New Delhi, July 26 (KNN) To get the Geographical Indication (GI) tag of ‘Odisha Rasagola’, the Odisha government is required to submit the detailed information as asked by the GI authorities in a month.

In this regard Odisha Micro Small & MediumEnterprises (MSME) Minister Prafulla Samal said, “After being asked by the GI authorities last month, we have sought time till August 21 to submit the required data. We hope to submit the documents by early August.”

He said that we had received a letter from the office of the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trade Marks in June seeking detailed information on 14 questions on this issue within a month.

We have decided to submit the compliance report in the first week of August, he added.

Odisha Finance minister SB Behera on the other hand said that the state government had already replied to some of the questions and details on the remaining will be provided soon.

The Odisha Small Industries Corporation (OSIC) on February 23 had filed an application at the GI Registry office in Chennai seeking the tag for 'Odishara Rasagola' with all relevant documents justifying its origin and uniqueness.