origin.

Earlier different items including Darjeeling Tea, Tirupathi Laddu, Kangra Paintings, Nagpur Orange, Kashmir Pashmina etc. have attained the GI tags for their products.

(With PIB Inputs)