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Udayagiri wooden cutlery to get GI Tag
After Venkatagiri sari achieved GI tag in 2009, now it is the turn of exquisite and excellent craft in the district, Udayagiri Wooden Cutlery to get the GI (Geographical Indication) tag.
Nellore: After Venkatagiri sari achieved GI tag in 2009, now it is the turn of exquisite and excellent craft in the district, Udayagiri Wooden Cutlery to get the GI (Geographical Indication) tag.
The craftsmanship of local artisans gets its due recognition from the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
As the registry updated the status on its website and declared registering the craft.After Venkatagiri Saree got the GI tag in 2009, the Andhra Pradesh Technology Development and Promotion Centre (APTDC) and AP Handicrafts Development Corporation jointly put efforts for the tag for the wooden cutlery of Udayagiri.
Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation, which realised significance of the age-old craft of the local Muslim population who have been practising it for many decades as part of their livelihood and the Corporation had filed the application for the Geographic Indication (GI) to the GI Registry, Chennai, in March 2015.
On Nov 30, 2016, GI journal had published the advertisement for any objections from people and artisans as part of procedure before awarding the certificate.
