Target of 10,000 GI tags by 2030

Why in the news?

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has set a target of providing 10,000 Geographical Indication (GI) tags by 2030.

Current status and targets of GI tags:

The number of authorized GI product users has increased from 365 to 29,000.
The number of patents granted to Indian innovators has increased from 6,000 to 100,000 in the last decade.
GI products have been promoted in programmes like 'Mann Ki Baat' under Prime Minister Modi's 'Development as well as Heritage' vision.

It is a mark applied on products related to a particular geographical area.
This tag distinguishes the product from others and also prevents it from being imitated.
That area collectively gets the monopoly of its production.
Once registered, this tag remains valid for 10 years.
- It can be renewed
The administrative system related to Geographical Indications (GI) is controlled by various bodies and laws at international and national level.
1. At the international level:
  - Geographical Indications (GI) are controlled by the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement TRIPS.
  - Articles 22 to 24 of the TRIPS agreement contain the provisions of GI.
  - Geographical Indications are recognized as an element of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) under Articles 1(2) and 10 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.
  - This agreement was part of the GATT negotiation conference of Uruguay.
2. In India:
  - Geographical Indications in India are governed under the “Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999”.
  - This Act functions under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
  - Under this, the process of giving GI tag to products found in India started.