🏆 OFFICIAL GI REGISTRATION CATALOG
Certified J&K GI Tagged Products & Crafts
🌸 GI TAGGED
Pampore Crimson Saffron (Zafran)
Grown in Pulwama karewa soil, world's highest crocin content crimson stigmas certified with QR-code security seal.
🧶 WORLD FAMOUS
Kashmir Kani & Pashmina Shawl
Woven from Changthangi pashm under-fleece using traditional wooden needle (Kani) codex scripts.
🎨 HERITAGE ART
Basohli Miniature Painting (Kathua)
Royal Dogra miniature painting style featuring intense natural pigments and beetle wing jewel highlights.
Official J&K Geographical Indications (GI) Registry (16 Products)
Authoritative registry of all 16 certified Geographical Indications of Jammu & Kashmir registered under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999:
| # | GI Product Name | GI Application / Cert No. | Registration Year | Geographical Domain | Category | Key Authentication & Distinctive Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashmir Pashmina | GI-46 | 2008 | Kashmir Valley / Ladakh | Handicraft | Fineness 12–16 microns from Changthangi goat (*Capra hircus*); spun on *Yender* wheel and woven on handloom. |
| 2 | Kashmir Sozni Craft | GI-47 | 2008 | Kashmir Valley | Handicraft | Single-needle intricate needlework embroidery using silk or fine staple yarn on Pashmina and Raffal shawls. |
| 3 | Kani Shawl | GI-48 | 2008 | Kanihama (Budgam) | Handicraft | Woven using eyeless wooden spools (*Tujis*) following a mathematically coded pattern script (*Talim*). |
| 4 | Kashmir Papier-Mâché | GI-49 | 2008 | Srinagar | Handicraft | 2-stage craft: *Sakhtsazi* (molding recycled paper pulp) & *Naqqashi* (painting intricate floral/hazara motifs). |
| 5 | Kashmir Walnut Wood Carving | GI-182 | 2011 | Kashmir Valley | Handicraft | Carved from seasoned roots/trunks of *Juglans regia* with dragon, chinar, and deep-undercut floral reliefs. |
| 6 | Khatamband | GI-213 | 2011 | Kashmir Valley | Handicraft | Polygonal geometric wooden ceiling art assembled with interlocking wooden battens without iron nails. |
| 7 | Kashmir Hand Knotted Carpet | GI-181 | 2011 | Srinagar / Budgam | Handicraft | Silk-on-silk and wool-on-cotton knotted pile carpets with QR-code based optical physical verification. |
| 8 | Kashmir Saffron (Lachha / Mongra) | GI-635 | 2020 | Pampore / Kishtwar | Agricultural | High crocin (color 8.72%), safranal (aroma 0.07%), and picrocrocin (bitterness) cultivated on Karewa terraces. |
| 9 | Basohli Paintings | GI-864 | 2023 | Basohli (Kathua) | Handicraft | Pahari miniature art featuring deep warm colors, expressive lotus eyes, and shimmering beetle-wing elytra. |
| 10 | Basohli Pashmina Woolen Products | GI-865 | 2023 | Kathua / Basohli | Handicraft | Artisanal hand-spun Dogra pashmina shawls, blankets, and stoles woven in the Shivalik foothill tradition. |
| 11 | Rajouri Chikri Wood Craft | GI-866 | 2023 | Rajouri & Reasi | Handicraft | Fine-grained pale timber from *Buxus wallichiana* carved into combs (*Kanghi*), keychains, and decorative boxes. |
| 12 | Ramban Anardana (Dharoo) | GI-867 | 2023 | Ramban | Agricultural | Sun-dried wild pomegranate seeds rich in citric and malic acid used as an organic souring spice. |
| 13 | Ramban Sulai Honey | GI-868 | 2023 | Ramban / Chenab | Agricultural | Organic light-amber wild flora honey harvested from wild *Plectranthus rugosus* (Sulai blossom). |
| 14 | Bhadarwah Rajmash | GI-869 | 2023 | Doda (Bhadarwah) | Agricultural | Small-seeded, sweet, red kidney beans grown on Chenab mountain slopes, cooked into traditional Dogra curry. |
| 15 | Mushqbudji Rice | GI-870 | 2023 | Anantnag (Sagam) | Agricultural | Indigenous short bold scented rice variety grown at high altitudes; releases rich floral aroma during boiling. |
| 16 | Udhampur Kaladi Cheese | GI-871 | 2023 | Udhampur & Ramnagar | Food Stuff | Traditional ripened raw cow/buffalo milk mozzarella-style cheese cake shallow-fried golden crispy with a gooey core. |
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