GI Tag to Assam’s Judima Wine rice

Judima, a home-made rice wine of Assam’s Dimasa tribe has become the first traditional brew in all of northeast to bag a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.

Geographical Indication (GI)

• GI is an indication used to identify goods having special characteristics originating from a definite geographical territory.
• It is also a part of the World Trade Organisation’s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
• GI tag in India is governed by Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999. It is issued by the Geographical Indications Registry (Chennai).
• The registration of a geographical indication is valid for a period of 10 years.