Hyderabad lac bangles set to get GI tag

In News: Hyderabad-based Creasent Handicraft Artisans Welfare Association has filed an application for securing a Geographical Indications tag for lac bangles that are manufactured in the city.

• The Geographical Indications Registry, Chennai has accepted the application and the coveted tag may add to the lustre of the bangles which is a favourite of tourists and are part of the trousseau for brides from the city.
• The lac bangles can be seen in the shops that line the Laad Bazaar area near Charminar shimmering with mirror work and encrusted precious stones.
• They are handcrafted in the homes by an army of workers who use molten lac and shape them into bangles and turn them into speckled shimmering wonders.

• GI tag will pave a way to brand the Hyderabad Lac Bangles better in India and abroad.

GI Tags of Telangana

• Pochampally Ikat
• Silver Filigree of Karimnagar
• Nirmal Toys and Craft
• Nirmal Furniture
• Nirmal Paintings
• Gadwal Sarees
• Hyderabad Haleem
• Cheriyal Paintings
• Siddipet Gollabhama
• Narayanpet Handloom Sarees
• Pochampally Ikat (Logo)
• Adilabad Dokra
• Warangal Durries
• Telia Rumal

Must Read: What is GI Tag

Source: The Hindu

Previous Year Question

Q.1) Which of the following has/have been accorded ‘Geographical Indication’ status

1. Banaras Brocades and Sarees
2. Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma
3. Tirupathi Laddu

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3