New GI Tags for Tamil Nadu
- Recently, five products from Tamil Nadu have secured the Geographical Indications (GI) tag.
- With these additions, Tamil Nadu now has 74 GI-tagged products.
- Woraiyur cotton sari
- Native to Tiruchi district; woven in Manamedu on the banks of the Cauvery.
- Yarn from Coimbatore & Rajapalayam, dyes from Jayamkondam.
- Kavindapadi nattu sakkarai
- Produced in Erode district.
- Made from sugarcane grown under the Lower Bhavani Project canal.
- Traditional method: mechanical crushing + slow evaporation of cane juice.
- Thooyamalli rice
- A traditional sambha-season rice variety, 135–140 day crop.
- GI application by Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board, with NABARD Madurai ABI Forum support.
- Namakkal makkal pathirangal / kalchatti
- Traditional soapstone cookware from Namakkal.
- Long usage history in South Indian kitchens.
- Earlier application withdrawn in 2019; new application in 2022 by Namakkal Stone Products Manufacturers & MSME IP Facilitation Centre.
- Ambasamudram choppu saman
- Handmade miniature wooden toys from Tirunelveli district.
- Over 200-year-old craft tradition.
- Made from indigenous woods like Manjal Kadamba, teak, rosewood.
