HANDOVER PROGRAMME OF GI DOCUMENTS OF FIVE TRADITIONAL MIZO PUAN
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A remarkable activity of the Council was the successful registration of five Mizo traditional puan (cloth) – Puanchei, Hmaram, Tawlhlohpuan, Ngotekherh and Pawndum under the Geographical Indication Registry, Chennai. Now, all the five Mizo Puan has a GI tag.
This particular work was done by the Patent Information Centre, Mizoram. The registration is done for the Art & Culture Department of the State Government who serves as the proprietor.
The Geographical Indication documents were handed over to Art & Culture Department, Govt. of Mizoram at Secretariat Conference Hall, Aizawl on 4th October 2019. Senior Scientific Officer and Scientist-B of the Council are also a member in the Inspection Committee of the registered GIs.