Manipur’s Tamenglong Orange and Hathei, special chilli varieties, have been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
Terming it to be historic, Chief Minister N Biren Singh took to Twitter saying, “What a great start to the day for Manipur! I’m really happy to share that 2 (two) products of Manipur viz Hathei Chilly & Tamenglong orange have been granted the GI Tag. This is a historic milestone in the history of Manipur which will increase the income of the farmers immensely.”
The GI tag identifies goods of special quality attributable to its geographical origin.