Recently the Union Minister for Commerce and Power, Jairam Ramesh and Jammu and Kashmir Governor Narender Nath Vohra Sunday dedicated Geographical Indications (GI) registration of Kashmiri Pashmina and Kani Shawl to the artisans and craft industry of the State.
“I have fulfilled my promise and I feel pleasure in announcing that Kashmir Pashmina and Kani shall is now fully protected. The GI registration of these two treasures will help safeguard and promote age old handicrafts of Kashmir” the Union Minister said in a meeting held at Sheri-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC).
He continues to add “The GI registration will provide full rights to the Kashmiri artisans to produce and manufacture these two products so that it could reach every market of India with Kashmiri logo”.