GI Tag for Banarasi Paan

April 7, 2023

Recently, Banarasi Paan is granted with GI tag
The religious and tourist city Kashi has emerged as a GI hub.
- Special Banarasi Langda Mango, Banarasi Paan, Ramnagar’s Bhanta (White Big Round Brinjal), and Adamchini Rice (District Chandauli) have got the Geographical Indications and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) tag.
Not only ‘Banarasi Paan’, but Mathura’s ‘Peda’, Agra’s ‘Petha’ and Kanpur’s ‘Sattu’ and ‘Bukunu’ would also get tags as part of efforts of the Uttar Pradesh government to provide wider recognition to local goods.
After the success of the One District One Product (ODOP), aiming to provide wider recognition to local goods.